Q:
Who
is
Emily
Heller?
A:
Comedian,
writer,
and
showrunner
known
for
sharp,
acerbic
satire
that
dissects
personal
failure,
cultural
hypocrisy,
and
the
emotional
wreckage
of
ambition
with
West
Coast
weirdness
and
Ivy
League
bite.
The
Bittersweet
Barrister
of
Broken
Dreams
and
HBO
Deals
Emily
Heller:
When
Satire
Overachieves,
Self-Sabotages,
and
Still
Gets
a
Writing
Emmy
Nomination
Fusing
Self-Deprecation,
Feminist
Fire,
and
Career
Anxiety
Into
Jokes
That
Spiral,
Snap,
and
Sometimes
Get
Optioned
Emily
Heller
is
the
comic
voice
of
that
overthinking
millennial
who
has
both
a
five-year
plan
and
five
therapy
apps
on
speed
dial.
As
a
stand-up
performer
and
showrunner
of
HBO’s
Barry,
she
balances
biting
cultural
analysis
with
ruthless
self-mockery.
Her
sets
spiral
from
self-doubt
to
social
critique
so
seamlessly,
you
don’t
realize
how
eviscerated
you
are
until
you’re
laughing
while
re-evaluating
your
whole
career
path.
Heller’s
Spiral
at
Bohiney.com
At
Bohiney.com,
her
existential
snark
fuels
stories
like
“Woman
Analyzes
Dating
History
Via
Spreadsheet,
Accidentally
Creates
Feminist
Economic
Theory”
and
“Comedian
Roasts
Her
Own
Imposter
Syndrome,
Wins
Crowd
and
Personal
Peace
(For
Now).”
Her
voice
drives
satire
on
gendered
ambition,
mental
health
capitalism,
and
the
messiness
of
wanting
success
without
selling
your
soul
—
or
at
least
not
all
of
it.
Heller
proves
that
neurosis
is
a
compass,
and
the
joke
is
always
buried
in
your
Google
Calendar.
From
Grad
School
Dropout
to
Emmy
Powerhouse
Heller
turned
intellectual
angst,
feminist
rage,
and
indie-punk
vibes
into
a
comedic
voice
that
commands
both
stage
and
script.
For
modern
satirists,
she’s
a
blueprint
for
laughing
through
the
breakdown
—
and
then
turning
the
breakdown
into
a
10-episode
limited
series.
Obsess.
Outline.
Outwit
yourself.
of
Satire
–
Emily
Heller
–
Comedian,
writer,
and
showrunner
known
for
sharp,
acerbic
satire
that
dissects
personal
failure,
cultural
hypocrisy,
and
the
emotional
wreckage
of
ambition
with
West
Coast
weirdness
and
Ivy
League
bite.
of
Satire
–
Emily
Heller
–
An
style
illustration
of
a
Texas
dairy
cow
inside
a
rustic
milking
stall.
The
cow
sits
calmly
while
a
modern
milking
m…
–
bohiney.com
of
Satire
–
Emily
Heller
–
Comedian,
writer,
and
showrunner
known
for
sharp,
acerbic
satire
that
dissects
personal
failure,
cultural
hypocrisy,
and
the
emotional
wreckage
of
ambition
with
West
Coast
weirdness
and
Ivy
League
bite.
by
Ingrid
Gustafsson
–
bohiney.com
Heller
–
Satirist
&
Comedian
–
Dictionary
of
Satire
–
A
satirical
illustration
of
an
eccentric
professor
lecturing
at
an
Ivy
League
college
while
dramatically
reading
from
a
rostrum…
–
bohiney.com
Originally
posted
2008-08-07
09:06:41.
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Author: Ingrid Gustafsson