Katie Rich

Rich was raised on the south side of Chicago, where she attended the grammar school St. Bede's, until her family moved to the suburb of Orland Park, Illinois.{{cite news| url=http://www.thereporteronline.net/newsx/local-news/66588-my-funny-valentine|title=My Funny Valentine| work=The Reporter | location = Palos Heights, Illinois| first= Claudia |last= Parker|date= 2014| accessdate= February 25, 2017|archivedate=February 25, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225025658/http://www.thereporteronline.net/newsx/local-news/66588-my-funny-valentine | url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/snl-writer-katie-rich-orland-park-appear-improv-nerd-june-20|title=SNL Writer Katie Rich, of Orland Park, to Appear on Improv Nerd June 20|last=Heist|first=Lauren|date=May 28, 2015|publisher=Patch.com|access-date=2016-03-26| archivedate= April 7, 2016| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407023029/http://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/snl-writer-katie-rich-orland-park-appear-improv-nerd-june-20| url-status=live|quote=Katie Rich, a native of Orlando Park...}} She graduated from Carl Sandburg High School and Northwestern University.{{cite news| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/04/27/interview-snl-writer-katie-rich-splitting-her-time-between-chicago-and-new-york/| title=Interview: 'SNL' writer Katie Rich splitting her time between Chicago and New York|date=April 27, 2014|first=Luis |last=Gomez | work=Chicago Tribune| access-date= 2017-01-24|archive-date=April 12, 2016| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160412233426/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-04-27/entertainment/chi-katie-rich-saturday-night-live-writer-cecily-strong--20140427_1_katie-rich-seth-meyers-second-city|url-status=live}}

Rich began her career at Chicago's iO Theater,{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-weekend-update-writer-katie-rich-20150910-column.html# |title=Weekend Update writer Katie Rich likes the 'Night' life |last=Menz |first=Nina |date=September 9, 2015 |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=2016-03-17 |archivedate=January 24, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124064720/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-weekend-update-writer-katie-rich-20150910-column.html |url-status=live }} where she was part of a group called “Carl and the Passions.” During her time at iO, Rich also performed in a sketch show that she created with fellow comedian Kate Duffy called The Mary Kay Letourneau Players Present.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/chicago/comedy/kate-duffy-and-katie-rich|title=Kate Duffy and Katie Rich: Two talented Kates present a new show.|last=Heidemann|first=Jason A.|date=February 7, 2012|website=Time Out Chicago|access-date=2016-03-17| archivedate= April 13, 2016| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160413101205/http://www.timeout.com/chicago/comedy/kate-duffy-and-katie-rich| url-status=live}} She left iO to join The Second City, a comedy troupe with which she toured for three and a half years before moving to its mainstage cast.{{Cite web|url=http://splitsider.com/2013/12/katie-rich-hired-to-write-for-snl/|title=Katie Rich Hired to Write for 'SNL'|last=Evans|first=Bradford|date= December 2, 2013|publisher=Splitsider.com|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-17| archivedate= October 13, 2016| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161013073748/http://splitsider.com/2013/12/katie-rich-hired-to-write-for-snl/| url-status=live}} While in the mainstage cast, Rich performed in the show South Side of Heaven, among others.

In December 2013, after auditioning for Lorne Michaels twice, Rich was hired to write for Saturday Night Live. She was also recommended for the job by SNL cast member Cecily Strong, a friend of Rich's who was her understudy during her time at The Second City. Rich is one of four writers who work exclusively on SNL{{'}}s Weekend Update segment.

