Emma Willmann

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Emma Willmann
Born (1985-12-20) December 20, 1985 (age 38)
Blue Hill, Maine, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
Years active2016–present
Website iamemmawillmann.com

Emma Willmann is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She made her televised stand up debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . [1] [2] Willmann had a recurring role as "Beth" on The CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend .

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Early life

Emma Willmann was born in Blue Hill, Maine, where she went to grade school and high school. [3] She is a graduate of George Stevens Academy and currently resides in New York City. Willmann also graduated from Simmons College and received a master's degree from The New School. Willmann is gay. [4]

Career

Stand-up comedy

Willmann was featured as a New Face at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2016. [5] Time Out New York has recognized her as one of the 10 funniest women in New York City. [6] She performed stand-up on the Seeso series Night Train with Wyatt Cenac . [7]

Willmann appears on Netflix's The Comedy Lineup, where she performs a 15-minute stand-up set. [8] [9]

Acting

In 2018, Willmann joined the cast of The CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend . [10] She played Beth, Valencia's girlfriend and business partner. [11] She also plays a version of herself on HBO's Crashing . [12]

Radio and podcasting

Willmann hosted The Check Spot on Sirius XM's Raw Dog Comedy, [5] and co-hosted the podcasts Inside the Closet with Matteo Lane [13] and Secret Keepers Club with Carly Aquilino. [14] She currently hosts the podcast Ask Men Anything for Betches.

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References

  1. ↑ "Comic Emma Willmann Kills On Live 'Late Show' Without One Trump Joke". The Huffington Post . September 27, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "It hasn't been a long trip for comic Emma Willmann, just a strange one". The Boston Globe. November 23, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Blue Hill native makes her comedy debut on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"". #Maine. September 30, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Emma Willmann is as gay as she wants to be". October 29, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "From Inventor to Standup with Emma Willmann". Splitsider. May 18, 2016. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Up Next, Emma Willmann. A Look Through the Lens at New York Comedy". August 30, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Seeso Orders Second Season of NIGHT TRAIN WITH WYATT CENAC". February 1, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ Zinoman, Jason (2018). "15-Minute Stand-Up Specials? Netflix Is Trying a New Format". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ Fox, Jesse David. "Netflix to Change How We Watch Stand-up on TV". Vulture. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ Turchiano, Danielle (February 3, 2018). "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Boss on Season 3's Time Jump and Her 'Female Filmmaker Friday' Initiative". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Queer Comic Emma Willmann Wants You to Know She Isn't Ellen DeGeneres | NewNowNext". newnownext.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  12. ↑ Castleberry, Tony (April 26, 2018). "Just being herself helped Emma Willmann make it onto an HBO series". wect.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  13. ↑ "SF Sketchfest 2018: Inside the Closet" . Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Secret Keepers Club". SoundCloud. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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