Sarah Colonna

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|birth_name = Sarah Noel Colonna{{Cite tweet |last=Colonna |first=Sarah |user=sarahcolonna |number=466709999905824768 |date=May 14, 2014 |title=@middlenamegame Noel |access-date=2016-07-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111110/https://twitter.com/sarahcolonna/status/466709999905824768 |archive-date=2016-03-04}}

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|birth_place = Wiesbaden, West Germany

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|nationality = American

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|alma_mater = University of Arkansas

|spouse = {{marriage|Jon Ryan|2016}}

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|notable_work = Chelsea Lately, Scare Tactics, After Lately

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Sarah Noel Colonna (born December 29, 1974) is a German-born American stand-up comedian, actress, and comedy writer. She appeared as a roundtable regular on the hit E! cable TV network comedy/talk show Chelsea Lately.

Early life

Colonna was born in Wiesbaden, West Germany. She grew up in Farmington, Arkansas, with her mother, who is a secretary in a funeral home. Her father was a newspaper sports editor in Los Angeles, California. Her great-great uncle was actor and comedian Jerry Colonna.{{Cite web |last=Blair |first=Iain |date=July 24, 2012 |title=Colonna: Latenight Scribe Shares 'Life' Lessons |url=https://variety.com/2012/scene/people-news/colonna-latenight-scribe-shares-life-lessons-1118056717/ |access-date=2014-09-06 |website=Variety |archive-date=2014-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906111408/http://variety.com/2012/scene/people-news/colonna-latenight-scribe-shares-life-lessons-1118056717/ |url-status=live }} She attended the University of Arkansas and later moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of a career in acting and stand-up comedy. Colonna also worked as a bartender before becoming an entertainer.{{Cite web |last=Sharon |first=Keith |date=July 7, 2012 |title=Sarah Colonna: Life As an Angels Fan |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2012/07/07/sarah-colonna-life-as-an-angels-fan/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=The Orange County Register |archive-date=2023-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109213735/https://www.ocregister.com/2012/07/07/sarah-colonna-life-as-an-angels-fan/ |url-status=live }}

Career

Colonna's first televised stand up appearance was on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, hosted by Harland Williams. In 2006, she was one of 5 finalists in TBS and Myspace's "Stand up or Sit Down Comedy Challenge," which aired on TBS and was taped at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.{{Cite web |last=Stapleton |first=Susan |date=May 2015 |title=Comedian Sarah Colonna Talks About Las Vegas and Playing Blackjack |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/lasvegasnow/la-tr-lvn-las-vegas-shows-sarah-colonna-20150430-story.html |access-date=2018-08-13 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=2018-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813210608/http://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/lasvegasnow/la-tr-lvn-las-vegas-shows-sarah-colonna-20150430-story.html |url-status=live }} Colonna also appeared on BBC's The World Stands Up, which tapes in London and features popular comedians from around the world.{{Cite news |last=Schawbel |first=Dan |title=How Sarah Colonna Became a Star on Chelsea Lately |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2012/01/25/how-sarah-colonna-became-a-star-on-chelsea-lately/#a92ceb974a9e |access-date=2018-08-13 |work=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=2018-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813211109/https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2012/01/25/how-sarah-colonna-became-a-star-on-chelsea-lately/#a92ceb974a9e |url-status=live }}

In 2008, Colonna filmed a pilot for TBS titled Comedy Road Show which taped on location in Macon, Georgia. That same year, she also began appearing regularly on the hit E! show Chelsea Lately as a roundtable guest, and in 2009 was hired full-time as a writer for the show.{{Cite news |date=2011-10-27 |title=Comedy Q+A: Sarah Colonna |url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2011/10/27/comedy-qa-sarah-colonna/ |access-date=2018-08-13 |work=Boston Magazine |language=en-US}} Handler's production company, Borderline Amazing Productions, produced the Comedians of Chelsea Lately, which featured some of the popular comics from her show, on which Colonna was featured. The special was taped at the Nokia Club in Los Angeles, shown on E!, and sparked a tour of the comics across the country which began in the fall of 2009.

