Aidy Bryant
| Aidy Bryant | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 7, 1987 Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Alma mater | Columbia College Chicago |
| Occupation | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Aidy Bryant (born May 7, 1987) is an American actress and comedian, best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, beginning in season 38.[1]
Early life
Bryant was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Her mother, Georganne (née Vinall),[2] owns a boutique called Frances in Phoenix.[3] She has one brother.[4] She graduated from Xavier College Preparatory in 2005, where she did the morning announcements.[3] Bryant developed an interest in performing during middle school theater classes and summer camps, where she learned about improvisation.[5] Her parents took her to improv workshops at the now-defunct Arizona Jewish Theatre Company.[5]
She graduated from the Columbia College in Chicago with a B.A. in 2009.[6][7] At Columbia College, she participated in the college's comedy studies program, developed by the Theatre Department and The Second City.[7]
Career
After Bryant graduated from Columbia College, she toured with the musical improv group Baby Wants Candy and was approached by Second City.[5] She has performed with iO Chicago, The Second City[8] 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 e.t.c. Stage.[6]
Bryant made her debut as a featured player on Saturday Night Live on September 15, 2012.[6][9][10] She was promoted to a repertory player during her second season on the show.
In 2013, Bryant appeared with a recurring role in the second season of IFC's Comedy Bang Bang, playing the show's segment producer.[11] Bryant also made an uncredited cameo appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.[12] She has made guest appearances on programs such as Broad City, Documentary Now!, The Awesomes, and Girls. In 2016, Bryant had a recurring role as Alice in the Louis C.K. series Horace and Pete.
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.[13] 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.
Celebrity impressions on SNL
Recurring characters on SNL
- 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 the guest[3]
- Tonker Bell, Tinker Bell's rude-mannered half-sister whose dad is a house fly
- One of the actors in a dramatic High School Theater production, who attempt to make broad points about society's issues
- Lil' Baby Aidy, a characterization of herself in the show's all-female music videos (so called because she's the youngest [the "baby"] of the current female cast)
- Melanie, a flirtatious, libidinous, pushy young teen with an enthrallment for mature gentlemen -- said gentlemen being her friends' fathers
- An unnamed, naive girl who always interrupts a porno movie (Hot for Teacher 8 and The Doctor Is In...My Butt 4) thinking that they are actual people and not characters in a porno
Personal life
Bryant is dating comedian Conner O'Malley, who currently works as a writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers.[14]
References
- ↑ Metz, Nina (September 10, 2012). "Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson, Cecily Strong join cast of 'SNL'". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ "Kenneth A. Vinall". Legacy.com. September 21, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- 1 2 3 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 November 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Georganne Bryant: Commit to a family day". azcentral.com. January 28, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Lawton, Claire (October 2, 2014). "Aidy Bryant's Made It Big on Saturday Night Live, But Phoenix Still Feels Like Home". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Cast Bios". Aidy Bryant. NBC. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- 1 2 "Alumna Aidy Bryant Joins SNL Cast". Columbia College Chicago. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ↑ Fallon, Kevin (October 31, 2014). "How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite 'Saturday Night Live' Star". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ↑ Levin, Gary (September 10, 2012). "'Saturday Night Live' adds three new cast members". USA Today.
- ↑ "'Saturday Night Live' adds 3 performers for upcoming season after departures of Wiig, Samberg". The Washington Post (The Associated Press). September 10, 2012.
- ↑ The A.V. Club
- ↑ "Aidy Bryant". Television Academy. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved June 16, 2014.