Aidy Bryant

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Aidy Bryant
Bryant in 2015
Born
Aidan Mackenzy Bryant

( 1987-05-07 ) May 7, 1987 (age 37)
Phoenix , Arizona , U.S.
Education Columbia College Chicago ( BA )
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • writer
  • producer
Years active 2011?present
Spouse
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( m.  2018) ​

Aidan Mackenzy Bryant (born May 7, 1987) is an American actress and comedian. Bryant is most notable for being a cast member on the NBC late-night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for ten seasons, joining the show for its 38th season in 2012, [1] and leaving at the end of its 47th season in 2022. [2] For her work on the series she was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards , including two nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series . [3]

Her other work includes a voice role in the animated series Danger & Eggs (2017), and the Netflix adult animated series Human Resources . She played a starring role in the sitcom Shrill (2019?2021). She also served as writer and executive producer and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series .

Early life [ edit ]

Bryant was born in Phoenix, AZ , [4] as the daughter of Georganne (nee Vinall) and Tom Bryant. [5] Her mother owns a boutique, Frances , in Phoenix. [6] Bryant is of English, Irish, and German descent. [7] She has one brother. [8] She graduated from Xavier College Preparatory in 2005. [6] Her parents took her to improv workshops at the now-defunct Arizona Jewish Theatre Company. [9]

She graduated from Columbia College in Chicago with a BA in 2009. [10] [11] At Columbia College, she participated in the college's comedy studies program, developed by the Theatre Department and The Second City. [11]

Career [ edit ]

Bryant and Mike Birbiglia

After Bryant graduated from Columbia College, she toured with the musical improv group Baby Wants Candy and was approached by The Second City . [9] She has performed with iO Chicago , The Second City [12] and the Annoyance Theatre . She was a writer and ensemble member for both "Sky's the Limit, Weather Permitting" and "We're All In This Room Together" on the Second City Stage. [10]

Bryant made her debut as a featured player on Saturday Night Live on September 15, 2012. [10] [13] [14] She was promoted to a repertory player during her second season on the show.

In 2013, Bryant landed a reocurring role in the second season of IFC 's Comedy Bang! Bang! , playing the show's segment producer. [15] Bryant also made an uncredited cameo appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 . [16] She has made guest appearances on programs such as Broad City , Documentary Now! , The Awesomes , and Girls .

In 2014, Bryant, Eli Bruggemann, Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider , and Kate McKinnon were nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the "Home for the Holiday (Twin Bed)." The music video sketch aired on December 21, 2013. [17] She won the award for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2015 EWwy awards which honor performances that were snubbed by the Emmys. [18]

In 2016, Bryant had a reocurring role as Alice in the Louis C.K. series, Horace and Pete . In 2017, Bryant provided the voice of main character D.D. Danger on the animated series Danger & Eggs . [19] In 2018, Bryant received a nomination at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series . [20]

In 2019, Bryant starred in the Hulu series Shrill . After Bryant became involved with Shrill , as a co-writer, co-executive producer and as the main character, there was a question of whether she would return for the 2019?20 season of Saturday Night Live , although Lorne Michaels encouraged her to work on both shows. [21] [22] [23] Bryant stated that she would work 12-hour days on Shrill and then at SNL afterwards, accounting for 22-hour days. [23] Shrill would run for three seasons ending in May 2021, and Bryant was told that its third season would be the last one after it was shot. [24] [23] Bryant planned to exit SNL after its 45th season , however, the COVID-19 pandemic caused her to reconsider leaving after 'one last normal year' that concluded with the 2021-2022 47th season . [23] [2]

In 2021, Bryant had signed an overall deal with Universal Television . [25] She voiced Emmy on the adult animated series Human Resources , a spin-off of Big Mouth , which premiered on March 18, 2022. [26]

Recurring characters on SNL [ edit ]