On January 20, 2017, following Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, Rich tweeted about Trump's youngest son, 10-year-old Barron, saying he "will be this country's first homeschool shooter."{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/saturday-night-live-writer-suspended-barron-trump-tweet-967491|title='Saturday Night Live' Writer Katie Rich Suspended After Controversial Barron Trump Tweet|date= January 23, 2017 | first=Kate |last=Stanhope|work= The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=2017-01-24| archivedate= January 24, 2017| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170124210558/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/saturday-night-live-writer-suspended-barron-trump-tweet-967491| url-status=live}} NBC rapidly suspended Rich and had her name deleted from the Saturday Night Live closing credits.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/arts/television/katie-rich-snl-suspended-barron-trump-tweet.html|title=Katie Rich of 'S.N.L.' Is Suspended for Tweet Mocking Barron Trump|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|work=The New York Times|date=January 23, 2017| archivedate= January 24, 2017| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170124064245/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/arts/television/katie-rich-snl-suspended-barron-trump-tweet.html| url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Yahr |first1=Emily |title=SNL writer suspended for Barron Trump tweet, writes apology: 'It was inexcusable' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/23/after-barron-trump-homeschool-shooter-tweet-snl-writer-deletes-her-account/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 23, 2017 |archivedate=January 25, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125071606/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/23/after-barron-trump-homeschool-shooter-tweet-snl-writer-deletes-her-account/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 23, 2017 }} Scroll down to access archived version. After widespread criticism, Rich deleted the tweet and deactivated her account, reactivating it on January 23 with an apology for what she called her "insensitive" and "inexcusable" comments. On January 26, 2017, Trump responded to Rich's tweet by calling Rich "terrible".{{cite news |last=Chasmar |first=Jessica |date=January 26, 2017 |title= Trump Criticizes 'S.N.L.' Writer Who Joked About His Son Barron|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/arts/barron-trump-snl-writers-joke-donald-trump.html|newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=February 13, 2017| archivedate=January 27, 2017 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170127115409/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/arts/barron-trump-snl-writers-joke-donald-trump.html | url-status=live}} Conversely, multiple comedians defended Rich and criticized NBC for suspending her.{{cite magazine|last=Bradley|first=Laura|title=Comedy Community Rallies Around S.N.L. Writer Suspended for Barron Trump Tweet|magazine=Vanity Fair|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/01/snl-katie-rich-suspended-barron-trump-comedians|date=2017-01-24|accessdate=2023-09-01}}

As of August 10, 2017, Rich has returned to SNL, credited as one of the writers on the SNL spinoff Weekend Update: Summer Edition.{{cite web|title='SNL' Writer Suspended for Barron Trump Tweet Back at Work |url=https://www.thewrap.com/snl-writer-suspended-barron-trump-tweet-back-at-work-katie-rich/| publisher=TheWrap.com | first=Rosemary |last=Rossi | date=August 12, 2017 |accessdate= August 15, 2017}}

She left the show in 2019, after six years.{{cite web | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/10/nobody-gets-the-power-of-twitter-quite-like-chicago-party-aunt-creator-katie-rich | title=Chicago Party Aunt Creator Katie Rich is Never Leaving the Midwest | website=Vanity Fair | date=21 October 2021 }}

Rich has appeared in the films The Ice Harvest (2005), Janie Jones (2010), and Bad Johnson (2014). She has also appeared in the Netflix show It’s Bruno and as various voices on Showtime’s Our Cartoon President. Rich has also written for many awards shows such as The ESPYS, NFL Honors, The Golden Globes, and The Emmys. She is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Netflix animated show Chicago Party Aunt. She served as a co-executive producer on the Harley Quinn spinoff, Kite Man: Hell Yeah! She is currently an executive producer on season five of Harley Quinn.

Rich has appeared in commercials for Discover Card and Walmart. She was also a part of the improvised Sonic Commercials. She is a copywriter who was the originator of the KFC campaign, "I Think I Ate The Bones."

In 2015, she and her fellow Saturday Night Live writers were nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety - Sketch Series.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/wga-awards-nominations-tv-radio-new-media-full-list-1201651172/|title=WGA TV Nominations: 'Better Call Saul', 'Mr Robot', 'Kimmy Schmidt' Lead Cable & Streaming Domination|first1=Patrick |last1=Hipes|first2=Nellie|last2=Andreeva|date=3 December 2015 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-17| archivedate= May 7, 2016| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20160507210321/http://deadline.com/2015/12/wga-awards-nominations-tv-radio-new-media-full-list-1201651172/ | url-status=live}} She has also been nominated for multiple Emmys for her work on SNL.

In July 2015, Rich married Devlin Murdock, who worked at the Museum of Science and Industry and later as a programs director for Recovery on Water, a rowing club for breast cancer survivors. As of at least September 2015, she divides her time between New York City and Chicago.

Rich has revealed that she suffers from anxiety and panic disorder.{{Cite web|url=http://peacelovestudios.com/watch-snls-katie-rich-share-her-story-at-peacelove/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408053647/http://peacelovestudios.com/watch-snls-katie-rich-share-her-story-at-peacelove/|archivedate=8 April 2016|title=Watch SNL's Katie Rich share her story at PeaceLove|publisher=PeaceLoveStudios.com|access-date=2016-03-17}}

Rich met Mike Gordon from Phish at a Second City show and has done various projects with Gordon and the band.{{Cite web|title=Long May They Run on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/long-may-they-run/id1479120204|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Apple Podcasts|date=18 September 2019 |language=en-us}}

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