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| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
Tami Sagher is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress.
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| Sagher at Don't Think Twice premiere in 2016 | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
Tami Sagher is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress.
A native of Chicago, Sagher studied mathematics at the University of Chicago before joining Boom Chicago and then Second City. [1]
Sagher has written for the TV shows 30 Rock , Psych, MADtv and Inside Amy Schumer . She was a staff writer on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother , leaving before the show's final season.
Sagher then spent two seasons as writer-producer on the Netflix series Orange is the New Black . From 2020 to 2021, Sagher was a writer-executive producer on the Hulu series Shrill.
In addition, Sagher has contributed to This American Life . [2]
Her performing includes playing an improv performer in Don't Think Twice , [3] starring in the short film The Shabbos Goy, [4] as well as various appearances on TV sitcoms and sketch shows. In particular, she appeared in Season 5 of Curb Your Enthusiasm .
Sagher has been nominated for 4 Writers Guild of America Awards:
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