Sara schaefer
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Sara Schaefer is a comedy writer, producer and actor, presently living in New York City
(NYC), New York
, United States. She was raised in Richmond
, Virginia
, and attended college at William & Mary. After college, she moved in 2000 to New Orleans, Louisiana
, participating in the theater scene there. She is currently the Head Blogger for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
, for which she won the Emmy Award for Creative Achievement in Interactive Media (non-fiction) in both 2009 and 2010.
In 2001 she moved to NYC and began writing, producing and performing comedy. She also worked as a financial analyst (December 2001 through May 2006) in an NYC law firm. In 2006-2007, she hosted an on-line comedy/music show for AOL called The DL, for which she made around 350 videos or segments with a varied assortment of noted and upcoming artists, musicians and performers, from Hulk Hogan
and Aretha Franklin
to Jimmy Fallon
and Jamie Kennedy
. In 2008, she was an editor at BestWeekEver.tv. She has appeared on E!, Vh1, and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
In 2007, she was a featured performer at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado
, and in 2009 she was listed as one of New York Magazines 10 Comics to Watch.
New York City
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(NYC), New York
New York
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, United States. She was raised in Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, and attended college at William & Mary. After college, she moved in 2000 to New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, participating in the theater scene there. She is currently the Head Blogger for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
, for which she won the Emmy Award for Creative Achievement in Interactive Media (non-fiction) in both 2009 and 2010.
In 2001 she moved to NYC and began writing, producing and performing comedy. She also worked as a financial analyst (December 2001 through May 2006) in an NYC law firm. In 2006-2007, she hosted an on-line comedy/music show for AOL called The DL, for which she made around 350 videos or segments with a varied assortment of noted and upcoming artists, musicians and performers, from Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
and Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
to Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon
James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC...
and Jamie Kennedy
Jamie Kennedy
James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy is an American comedian, rapper, and actor.-Early life:Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family is of Irish descent and he was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from...
. In 2008, she was an editor at BestWeekEver.tv. She has appeared on E!, Vh1, and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
In 2007, she was a featured performer at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado
Aspen, Colorado
The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
, and in 2009 she was listed as one of New York Magazines 10 Comics to Watch.
Work (partial list)
- Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (Head Blogger/Researcher) (from January 2009)
- Rise of the Geeks (E!E!E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
Network) - Associate Editor, www.bestweekever.tv (2008)
- The DL (AOL Music Web Show) (July 2006 through August 2007)
- Video Gaga (Upright Citizens' Brigade) (May 2006 - May 2007)
- Name Those Tunes Game Night (BrooklynBrooklynBrooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
's Union Hall) (from February 2007) - Panelist, Best Week EverBest Week EverBest Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009...
(VH1VH1VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
) - Contributor to the VH1 Best Week Ever Blog
- Weekly Evil (panelist, 2008, comedycentral.com)
- Sara Schaefer is Obsessed with You (two-year NYC run)
- Get Off Your Knees (weekly comedy show at The Bell House)