Emma Willmann

Emma Willmann is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She made her televised stand up debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[1][2] Willmann had a recurring role as "Beth" on The CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Emma Willmann
Born (1985-12-20) December 20, 1985
Blue Hill, Maine, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupation
Years active2016—present
Websiteemmacomedy.com

Early life

Emma Willmann was born in Blue Hill, Maine, where she went to grade school and high school.[3] She is a graduate of George Stevens Academy and currently resides in New York City. Willmann also graduated from Simmons College Boston and received a Masters from The New School New York City.

Stand up comedy

She was featured as a New Face at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2016.[4] Time Out New York has recognized her as one of the 10 funniest women in NYC.[5] Emma performed stand up on the Seeso series, Night Train with Wyatt Cenac.[6]

Emma appears on Netflix's The Comedy Lineup, where she performs a 15-minute stand up set.[7][8]

Acting

In 2018, Emma joined the cast of The CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.[9] She plays Beth, Valencia's girlfriend and business partner.[10] She also plays a version of herself on HBO's Crashing.[11]

Radio and podcasting

Emma hosts The Check Spot on Sirius XM's Raw Dog Comedy.[4] Emma co-hosts the podcast Inside the Closet with Matteo Lane [12] and Secret Keepers Club with Carly Aquilino.[13]

References
  1. "Comic Emma Willmann Kills On Live 'Late Show' Without One Trump Joke". The Huffington Post. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. "It hasn't been a long trip for comic Emma Willmann, just a strange one". The Boston Globe. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. "Blue Hill native makes her comedy debut on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"". #Maine. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  4. "From Inventor to Standup with Emma Willmann". Splitsider. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  5. "Up Next, Emma Willmann. A Look Through the Lens at New York Comedy". 30 August 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  6. "Seeso Orders Second Season of NIGHT TRAIN WITH WYATT CENAC". 1 February 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  7. Zinoman, Jason (2018). "15-Minute Stand-Up Specials? Netflix Is Trying a New Format". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  8. Fox, Jesse David. "Netflix to Change How We Watch Stand-up on TV". Vulture. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  9. Turchiano, Danielle (2018-02-03). "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Boss on Season 3's Time Jump and Her 'Female Filmmaker Friday' Initiative". Variety. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  10. "Queer Comic Emma Willmann Wants You to Know She Isn't Ellen DeGeneres | NewNowNext". newnownext.com. Retrieved Aug 11, 2019.
  11. Castleberry, Tony. "Just being herself helped Emma Willmann make it onto an HBO series". wect.com. Retrieved Aug 11, 2019.
  12. "SF Sketchfest 2018: Inside the Closet". Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  13. "Secret Keepers Club". SoundCloud. Retrieved Aug 11, 2019.
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