Heather Anne Campbell
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Heather Anne Campbell is an American
comedian and writer.
Campbell was editor of Dave Halverson
's Play Magazine
as well as Jeff Bond's Geek Monthly
until their closure in 2010. She remains a contributing writer for Action Button. Formerly, Campbell was also the Executive Editor of Fusion Publishing's Rocket Magazine, in addition to being a freelance contributor for Next-Gen.biz, now branded as Edge Online. She currently contributes to EGM.
In addition to being a video games journalist, Campbell is also a sketch and improv comedy performer. She is an alumna of Amsterdam's Boom Chicago
, Northwestern University's The Mee-Ow Show, i.O.
, i.O. West
, and Los Angeles' The Groundlings
Sunday Company. Heather Campbell performs in and writes for The Midnight Show
, a monthly sketch showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.
Campbell appeared on MADtv
with Bobby Lee and fellow Boom Chicago
alumnus Ike Barinholtz
in 2006, and again with Lee in 2007. In 2008, she was the featured singer in Improv Everywhere
's Food Court Musical. In 2010, she joined the cast of Drew Carey and the Improv All-Stars.
Campbell has also appeared in commercials for Cici's Pizza
, Wendy's
, Ohio State Bank, and was featured in Activision's "Mapathy" campaign for the video-game Modern Warfare 2. She wrote two internet viral videos, Twilight with Cheeseburgers and Bavatar, for The Midnight Show.
In September 2010, Campbell was hired as a writer for Season 36
of Saturday Night Live
. In March 2011, Campbell has appeared in Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
, a shortform improv show on GSN.
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comedian and writer.
Campbell was editor of Dave Halverson
Dave Halverson
Dave Halverson is the founder of video game magazines GameFan, Gamer's Republic, Play and currently the new version of "Gamefan," which comes in digital PDF versions as well as print....
's Play Magazine
Play (US magazine)
Play was a U.S.-based magazine focused on video games, anime, manga, film, DVD, television, comics, music and media. Published by Fusion Publishing, Inc. since 2001, Play magazine also had a separate Internet presence on its website, Play Online...
as well as Jeff Bond's Geek Monthly
Geek Monthly
Geek Monthly is an American print magazine that was launched in 2006 under the guidance of editor-in-chief Jeff Bond by CFQ Media, who was previously responsible for relaunching the classic science fiction/fantasy magazine Cinefantastique and its sister publication "Femme Fatales"...
until their closure in 2010. She remains a contributing writer for Action Button. Formerly, Campbell was also the Executive Editor of Fusion Publishing's Rocket Magazine, in addition to being a freelance contributor for Next-Gen.biz, now branded as Edge Online. She currently contributes to EGM.
In addition to being a video games journalist, Campbell is also a sketch and improv comedy performer. She is an alumna of Amsterdam's Boom Chicago
Boom Chicago
Boom Chicago is a creative group, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that writes and performs sketch and improvisational comedy at the Leidseplein Theater...
, Northwestern University's The Mee-Ow Show, i.O.
I.O.
iO, or iO Chicago, is a theater located at 3541 N. Clark St., in Chicago, Illinois, one-half block south of Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. The theater both has performances of, and teaches improvisational comedy. It was founded in the 1980s by Del Close and Charna Halpern...
, i.O. West
I.O. West
The iO WEST, is the Los Angeles branch of the iO in Chicago. The theater is located at 6366 Hollywood Blvd., in Hollywood, California. In addition to presenting improv and sketch comedy shows every night, the iO West has improv training classes and is the home for the Los Angeles Improv Comedy...
, and Los Angeles' The Groundlings
The Groundlings
The Groundlings are an improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin to produce sketches and improvised scenes...
Sunday Company. Heather Campbell performs in and writes for The Midnight Show
The Midnight Show
The Midnight Show is a Los Angeles-based sketch comedy group which performs monthly at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Founded in 2008, the show owes its notoriety not only to production of several viral internet videos on Funny or Die and YouTube The Midnight Show is a Los Angeles-based...
, a monthly sketch showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.
Campbell appeared on MADtv
MADtv
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...
with Bobby Lee and fellow Boom Chicago
Boom Chicago
Boom Chicago is a creative group, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that writes and performs sketch and improvisational comedy at the Leidseplein Theater...
alumnus Ike Barinholtz
Ike Barinholtz
Isaac "Ike" Barinholtz is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. Barinholtz is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv from 2002-2007.-Early life:...
in 2006, and again with Lee in 2007. In 2008, she was the featured singer in Improv Everywhere
Improv Everywhere
Improv Everywhere is a comedic performance art group based in New York City, formed in 2001 by Charlie Todd. Its slogan is "We Cause Scenes."The group carries out pranks, which they call "missions", in public places...
's Food Court Musical. In 2010, she joined the cast of Drew Carey and the Improv All-Stars.
Campbell has also appeared in commercials for Cici's Pizza
CiCi's Pizza
CiCi's Pizza is an American buffet restaurant chain based in Coppell, Texas, specializing in pizza. There are approximately 600 franchised and corporately owned restaurants in 35 states...
, Wendy's
Wendy's
Wendy's is an international fast food chain restaurant founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The company decided to move its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. It has been owned by Triarc since 2008...
, Ohio State Bank, and was featured in Activision's "Mapathy" campaign for the video-game Modern Warfare 2. She wrote two internet viral videos, Twilight with Cheeseburgers and Bavatar, for The Midnight Show.
In September 2010, Campbell was hired as a writer for Season 36
Saturday Night Live (season 36)
Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-sixth season during the 2010–2011 television season on NBC. This season began on September 25, 2010 with former cast member Amy Poehler serving as host and Katy Perry as the musical guest, and ended on May 21, 2011 with Justin Timberlake serving as host and Lady...
of Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
. In March 2011, Campbell has appeared in Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza is an improvisational comedy television program that aired in the United States on the Game Show Network. The program was hosted by Drew Carey from CBS's The Price Is Right and former host of ABC's Whose Line Is It Anyway? and was produced at the Hollywood Theatre at the...
, a shortform improv show on GSN.