  • One of the students in the "Shallon" ( Nasim Pedrad ) sketches
  • Morgan, co-host of Girlfriends Talk Show , who always gets shunned or ignored by her friend Kyra ( Cecily Strong ) in favor of a cooler guest [6]
  • Tonker Bell, Tinker Bell 's rude-mannered half-sister, whose dad is a housefly [27]
  • One of the actors in a dramatic High School Theater production, who awkwardly attempt to make broad points about society's issues
  • Li'l Baby Aidy, a characterization of herself in the show's all-female music videos (so called because she was the youngest [the "baby"] of the current female cast) [28]
  • Melanie, a flirtatious young teen with a romantic spark for mature gentlemen ? said gentlemen being her friends' fathers [29]
  • An unnamed girl who appears in porno movie scenarios and is oblivious to their sexual nature ? in Hot for Teacher 8 , she tried to ask her teacher, Miss Dayworth ( Amy Schumer ), for help on the unspecified assignment; in The Doctor Is In... My Butt 4 , she thinks Dr. Rockhard ( Adam Driver ) is a real doctor; and in Skank Babysitter 17 , she thinks her babysitter Miss Jasmine ( Heidi Gardner ) invited a pizza delivery man ( Chance the Rapper ) over for dinner. [30] [31]
  • Sarah Huckabee Sanders , former White House Press Secretary [32]
  • Carrie Krum, 7th grade travel expert [27] [29]
  • Ted Cruz , Texas Senator [33] [34]

Personal life [ edit ]

Throughout her adolescence, Bryant dealt with self-esteem issues related to her weight. [21] Acting and performing improv allowed her to become more confident as a person and as an actress. [21]

On April 28, 2018, Bryant married comedian Conner O'Malley , who was a writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers . [35] They met in 2008 as performers at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, and became engaged in 2016. [36]

Filmography [ edit ]

Film [ edit ]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Statue of Liberty Lady
2014 Kids Sarah Short film
2015 Prom Queen Teacher #1 Short film
2016 Brother Nature Dana Curlman
2016 Darby Forever Darby Short film; also writer and producer
2017 The Big Sick Mary
2017 The Star Ruth (voice)
2018 I Feel Pretty Vivian

Television [ edit ]

Year Title Role Notes
2012?2014 Shrink Kendra Harnz 3 episodes; also writer of 2 episodes
2012?2022 Saturday Night Live Herself / Various characters 206 episodes
2012 Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Judge / Patron / Woman 2 episodes
2013 Comedy Bang! Bang! Segment Producer 2 episodes
2014 The Greatest Event in Television History Amy Episode: "Bosom Buddies"
2015 Broad City Allie Episode: "St. Marks"
2015 Documentary Now! Anne Severino Episode: "A Town, a Gangster, a Festival"
2015 The Awesomes Unknown character (voice) 2 episodes
2015?2017 Girls Abigail 4 episodes
2016 Horace and Pete Alice Wittel 4 episodes
2017 Danger & Eggs D.D. Danger (voice) 13 episodes
2017 At Home with Amy Sedaris Mulaak Episode: "Out of This World"
2018 Portlandia Patient Episode: "Shared Workspace"
2018 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Tabby Bobatti Episode: "Party Monster: Scratching the Surface"
2019 The Other Two Herself Episode: "Chase Shoots a Music Video"
2019?2021 Shrill Annie Easton 22 episodes; also creator, writer and executive producer
2021 Teenage Euthanasia (voice) Episode: "Suddenly Susan"
2021 Big Mouth Emmy (voice) Episode: "Lovebugs"
2021 Santa Inc. Co-Worker / Petunia (voice) Episode: "Spring Awakening"
2022?2023 Human Resources Emmy Fairfax (voice) Main cast
2022 The Kardashians Herself Episode: "Live from New York"
2024 39th Independent Spirit Awards Herself (host) Television special

Webseries [ edit ]

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Enterprenerds Kathy Kielty Episode: "Short Squeeze"

Awards and nominations [ edit ]

Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2014 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Saturday Night Live Nominated [37]
2018 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
2021 Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Shrill Nominated

