Sue Costello | |
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| Born | April 2, 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian, writer, producer |
Sue Costello (born April 2, 1968) is an actress, comedian, writer and producer from the Savin Hill area in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. [1]
Costello starred in the self-titled television series Costello on Fox, where she was also a producer and the co-creator of the show. [2] [3] [4]
Costello has also appeared on television shows such as NYPD Blue , Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central, and Comics Unleashed . She was a guest host on NBC's Later , [5] and has also performed on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend". [6]
Costello has appeared in the films Southie , Once in the Life and The Fighter . [1] [5]
Costello appeared in NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2004, [7] making it to the finals, [5] and can be heard on Episodes 172 and 936 of Marc Maron's podcast, WTF. [8] [9]
Costello wrote and stars in her one-woman show, "Minus 32 Million Words" [1] [10] and launched her podcast, "The Kadoozie Kast with Sue Costello" in December 2012. [11] [12]
In Watts, California, there is an official Sue Costello day on September 29. [13]
Costello was a frequent guest on the Jay Thomas Show, a radio show on SiriusXM Comedy Greats.
In April 2023, Costello filed a pro se lawsuit against Paramount Global, Inc. (formerly ViacomCBS) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Case No. 1:23-cv-01553), alleging fraudulent inducement, IP theft, RICO violations, and suppression related to a 2018 TV development deal. [14] The suit claims CBS executives stole her comedy script idea during a pitch meeting, induced a fraudulent contract via misrepresentations, and used arbitration clauses and internal investigations to bury the claims amid the 2018 Les Moonves #MeToo scandals, which she alleges were a smokescreen for merger fraud. [15] [16] The case also invokes the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault Act (EFAA, 9 U.S.C. § 402) to override arbitration, citing ongoing coercion as "continuing harassment." [17]
U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield dismissed the case with prejudice on August 18, 2024, for failure to arbitrate, adopting U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo's recommendation. [18] Costello appealed to the Second Circuit (No. 25-794) on April 10, 2025. [19] The appeal alleges judicial bias (recusal motion filed September 22, 2025, forwarded to panel September 28) and ties the case to broader CBS/Paramount shareholder suits over merger disclosures. [20] As of October 2025, the appeal remains pending, with Costello actively posting updates on X (formerly Twitter).<ref> "Sue Costello X Posts on Appeal". X. Retrieved October 5, 2025.</ref/>