Abby McEnany

Abby McEnany is a writer, comedian, and actress known for the television series Work in Progress.[1][2][3]

Abby McEnany
Born1968 (age 51–52)
Medium
  • Television
  • theater
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Years active1990–present
GenresImprovisational comedy

Early life

McEnany mostly grew up between the cities of Boston, Providence, and Columbus. McEnany's father was a cardiovascular surgeon, which caused her family to move to San Francisco for his job in 1982. She lived there for four years while she was in high school. McEnany moved to Chicago for college in 1986,[4] where she attended the University of Chicago.[5]

Career

McEnany enrolled at Second City in Chicago in the 1990s, where she had Stephen Colbert as a teacher.[6]

McEnany worked for Morningstar, Inc. in Chicago for 10 years, first in customer service and then as a technical writer.[7] She eventually joined Second City's touring company when she was 40,[8] and led the ensemble "Judo Intellectuals" at the Chicago's Playground Theater.

Personal life

McEnany used to identify as a lesbian, but now refers to herself as a "queer dyke".[9] She suffers from OCD and depression.[10]

McEnany's mother was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in 2002 and died on Labor Day in 2005. She grew up in the Episcopal Church, but doesn't consider herself religious.[11]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role
2019 Work in Progress Abby
2013 Roomies Sue Fox[12]

References
  1. "Showtime Star Abby McEnany: 'Dykes Can Do Whatever the F--- They Want'". www.advocate.com. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  2. Nicholson, Rebecca (2019-12-04). "Abby McEnany: 'When guys dream of lesbians, they're not thinking of me'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  3. Fallon, Kevin (2019-12-08). "The 45-Year-Old 'Queer Dyke' Whose Life Was Ruined By 'SNL'". Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  4. Allen, Samantha (2019-12-04). "Take 5: The 5 Things That Made Abby McEnany, Star of Work in Progress, Who She Is Today". The Advocate. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  5. ""Work In Progress" reviewed by Sean Kugler". 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  6. "Stephen Colbert gives belated improv notes to former student and 'Work in Progress Star' Abby McEnany". www.chicagotribune.com. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  7. "Taking 50 years of sketch comedy on the road". 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  8. Nicholson, Rebecca (2019-12-04). "Abby McEnany: 'When guys dream of lesbians, they're not thinking of me'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  9. "Showtime Star Abby McEnany: 'Dykes Can Do Whatever the F--- They Want'". www.advocate.com. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  10. Nicholson, Rebecca (2019-12-04). "Abby McEnany: 'When guys dream of lesbians, they're not thinking of me'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  11. Allen, Samantha (2019-12-04). "Take 5: The 5 Things That Made Abby McEnany, Star of Work in Progress, Who She Is Today". The Advocate. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  12. Terrace, Vincent (2015). Internet Lesbian and Gay Television Series, 1996-2014. McFarland. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-7864-9805-5. Retrieved 16 January 2020.


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