Liz Cackowski is an American

United States

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 comedy writer

Writer

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 and actress.

Career

Cackowski began her comedy career at The Second City

The Second City

The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...

 in Chicago where she was discovered and hired by Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

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, where she worked as a writer from 2003-2006. Since leaving SNL she appeared in feature films such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand...

and I Love You, Man

I Love You, Man

I Love You, Man is a 2009 American comedy film originally titled Let's be Friends and written by Larry Levin before John Hamburg rewrote and directed the film...

. She also co-starred as "Byte" in the Adult Swim

Adult Swim

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 series Fat Guy Stuck in Internet

Fat Guy Stuck in Internet

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in 2008. In early 2009, Cackowski wrote and acted in the sitcom In the Motherhood

In the Motherhood

In the Motherhood is an American television sitcom that debuted on ABC as a midseason entry and ran from March 26, 2009 to June 25, 2009. The series was produced by ABC Studios in association with Cabloom! and Mindshare.-Plot:...

on ABC. She is currently a writer and story editor on the NBC

NBC

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 comedy series Community

Community (TV series)

Community is an American television comedy series created by Dan Harmon that airs on NBC. The series is about a group of students at a community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. The series heavily uses meta-humor and pop culture references, often parodying film and television...

. Her brother is comedian Craig Cackowski, who has also appeared with guest roles on Community

Community (TV series)

Community is an American television comedy series created by Dan Harmon that airs on NBC. The series is about a group of students at a community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. The series heavily uses meta-humor and pop culture references, often parodying film and television...

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