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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Northwestern University |
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Spouse | Devlin Murdock (m. 2015) |
Katie Rich is an American comedian, writer, producer and actress known for her work on Saturday Night Live . [1]
Rich was raised on the south side of Chicago, where she attended the grammar school St. Bede's, until her family moved to the suburb of Orland Park, Illinois. [2] [3] She graduated from Carl Sandburg High School and Northwestern University. [4]
Rich began her career at Chicago's iO Theater, [5] where she was part of a group called “Carl and the Passions.” During her time at iO, Rich also performed in a sketch show that she created with fellow comedian Kate Duffy called The Mary Kay Letourneau Players Present. [6] She left iO to join The Second City, a comedy troupe with which she toured for three and a half years before moving to its mainstage cast. [7] While in the mainstage cast, Rich performed in the show South Side of Heaven, among others. [6]
In December 2013, after auditioning for Lorne Michaels twice, Rich was hired to write for Saturday Night Live. She was also recommended for the job by SNL cast member Cecily Strong, a friend of Rich's who was her understudy during her time at The Second City. [5] Rich is one of four writers who work exclusively on SNL's Weekend Update segment. [5]
On January 20, 2017, following Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, Rich tweeted about Trump's youngest son, 10-year-old Barron, saying he "will be this country's first homeschool shooter." [8] NBC rapidly suspended Rich and had her name deleted from the Saturday Night Live closing credits. [9] [10] After widespread criticism, Rich deleted the tweet and deactivated her account, reactivating it on January 23 with an apology for what she called her "insensitive" and "inexcusable" comments. [8] On January 26, 2017, Trump responded to Rich's tweet by calling Rich "terrible". [11] Conversely, multiple comedians defended Rich and criticized NBC for suspending her. [12]
As of August 10, 2017, Rich has returned to SNL, credited as one of the writers on the SNL spinoff Weekend Update: Summer Edition. [13]
Rich has appeared in the films The Ice Harvest (2005), Janie Jones (2010), and Bad Johnson (2014). [5] She has also appeared in the Netflix show It’s Bruno and as various voices on Showtime’s Our Cartoon President . Rich has also written for many awards shows such as The ESPYS, NFL Honors, The Golden Globes, and The Emmys. She is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Netflix animated show Chicago Party Aunt . She served as a co-executive producer on the upcoming Harley Quinn spinoff, Kite Man: Hell Yeah! She is currently an executive producer on season five of Harley Quinn.
Rich has appeared in commercials for Discover Card and Walmart. [5] She was also a part of the improvised Sonic Commercials. She is a copywriter who was the originator of the KFC campaign, "I Think I Ate The Bones."
In 2015, she and her fellow Saturday Night Live writers were nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety - Sketch Series. [15] She has also been nominated for multiple Emmys for her work on SNL.
In July 2015, Rich married Devlin Murdock, who worked at the Museum of Science and Industry [4] and later as a programs director for Recovery on Water, a rowing club for breast cancer survivors. [5] As of at least September 2015, she divides her time between New York City and Chicago. [5]
Rich has revealed that she suffers from anxiety and panic disorder. [16]
Rich met Mike Gordon from Phish at a Second City show and has done various projects with Gordon and the band. [17]
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