Melinda Hill
 | This article should be divided into sections by topic, to make it more accessible. (March 2019) |
Melinda Hill (b. 1972) is an American comedian, actress, and screenwriter best known for her stand-up comedy work and appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Bonnie Hunt Show, Comics Unleashed, Who Wants to Date a Comedian? and as a host on Comedy TV. With Maria Bamford and Natasha Leggero, she cofounded the critically acclaimed stand-up comedy show What's Up, Tiger Lily? at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB), which ran for 10 years and was known for frequent celebrity drop-ins.[1] As an actress, Hill has appeared on television in Reno 911!, The Sarah Silverman Program, Glory Daze, and Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, produced by Adam Sandler. She is also in the film Bright Day opposite Bill Maher. As a voice actress, can be heard in Adventure Time and in the Emmy Award-winning Citibank commercial "Outfit."
Hill created, wrote, and starred in the web series Romantic Encounters and hosted an interview series in an alley behind her comedy show called All Growz Up with Melinda Hill.[2][3] In 2014, with Bamford, she co-created, wrote, and starred in The Program (Funny or Die Productions),[4][5] which was named one of LA Weekly's "10 Best Web Series of 2014.”[6] Her script Ghosted was recognized as one of 2017's top TV pilot scripts by women on advocacy group WeForShe's WriteHer list.[7]
Hill has performed for U.S. military troops in Hawaii, Guam, Singapore, Okinawa, Marshall Islands, Honduras, Bahamas, Guantanamo Bay, Curacao and Greenland.
References
- ↑ "What's Up, Tiger Lily? Stand-Up Comedy". UCB Theatre. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ↑ "Video Licks: We are Obsessed with Melinda Hill's 'All Growz Up' Web Series". Comedy Cake. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ↑ "Karen Kilgariff Reveals What She Wanted to Be When She Grew Up, During Interview in an Alley After a Comedy Show". The Comedy Bureau - LA Comedy and Open Mics. Retrieved 2019-03-04.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Maria Bamford, Melinda Hill Team Up For 'The Program' On Funny Or Die". Tubefilter. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ↑ "Maria Bamford and Melinda Hill Star in New 12-Step Funny or Die Series 'The Program'". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ↑ Carrie, Stephanie (2014-07-18). "Maria Bamford and Melinda Hill's New Comedy About Going Into Debt". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ↑ McNary, Dave; McNary, Dave (2017-02-07). "Advocacy Group WeForShe Unveils Top TV Pilot Scripts by Women (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
 | This article about an American television actor or actress is a stub. You can help EverybodyWiki by expanding it. |
 | This article about an American writer is a stub. You can help EverybodyWiki by expanding it. |
 | This article about an American comedian is a stub. You can help EverybodyWiki by expanding it. |
This page was moved from wikipedia:en:Melinda Hill. It's edit history can be viewed at Melinda Hill/edithistory
|
This page exists already on Wikipedia. |
