Emma Willmann
{{short description|American comedian}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|12|20}}
| birth_place = Blue Hill, Maine, U.S.
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| alma_mater = {{ubl|Simmons College|The New School}}
| years_active = 2016–present
| website = {{url|iamemmawillmann.com}}
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Emma Willmann is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She made her televised stand up debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/comic-emma-willmann-kills-on-live-late-show-without-one-trump-joke_us_57ea94e1e4b082aad9b71e7d|title=Comic Emma Willmann Kills On Live 'Late Show' Without One Trump Joke|work=The Huffington Post|date=27 September 2016|accessdate=13 March 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater/dance/2016/11/22/hasn-been-long-trip-for-comic-emma-willmann-just-strange-one/vdDhnoUKduLLJ1WuZcSAEI/story.html|title=It hasn't been a long trip for comic Emma Willmann, just a strange one|publisher=The Boston Globe|date=23 November 2016|accessdate=13 March 2017}} Willmann had a recurring role as "Beth" on The CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
Early life
Emma Willmann was born in Blue Hill, Maine, where she went to grade school and high school.{{Cite news|url=http://hashtagmaine.bangordailynews.com/2016/09/30/youtube/blue-hill-native-makes-comedy-debut-late-show-stephen-colbert/|title=Blue Hill native makes her comedy debut on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"|date=2016-09-30|work=#Maine|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US}} She is a graduate of George Stevens Academy and currently resides in New York City. Willmann also graduated from Simmons College and received a master's degree from The New School.
Career
=Stand-up comedy =
Willmann was featured as a New Face at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2016.{{cite news|url=http://splitsider.com/2016/05/from-inventor-to-standup-with-emma-willmann/|title=From Inventor to Standup with Emma Willmann|date=18 May 2016|accessdate=13 March 2017|publisher=Splitsider|archive-date=March 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314055247/http://splitsider.com/2016/05/from-inventor-to-standup-with-emma-willmann/|url-status=dead}} Time Out New York has recognized her as one of the 10 funniest women in New York City.{{cite web| url= http://theinterrobang.com/up-next-emma-willmann-a-look-through-the-lens-at-new-york-comedy/|title=Up Next, Emma Willmann. A Look Through the Lens at New York Comedy|date=30 August 2016|accessdate=13 March 2017}} She performed stand-up on the Seeso series Night Train with Wyatt Cenac.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Seeso-Orders-Second-Season-o-NIGHT-TRAIN-WITH-WYATT-CENAC-20170201| title=Seeso Orders Second Season of NIGHT TRAIN WITH WYATT CENAC| date=1 February 2017|accessdate=13 March 2017}}
Willmann appears on Netflix's The Comedy Lineup, where she performs a 15-minute stand-up set.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/22/arts/television/netflix-15-minute-comedy-specials.html|title=15-Minute Stand-Up Specials? Netflix Is Trying a New Format|last=Zinoman|first=Jason|date=2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/netflix-15-minute-stand-up-specials-exclusive.html|title=Netflix to Change How We Watch Stand-up on TV|last=Fox|first=Jesse David|work=Vulture|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en}}
= Acting =
In 2018, Willmann joined the cast of The CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/crazy-ex-girlfriend-season-3-time-jump-heather-pregnancy-valencia-girlfriend-female-filmmaker-friday-1202681289/ |title='Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Boss on Season 3's Time Jump and Her 'Female Filmmaker Friday' Initiative|last=Turchiano|first=Danielle|date=2018-02-03|work=Variety|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US}} She played Beth, Valencia's girlfriend and business partner.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/queer-comic-emma-willmann-wants-you-to-know-she-isnt-ellen-degeneres-or-david-spade/08/2018/|title=Queer Comic Emma Willmann Wants You to Know She Isn't Ellen DeGeneres | NewNowNext|website=newnownext.com|accessdate=Aug 11, 2019}} She also plays a version of herself on HBO's Crashing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wect.com/story/38044083/just-being-herself-helped-emma-willmann-make-it-onto-an-hbo-series|title=Just being herself helped Emma Willmann make it onto an HBO series|first=Tony|last=Castleberry|website=wect.com|date=April 26, 2018 |accessdate=Aug 11, 2019}}
= Radio and podcasting =
Willmann hosted The Check Spot on Sirius XM's Raw Dog Comedy, and co-hosted the podcasts Inside the Closet with Matteo Lane{{Cite news|url=https://sfsketchfest2018.sched.com/event/CzHn/inside-the-closet |title=SF Sketchfest 2018: Inside the Closet|access-date=2018-02-12}} and Secret Keepers Club with Carly Aquilino.{{Cite web| url=https://soundcloud.com/secretkeepersclub|title=Secret Keepers Club| website=SoundCloud|accessdate=Aug 11, 2019}} She currently hosts the podcast Ask Men Anything for Betches.
References
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External links
- [http://www.emmacomedy.com/ Official website]
- {{IMDb name|4121886}}
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Category:American comedy writers
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:Comedians from New York City
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American women comedians
Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:People from Blue Hill, Maine
Category:LGBTQ people from Maine
Category:LGBTQ people from New York (state)