Colonna also has appeared on various television shows, including Battle Creek,{{Cite news |title=In with Us: Sarah Colonna |url=https://koanewsradio.iheart.com/featured/lewis-logan/content/2018-05-17-in-with-us-sarah-colonna/ |access-date=2018-08-13 |work=KOA NewsRadio |language=en-US |archive-date=2018-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813210354/https://koanewsradio.iheart.com/featured/lewis-logan/content/2018-05-17-in-with-us-sarah-colonna/ |url-status=live }} United States of Tara, Monk,{{Cite news |title=NBC Nabs Sarah Colonna's 'Life As I Blow It' Comedy |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbc-sarah-colonna-life-as-i-blow-it-249982 |access-date=2018-08-13 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en |archive-date=2018-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813210539/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbc-sarah-colonna-life-as-i-blow-it-249982 |url-status=live }} Strong Medicine, Invasion, and Days of Our Lives. She was also a regular on the hit hidden camera Sci Fi show Scare Tactics, which was originally hosted by actress Shannen Doherty, and later hosted by comedian/actor Tracy Morgan of Saturday Night Live fame. She also co-starred in Michael Rosenbaum's film Back in the Day{{Cite news |title=Nub?! 'Back in the Day' Stars on Nude Casting |url=https://www.etonline.com/movies/142598_Michael_Rosenbaum_Harland_Williams_Back_the_Day_interview |access-date=2018-08-13 |work=Entertainment Tonight |language=en |archive-date=2018-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814001623/https://www.etonline.com/movies/142598_Michael_Rosenbaum_Harland_Williams_Back_the_Day_interview |url-status=live }} and Diablo Cody's Paradise.

Colonna has been headlining nationally as a comedian and has also performed with Chelsea Handler at venues such as Radio City Music Hall and The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. She starred as part of the ensemble cast of E!'s network television series After Lately and also served as a producer on the show. Her first book, Life As I Blow It, was released on February 7, 2012, and debuted at number 5 on the New York Times Bestseller List.{{Cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2012-10-16 |title=NBC to Redevelop Sarah Colonna's 'Life As I Blow It', ABC Buys Comedy from Sisters |url=https://deadline.com/2012/10/nbc-to-redevelop-sarah-colonnas-life-as-i-blow-it-abc-buys-comedy-from-sisters-354330/ |access-date=2018-08-15 |work=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=2018-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816025520/https://deadline.com/2012/10/nbc-to-redevelop-sarah-colonnas-life-as-i-blow-it-abc-buys-comedy-from-sisters-354330/ |url-status=live }} Her second book, Has Anyone Seen My Pants? was released on March 31, 2015, by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Colonna continues to headline nationally throughout the country and also has a weekly podcast with fellow Chelsea Lately comedian Josh Wolf called Off The Rails, which is available on iTunes.

Colonna appeared as a guest spy on Bar Rescue when she did recon for Second Base, formerly Extreme's, in addition to appearing alongside Jon Ryan as one of the recon spies for Black Light District Rock & Roll Lounge.{{Cite news |last=Coyle |first=Anthony |date=2017-02-17 |title=Second Base Update - What Happened After Bar Rescue - Gazette Review |url=https://gazettereview.com/2017/02/second-base-update-happened-bar-rescue/ |access-date=2018-08-13 |work=Gazette Review |language=en-US |archive-date=2018-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814001757/https://gazettereview.com/2017/02/second-base-update-happened-bar-rescue/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Wells |first=Shannon O. |title=Seahawk Punter to Land in Gresham |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/go/42-news/379576-266310-seahawk-punter-to-land-in-gresham- |access-date=2018-08-13 |work=Pamplin Media Group |language=en-gb |archive-date=2018-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813212133/https://pamplinmedia.com/go/42-news/379576-266310-seahawk-punter-to-land-in-gresham- |url-status=live }}

In 2017, it was announced that Colonna was cast as Angie Bladell in Insatiable, which premiered August 10, 2018, on Netflix.{{Cite news |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2018-07-10 |title='Insatiable' Starring Debby Ryan Gets Premiere Date on Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/insatiable-debby-ryan-dallas-roberts-alyssa-milano-premiere-date-netflix-1202423877/ |access-date=2018-08-15 |work=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=2018-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724064825/https://deadline.com/2018/07/insatiable-debby-ryan-dallas-roberts-alyssa-milano-premiere-date-netflix-1202423877/ |url-status=live }}

Since 2019, Colonna has appeared as Lori on Shameless.