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Metz, Nina (September 10, 2012). "Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson, Cecily Strong join cast of 'SNL' " . Chicago Tribune .
  2. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie; White, Peter (May 20, 2022). " 'SNL': Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant & Kyle Mooney To Exit Alongside Pete Davidson As Major Cast Shake-Up Set For Season Finale" . Deadline . Retrieved May 20, 2022 .
  3. ^ "Aidy Bryant - Awards - IMDb" . IMDb . Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  4. ^ Bryant, Tom. "About Us" . Tom Bryant . Archived from the original on February 7, 2017 . Retrieved February 7, 2017 .
  5. ^ "Kenneth A. Vinall" . Legacy.com. September 21, 2014 . Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
  6. ^ a b c Bartkowski, Becky (August 22, 2013). "Saturday Night Live's Aidy Bryant on Real Housewives Addiction and How Kristen Wiig's The Best" . Phoenix New Times . Retrieved February 7, 2017 .
  7. ^ Caldwell-Gilbert, Tamas Flinn (July 28, 2016). "Aidy Bryant" . Geni.com . Archived from the original on February 7, 2017 . Retrieved February 7, 2017 .
  8. ^ "Georganne Bryant: Commit to a family day" . Arizona Business & Money. Arizona Republic . Gannett. January 28, 2010 . Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
  9. ^ a b Lawton, Claire (October 2, 2014). "Aidy Bryant's Made It Big on Saturday Night Live, But Phoenix Still Feels Like Home" . Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014 . Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
  10. ^ a b c "Cast Bios: Aidy Bryant" . Saturday Night Live . NBC. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012 . Retrieved September 12, 2012 .
  11. ^ a b "Alumna Aidy Bryant Joins SNL Cast" . Columbia College Chicago. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014 . Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
  12. ^ Fallon, Kevin (October 31, 2014). "How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite 'Saturday Night Live' Star" . The Daily Beast . Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
  13. ^ Levin, Gary (September 10, 2012). " 'Saturday Night Live' adds three new cast members" . USA Today .
  14. ^ " 'Saturday Night Live' adds 3 performers for upcoming season after departures of Wiig, Samberg" . The Washington Post . Associated Press. September 10, 2012. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019.
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  16. ^ @snltrivia (April 25, 2014). "Aidy Bryant's cameo in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." @aidybryant #snltrivia" ( Tweet ). Archived from the original on January 2, 2022 – via Twitter .
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  18. ^ "EWwy Awards 2015: Meet Your Winners" . Entertainment Weekly .
  19. ^ Brumbaugh, Jocelyn (July 23, 2017). "Johnstown Native Brings Egg-Citement to Kids' Video" . The (Johnstown) Tribune-Democrat . U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press.
  20. ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
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  22. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 11, 2019). "Aidy Bryant Hopeful About Another Season On 'SNL' " . Deadline . Retrieved March 26, 2019 .
  23. ^ a b c d "Aidy Bryant's 'SNL' Exit Interview: 'I Was Worried I Was Going to be Fully Crying' " . June 21, 2022.
  24. ^ Framke, Caroline (May 9, 2021). "The Series Finale of 'Shrill' Leaves Us Wanting More: TV Review" . Variety . Retrieved May 20, 2022 .
  25. ^ White, Peter (October 14, 2021). "Aidy Bryant Strikes Overall Deal With Universal Television" . Deadline Hollywood .
  26. ^ Lang, Jamie (June 14, 2021). " 'Big Mouth' Spinoff 'Human Resources' Adds Randall Park, Keke Palmer, Aidy Bryant (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
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  28. ^ Fox, Jesse David (July 7, 2020). "Aidy Bryant Has Fallen in Love With SNL All Over Again" . Vulture . Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
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  30. ^ Roberts, Andrew (January 17, 2016). "Adam Driver Is The Best Porn Doctor In The Business On 'SNL' " . UPROXX . Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
  31. ^ McGee, Ryan (October 11, 2015). "Amy Schumer on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
  32. ^ Love, Matthew (June 14, 2019). "SNL's Aidy Bryant Is the Only Sarah Huckabee Sanders We'll Miss" . Vulture . Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
  33. ^ Sinha, Charu (February 21, 2021). "Aidy Bryant's Ted Cruz Has Vacation Braids, No Shame in SNL Cold Open" . Vulture . Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
  34. ^ Romero, Dennis (November 14, 2021). " 'SNL' mocks Sen. Ted Cruz for picking fight with Big Bird" . NBC News . Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
  35. ^ Rackl, Lori (January 14, 2014). " 'Late Night' heir Seth Meyers: 'I would not be where I am today if it wasn't for Chicago' (VIDEO) ? Voices" . Chicago Sun-Times . Sun-Times Media Group . Archived from the original on July 27, 2014 . Retrieved June 16, 2014 .
  36. ^ Johnson, Zach (April 30, 2018). "SNL's Aidy Bryant Marries Conner O'Malley" . E! . E! Entertainment Television . Retrieved April 30, 2018 .
  37. ^ "Aidy Bryant" . Emmys.com . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved July 10, 2014 .

External links [ edit ]

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