Heather Anne Campbell

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Heather Anne Campbell
Heather Anne Campbell headshot.jpg
Campbell in 2013
Born Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Medium Stage, television, film, podcasting
Genres Improvisational comedy
Spouse
Mary Laws
(m. 2023)
Notable works and roles Saturday Night Live
MADtv
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Website heatherannecampbell.com

Heather Anne Campbell is an American writer, comedian, podcast host, and actress.

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Life and career

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Campbell began studying improvisational comedy at iO Theater at the age of fifteen, under the tutelage of Del Close. [1] [2] Following a four-year stint of performing in Northwestern University's Mee-Ow Show , she relocated to Amsterdam in 2002 for three years as part of the comedy group Boom Chicago. [1] In 2005, Campbell moved to Los Angeles and found work with multiple comedy clubs such as The Groundlings and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. [1]

Campbell is an alumna of The Midnight Show, a monthly sketch showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and is a recurring performer on The CW's Whose Line Is It Anyway. [3] [4] Campbell was also a writer on Cartoon Network's Incredible Crew . In 2013, she began writing for Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show . She has also written for Fox's Animation Domination, [5] [4] and is a voice talent behind various short clips on Fox's Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD). [4] She was a recurring guest on Comedy Central's @midnight . [3] [6]

Campbell appeared on MADtv and was the featured singer in Improv Everywhere's Food Court Musical. [7]

In 2009, Campbell played a featured character named "Pink" in the web series MegaBot. [8] [9] [10]

In September 2010, Campbell was hired as a writer for Season 36 of Saturday Night Live . [11] In March 2011, Campbell appeared in Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza , a shortform improv show that aired on GSN.

Campbell has also appeared in commercials for CiCi's Pizza, Wendy's, Toyota, and was featured in Activision's "Mapathy" campaign for the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 .[ citation needed ] She has written several viral internet videos for The Midnight Show, including "Twilight with Cheeseburgers", [12] "Bavatar", [13] and "Drive Recklessly", which was nominated for The Comedy Awards on Comedy Central in 2012.

Campbell's photography has been selected by National Geographic as Photo of the Day, [14] and her poster design work was featured as the back cover of Adbusters .[ citation needed ]

In addition, Campbell is also a video game journalist, and was editor of Dave Halverson's Play Magazine as well as Jeff Bond's Geek Monthly until their closure in 2010.[ citation needed ] Formerly, Campbell was also the Executive Editor of Fusion Publishing's Rocket Magazine, in addition to being a freelance contributor for Edge Online, Action Button, and EGM . [15] [ failed verification ] She has written or co-written three episodes of the 2019 Twilight Zone series. Campbell was also hired as a writer for the sixth season of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty . [16]

In June 2019, Campbell began co-hosting Get Played (formerly How Did This Get Played?), a podcast focused on unusual or poorly rated video games. [17] In June 2022, Campbell began co-hosting spin-off podcast Get Anime'd!, with Get Played co-hosts Nick Wiger and Matt Apodaca. [18]

Though she has called herself a libertarian in the past, Campbell renounced the label in 2017, saying "I can't in good conscience identify as a Libertarian anymore. The entire movement has inspired sickening lunches toward fascism." [19] [20]

Personal life

In October 2018, she came out on Instagram as part of National Coming Out Day. [21] She has been in a relationship with screenwriter, playwright, and showrunner Mary Laws since 2019, [22] and announced in 2023 on her podcast Get Played that the two had gotten married. [23]

Filmography

Film

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo NewscasterCredited as Heather Campbell
2015Decision Election 2016 All-Star Clusterfuck Hillary Clinton Short
2017Love In The Last Five DaysEllieShort film
2020Crossing Over: Living in the Twilight ZoneHerselfDocumentary
TBAUnderground ComedyHerselfDocumentary
Post-production

