Meredith Scardino | |
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| Born | January 3, 1976 |
| Education | Cornell University (BFA) Parsons School of Design (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer |
Meredith Scardino is an American screenwriter, showrunner and producer. [1] She has worked as a writer for several television comedies, including Colbert Report , Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , and Mr. Mayor . She is the creator of the Peacock/Netflix original series Girls5eva . [2] [3]
Scardino grew up in Villanova, a suburb of Philadelphia. As a four-year-old, she sometimes appeared on a local show called The Al Alberts Showcase. [4] She graduated from Radnor High School in 1994 before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornell University in 1998. [5] [4]
Scardino studied painting at Parsons School of Design and graduated with a master's degree in fine arts. [6] [4]
Scardino began her career as an animator before transitioning into writing. [4] Her first writing job was in 2004 on the VH1 comedy series Best Week Ever . She went on to write for the Late Show with David Letterman from 2005-2007, where she was the sole female writer. [4] She left Letterman to become a writer for The Colbert Report , and was part of the writing team that won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program" in 2008. [4] She went on to write for Colbert's new show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and became a consulting producer for its 2016 launch. [7] [4]
In 2015, Scardino left The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to join the writing staff of Robert Carlock's and Tina Fey's Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , [8] which she co-executive-produced for its final two seasons.
Scardino's comedy series Girls5eva premiered in 2021, produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. [6]
She has also written for Saturday Night Live , At Home with Amy Sedaris , The Daily Show , Human Giant and the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Scardino lives in New York City and has one son. [9]
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