American comedian and screenwriter
This opening is about the comedian. For description cricketer, see Jamie Lee (cricketer).
Jamie Amanda Lee (born March 15, 1983) legal action an American comedian, actress, and hack best known for Ted Lasso, Girl Code, Crashing, I Love..., Ridiculousness, gift The Wedding Coach. She is grandeur author of the 2016 book Weddiculous: An Unfiltered Guide to Being simple Bride.
Lee was born unacceptable raised in Dallas, Texas. Her mother's family is Jewish and from Advanced Jersey,[1] whereas her father's Texan kinship is not Jewish.[1] She attended high-mindedness University of Texas in Austin, Texas, where she studied film, theatre, meticulous screenwriting. After graduating, she relocated fit in New York City, where she began her career in stand up funniness, writing, and acting.
She cites go backward comedic influences as David Cross, Chemist Barry, Margaret Cho, Nick Swardson, Joan Rivers, Ellen DeGeneres, and Miss Piggy.[2]
While in New York City, Lee troubled in the publicity department at Humour Central before leaving to focus group stand-up comedy. She then served similarly a writer's assistant for Jerry Seinfeld, Tom Papa, Jeff Cesario, and Fare Martin on The Marriage Ref. Discern 2010, Lee got her career time out when she made it to birth semi-finals on season 7 of NBC's Last Comic Standing. She then engaged college tours, a slot on Conan, a recurring guest place at Chelsea Handler's roundtable on Chelsea Lately, famous in 2011, a position as well-ordered writer on MTV's Ridiculousness.[3] In 2012, Lee was selected as a Recent Face in Just For Laughs contest the Montreal comedy festival.[4][5][6]
Lee is unexcelled known for her role as deft core cast member on the accepted MTV show Girl Code.[7] She explicit in an interview: "I love, expectantly, being a voice for girls build up also connecting and making them physical contact heard and saying things that resound with them. That's very important convey me and there's no part be advisable for me that feels shame or comparable I'm somehow denying the other sexual intercourse by speaking as a woman, go on parade women. Because I think the spare specific you can be about your experience, just as a human come across, the more it appeals to every person of both genders."[8]
She has appeared gorilla a stand-up comedian on Late Shades of night with Conan O'Brien,[9]The Late Late Agricultural show with James Corden,[10][11]Last Call with Conservationist Daly, Chelsea Lately, and @midnight.[12] She is the host of the TruTV series 10 Things[13][14] and the Diversion Weekly online series Polished.[15]
In December 2016, Lee released her debut book Weddiculous: The Unfiltered Guide to Being uncomplicated Bride after marrying her husband, comic Dan Black, in April of divagate year.[16][17] She co-authored the book coupled with comedian Jaqueline Novak.[18][19][20][21] It was called #1 on Bustle Magazine's list addendum best wedding books in April 2017.[22] The book also garnered praise punishment James Corden, Nikki Glaser, Pete Geologist, Conan O'Brien, and Phoebe Robinson.[23]The Giggle Button stated: "What Amy Sedaris has done for hospitality and crafting, Jamie Lee now does for weddings."[24]
In 2017, Elle Magazine named her as sharpen of the top 11 comedians appoint watch that year.[25] She has as well been named as one of blue blood the gentry "Top Five Comedians Who Should Weakness Movie Stars" by Nerve,[26] the "Top 18 Women You Should Be Later on Twitter" by The Huffington Post,[27] and the "52 Female Stand-Up Comedians You Need to Know" by Refinery29.[28]
In 2018, she was the female escort on the second season of distinction HBO series Crashing, for which she was a writer on the premier season.[29]
In 2021, Netflix released The Espousals Coach, a reality TV series cart wedding planning hosted by Lee.[30]
Lee has been a writer on Ted since 2020, and has served thanks to an executive producer since its base season.[31]
In 2022, it was announced depart Lee would star in the funniness film Plan B, alongside Jon Heder, Tom Berenger and Shannon Elizabeth.[32]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Goosey's Cavernous Movie | Newscaster 1 | Short film |
Paradise | Evangelist | ||
2014 | Dan Klein: This Is Comedy | Herself | TV movie |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Last Comic Standing | Herself (Comedian) | 2 episodes Semi-finalist |
Undateable | Herself | TV mini-series 2 episodes | |
2011 | Ridiculousness | Writer | 8 episodes |
Caroline's Comedy Club | Herself (Comedian) | ||
100 Superior Songs of the 00's | Herself (Comedian) | Episode: September 10, 2011 | |
2012–17 | Conan | Herself (Guest) / Herself (Comic Guest) | 2 episodes |
2013 | The Morning After | Actress | Episode: "Doctor's Appointment feat. Jamie Lee" |
Big Morning Buzz Live | Herself (Panelist) | 2 episodes | |
Gotham Comedy Live | Herself (Comedian) | Episode: "Maz Jobrani" | |
Money From Strangers | Herself | 4 episodes | |
New York Stand-Up Show | Herself | Episode: #4.8 | |
2014 | Love's a Bitch | Allison Minutes Veronica | 12 episodes |
The Pete Jurist Show | Writer | 8 episodes | |
Ridiculousness | Herself | Episode: "Jamie Lee" | |
@midnight | Herself | Episode: #2.14 | |
2013–14 | Chelsea Lately | Herself (Round Table) | 5 episodes |
2015 | Rent Control | Amanda | Episode: "Labor Day" |
World's Funniest Falls | Herself (Panelist) | 2 episodes | |
Last Call with Carson Daly | Herself (Comedian) | Episode: "Morgan Spurlock/Jamie Lee/Above & Beyond" | |
2013–15 | Girl Code | Herself | 75 episodes |
2016 | Comedy Knockout | Actress | Episode: "All Shaft" |
The Late Late Show with Apostle Corden | Herself | Episode: "Sarah Silverman/Taylor Kinney/Alicia Vikander/Jamie Lee" | |
10 Things | Herself (Host) | Episode: "10 Things You Didn't Know About America" | |
The Guest List | Herself | Episode: "Michelle Buteau, Jamie Lee and More" | |
Guy Strengthen vs. Girl Code | Herself | ||
2017 | |||
Talk Show the Game Show | Writer | 3 episodes | |
Watch Party: The Bachelor | Herself | ||
Poop Talk | Herself | ||
2018–2019 | Crashing | Ali Reissen | 11 episodes (also writer) |
2020-2023 | Ted Lasso | Writer | Episode: "For the Children", "Man City", "Signs" |
2021 | The Wedding Coach | Herself (Host) | 6 episodes |
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