Meredith Scardino is an American screenwriter, showrunner and producer.[1] She has worked as a writer for several television comedies, including Colbert Report, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Mr. Mayor. She is the creator of the Peacock/Netflix original series Girls5eva.[2][3]
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| Born | January 3, 1976 |
| Education | Cornell University (BFA) Parsons School of Design (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer |
Early life
editScardino grew up in Villanova, a suburb of Philadelphia. As a four-year-old, she sometimes appeared on a local show called The Al Alberts Showcase.[4] She graduated from Radnor High School in 1994 before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornell University in 1998.[5][4]
Scardino studied painting at Parsons School of Design and graduated with a master's degree in fine arts.[6][4]
Career
editScardino began her career as an animator before transitioning into writing.[4] Her first writing job was in 2004 on the VH1 comedy series Best Week Ever. She went on to write for the Late Show with David Letterman from 2005-2007, where she was the sole female writer.[4] She left Letterman to become a writer for The Colbert Report, and was part of the writing team that won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program" in 2008.[4] She went on to write for Colbert's new show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and became a consulting producer for its 2016 launch.[7][4]
In 2015, Scardino left The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to join the writing staff of Robert Carlock's and Tina Fey's Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,[8] which she co-executive-produced for its final two seasons.
Scardino's comedy series Girls5eva premiered in 2021, produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.[6] It ran for two seasons on Peacock and then was picked up for a third season by Netflix.[9]
She has also written for Saturday Night Live, At Home with Amy Sedaris, The Daily Show, Human Giant and the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Personal life
editScardino lives in New York City and has one son.[10]
References
edit- ^ Kennedy, Mark (July 13, 2021). "Emmy surprises: 'Pose,' 'I May Destroy You' and 'Hamilton'". CBS42. Associated Press. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (16 January 2020). "Tina Fey Producing 'Girls5Eva' Girl Group Original Comedy Series For NBCU's Peacock". Deadline.
- ^ Garrett, Diana (3 May 2021). "UP NEXT: Meredith Scardino: Creator, "Girls5eva"". Variety. Variety Media. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Herzog, Brad (n.d.). "Meredith Scardino '98 and Liz Levin '98 make merry at 'The Colbert Report,' home to TV's favorite 'well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot'". Cornell Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Strike, Sam (October 16, 2012). "Actor Who Played 'Biff' Amongst Radnor's Hall of Fame Inductees". Patch. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ a b Masters, Kim (May 23, 2021). "Meredith Scardino made a fake CD with fake songs to pitch 'Girls5eva.' Now the show is real". KCRW. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Coakley, Alexandra (March 18, 2016). "Late Show Producer Meredith Scardino's Great Cameos Are a Walking Argument for Diversity in Late Night". The Slate Group. Slate. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Hope, Clover (May 20, 2021). "Going Deep on Y2K-era Girl Groups With Girls5eva Creator Meredith Scardino". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Huston, Caitlin (2024-03-08). "Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps on 'Girls5eva's New Life at Netflix: "We Felt So Overjoyed"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ Nakamura, Reid (May 6, 2021). "'Girls5Eva' Creator Meredith Scardino on Y2K Nostalgia and Tina Fey's Dolly Parton Impression". The Wrap. Retrieved 10 August 2021.