Television

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Mad TV Theater ManagerSeason 11, episode 15: "Film Preview"
2008Musicals in Real LifeFast Food WorkerSeason 1, episode 1: "Food Court Musical"
2008–2013 The Midnight Show Jacqueline Kennedy / Dianne Feinstein25 episodes
Writer; 14 episodes
Producer; 1 episode
Director; 1 episode
2010–2011 Saturday Night Live Writer; 22 episodes
2011 Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza Herself8 episodes
KFC: PTSDShort
Cinematographer
2012First Dates with Toby HarrisJaneneSeason 1, episode 11: "Actors"
2012–2013 Incredible Crew News Reporter / Teacher2 episodes
Writer; 13 episodes
2012–2016 Animation Domination High-Def Various / Ash Ketchum / PikachuVoice; 53 episodes
2013–2015 Key and Peele Writer #6 / Math Teacher2 episodes
Scientifically Accurate Voice; 5 episodes
Writer; 10 episodes
2013–2021 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Herself14 episodes
2014 The Eric Andre Show Writer; 20 episodes
2015Trevor Moore: High in ChurchSycophant
Major Lazer Video Game Tournament WorkerVoice
Episode 8: "I, Killscreen"
Rooster Teeth: Entertainment System Originals Mom / Pinky Pop4 episodes
Writer; 3 episodes
Rooster Teeth Entertainment System Herself/PanelistSeason 1 episode 4: "DLC Fuckfest"
Writer; 3 episodes
Open CarrieMitchShort
2015–2017 @midnight Herself8 episodes
2016 Party Over Here Doctor / Various2 episodes
Writer
Trump vs. Bernie: Shout the VoteConsultant
Consultant writer
Comedy Bang! Bang! Dr. D. N. AySeason 5, episode 5: "T-Pain Wears Shredded Jeans and a Printed Shirt"
The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush MariaVoice; episode 2: "The Deadly Brothel"
Power Rangers Hurt SomethingShort
Writer
2016–2017AOKMrs. Potts / Toad / Judge
Bowser Jr. / Piccolo / Gohan
Doctor / Teacher / Woman
Live action; 10 episodes
Voice; 3 episodes
Writer; 28 episodes
Brian Remus: Science GeniusClaire / Claire Burton5 episodes
2016–2020 American Dad! Chopper / Airport Terminal Announcer / Demolition Donkey
The Babe / Gina
Voice; 5 episodes
2017Final Fantasy XV Road Trip IRLShort
Writer
How to Video GamesHerself17 episodes
Writer; 1 episode
Drive ShareDriver8 episodes
Jean-Claude Van Johnson Script Supervisor2 episodes
2018Ghost WriterDemon ChildEpisode 1: Holy LaCroix
2018–2020 Corporate Kara2 episodes
Writer; 2 episodes
2019 Miracle Workers Writer; season 1 episode 4: "6 Days"
2019–2020 The Twilight Zone Co-executive producer; 10 episodes
Writer; 3 episodes
2022–present Rick and Morty Co-executive producer
Writer; 3 episodes
Voice; Season 6, Episode 5: "Final Desmithation"

Podcasts

Podcasts
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Doughboys GuestEpisode: "Umami Burger with Heather Anne Campbell"
2017DoughboysGuestEpisode: "Claim Jumper with Heather Anne Campbell"
2019–present Get Played Co-host
2020Hello from the Magic TavernCouch the Sentient CouchSeason 3, episode 62: "Couch"
2021 Harmontown GuestEpisode: "Harmontown Reunion!"
Going DeepGuestEpisode: "Culture Shock Catharsis with Nick Wiger & Heather Anne Campbell"
2022 Comedy Bang! Bang! GuestEpisode: 756
The Neighborhood ListenLouiseEpisode: "The Confusing Gathering with Heather Anne Campbell"
DoughboysGuestEpisode: "Cold Stone Nintendo with Heather Anne Campbell and Matt Apodaca"
2022–presentGet Anime'dCo-host

Video games

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011SequenceJane

See also

References

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  2. "Heather Anne Campbell". The Pack Theater. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "About". heatherannecampbell.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Roe, Mike (April 12, 2013). "Interview: LA comedian Heather Campbell gets to join the future before you with Google Glass Explorer program (audio)". 89.3 KPCC. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  5. "Video: Comedian Heather Anne Campbell Talks Fox Show ADHD, Comedy, and Libertarianism". reason.com. July 23, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  6. Wright, Megh (June 6, 2014). "Paul F. Tompkins, Brett Gelman, and Heather Anne Campbell Caption Some Bad Engagement Photos". Vulture. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  7. "Food Court Musical". Improv Everywhere. March 9, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  8. "Fran Kranz is Blue in Megabot (NSFW)". whedonesque.com. September 23, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  9. "MegaBot Trailer". YouTube. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  10. Heather Campbell (September 23, 2009). "MEGABOT PREMIERES ONLINE!". heatherannecampbell.com. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  11. "The comic's comic: Meet two more new writers for SNL's 36th season: Heather Anne Campbell and Tom Flanigan". www.thecomicscomic.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010.
  12. "Twilight - with Cheeseburgers!". PerezHilton.com. April 28, 2009. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  13. First Posted: 4/20/10 Updated: 5/25/11 (February 18, 2010). "Avatar Gets Spoofed...With Babies (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved February 13, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. "Arno River, Florence". nationalgeographic.com. February 13, 2013. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  15. "Video games, Gaming News, Video Game Reviews, Video Game Previews & Game Trailers and Random Geekery". EGMNOW. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  16. Campbell, Heather Anne (May 18, 2022). "Season 6 of Rick and Morty". Twitter. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  17. "How Did This Get Played? podcast on Earwolf". www.earwolf.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  18. "Get Played is creating Anime Podcasts". Patreon. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  19. Heather Anne Campbell [@heathercampbell] (November 25, 2017). "I can't in good conscience identify as a Libertarian anymore. The entire movement has inspired sickening lunges toward fascism. Libertarians are supposed to be freedom-admiring globalists. How the hell are they producing so many young nationalists?" (Tweet). Retrieved June 21, 2021 via Twitter.
  20. "Comedian Heather Anne Campbell Talks Fox Show ADHD, Comedy, and Libertarianism". Reason. July 23, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  21. "Heather Anne Campbell on Instagram: "I came out to my parents when I was 17. Since then, I've been pretty private about who I date. I've been terrified it would cost me jobs,…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  22. "Congrats to my girlfriend, the incredible Mary Laws, who had her show picked up by Hulu". Twitter. Retrieved May 8, 2023.[ better source needed ]
  23. ""The Legend of Zelda: A Pod to the Cast: Music Theory of Zelda with Zane Carney (podcast episode)"" . Retrieved May 8, 2023.