Nick Rutherford

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| name = Nick Rutherford

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| caption = Rutherford in 2012

| birth_name = Nicholas Rutherford

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| alma_mater = University of Southern California

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Actor
comedian
writer}}

| years_active = 2007–present

| website = {{official website|http://www.nickrutherford.com}}

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Nicholas Rutherford is an American actor, comedian, writer, and founding member of the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor. He is best known for starring as Patient 88 in the Adult Swim series Dream Corp LLC and for his work as a writer and producer on Rick and Morty. He has also contributed as a writer for Saturday Night Live.

Early life

Rutherford is from Thousand Oaks, California.{{cite web|title=Nick Rutherford|url=http://www.ucbcomedy.com/user/8006|publisher=Upright Citizens Brigade|accessdate=October 2, 2016}} He attended college at the University of Southern California, where he performed in the school's improv and sketch comedy group, Commedus Interruptus.{{Cite news|url=https://dailytrojan.com/2011/01/23/student-comedy-group-grabs-attention/|title=Student comedy group grabs attention {{!}} Daily Trojan|date=2011-01-23|work=Daily Trojan|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en-US}}

Career

In 2007, Rutherford formed the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor alongside Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, and Dave McCary. In 2014, Rutherford joined the writing staff for season 40 of Saturday Night Live.{{cite web |author=McCarthy, Sean L. |date=2014 |title=SNL hires Nick Rutherford to reunite, write with his Good Neighbor mates |url=https://thecomicscomic.com/2014/09/09/snl-hires-nick-rutherford-to-reunite-write-with-his-good-neighbor-mates/ |accessdate=2015-10-22 |publisher=The Comic's Comic}}{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Will |date=2015-09-21 |title='SNL' writers shuffle: Mike O'Brien leaves, six newcomers added |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/21/snl-writers-mike-obrien |accessdate=2015-10-22 |newspaper=Entertainment Weekly}}{{Cite news |date=2013-09-27 |title=Good Neighbor Member Nick Rutherford Speaks Out About Not Being Hired by 'SNL' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/09/good-neighbor-member-nick-rutherford-speaks-out-about-not-being-hired-by-snl.html |access-date=2018-07-12 |work=Vulture |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=‘Kyle Mooney Live’ funny, but with a piece missing - Northwest |url=https://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=57112246-f033-4195-8054-8692543d3b8d |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=digitaledition.chicagotribune.com}}

On April 30, 2014, he appeared as a guest on the web series Talking Marriage with Ryan Bailey. From 2016 to 2020, Rutherford starred in the Adult Swim series Dream Corp, LLC, on which he also contributed as a writer. In 2015, he worked as a voice actor and writer on the Fox animated series Golan the Insatiable, penning the fourth season episode, "Shell Raiser."

Since 2019, Rutherford has served as a writer and co-executive producer on Rick and Morty.{{Cite web |title=Nick Rutherford |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/nick-rutherford |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Warner Bros. Discovery Takes Flight at San Diego Comic-Con {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/warner-bros-television-group/warner-bros-discovery-takes-flight-san-diego-comic-con |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=press.wbd.com}}{{Cite web |title=USC Cinematic Arts {{!}} Emmy Nominations 2023 |url=https://cinema.usc.edu/alumni/quicktakes/emmynominations2023.cfm |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=cinema.usc.edu}}