Personal life

Colonna became engaged to Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan in 2014.{{Cite web |last=Weaver |first=Tim |date=15 July 2014 |title=Seahawks Punter Jon Ryan Has a Future As a Comedian |url=http://cover32.com/2014/07/15/seahawks-punter-jon-ryan-has-a-future-as-a-comedian/ |access-date=2016-07-09 |website=Cover32 |archive-date=2016-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818204603/http://cover32.com/2014/07/15/seahawks-punter-jon-ryan-has-a-future-as-a-comedian/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |date=9 June 2014 |title=Chelsea Lately Regular Sarah Colonna on Her [Canadian] Super Bowl Boyfriend and Survival in Show Biz |url=https://theprovince.com/entertainment/chelsea-lately-regular-sarah-colonna-on-her-canadian-super-bowl-boyfriend-and-survival-in-show-biz |access-date=2016-07-09 |website=The Province |archive-date=2018-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035925/https://theprovince.com/entertainment/chelsea-lately-regular-sarah-colonna-on-her-canadian-super-bowl-boyfriend-and-survival-in-show-biz |url-status=live }} They married July 9, 2016, in Los Cabos, Mexico. Comedian Ross Mathews, who introduced the couple to each other, officiated at the ceremony.{{Cite news |date=July 10, 2016 |title=Sarah Colonna Marries Seattle Seahawks' Jon Ryan in Mexico |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sarah-colonna-marries-seattle-seahawks-jon-ryan-in-mexico-w212540 |access-date=2016-07-24 |work=US Magazine |archive-date=2016-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724192101/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sarah-colonna-marries-seattle-seahawks-jon-ryan-in-mexico-w212540 |url-status=live }}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
2005 \| Going Shopping \| Shopper \| Uncredited
2013 \| Paradise \| Clerk \|
rowspan=2\|2014 \| Back in the Day \| Carol \|
Buttwhistle \| Mrs. Blancmange \|
2017 \| Killing Hasselhoff \| Dina D'Andrea \|

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

2005

| Going Shopping

| Shopper

| Uncredited

2013

| Paradise

| Clerk

rowspan=2|2014

| Back in the Day

| Carol

Buttwhistle

| Mrs. Blancmange

2017

| Killing Hasselhoff

| Dina D'Andrea

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
2004 \| Strong Medicine \| Nora \| Episode: "A Dose of Reality"
2004–2005 \| Days of Our Lives \| Maura \| 2 episodes
2006 \| Invasion \| Guardswoman \| Episode: "Round Up"
2007 \| Monk \| Irate Mother \| Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus"
2009 \| United States of Tara \| Woman #1 \| Episode: "Snow"
2015 \| Battle Creek \| Gail \| Episode: "Heirlooms"
2018–2019 \| Insatiable \| Angie Bladell \| Main cast
2019 \| Shameless \| Lori \| Recurring role; 10 episodes

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2004

| Strong Medicine

| Nora

| Episode: "A Dose of Reality"

2004–2005

| Days of Our Lives

| Maura

| 2 episodes

2006

| Invasion

| Guardswoman

| Episode: "Round Up"

2007

| Monk

| Irate Mother

| Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus"

2009

| United States of Tara

| Woman #1

| Episode: "Snow"

2015

| Battle Creek

| Gail

| Episode: "Heirlooms"

2018–2019

| Insatiable

| Angie Bladell

| Main cast

2019

| Shameless

| Lori

| Recurring role; 10 episodes

Published works

{{Cite book |last=Colonna |first=Sarah |title=Life As I Blow It: Tales of Love, Life & Sex . . . Not Necessarily in That Order |date=2012 |publisher=Villard |isbn=978-0345528377}}
{{Cite book |last=Colonna |first=Sarah |title=Has Anyone Seen My Pants? |date=2015 |publisher=Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-1476771922}}