Laci Mosley
Laci Mosley is an American actress, comedian, and podcaster. She performs improv comedy at UCB Los Angeles and co-starred in the Pop comedy series Florida Girls. Mosley is best known for her podcast Scam Goddess, which focuses on historical and contemporary scams and cons.[1]
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Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress, comedian, podcaster |
Years active | 2014–present |
Notable work | Scam Goddess (podcast) |
Career
Mosley performs improv and sketch comedy at UCB in Los Angeles and performs a show called #TrapProv with her comedy partner Priscilla Davies.[2] She is a member of UCB's emergent initiative Project Rethink that is working to address systemic racism within the organization.[3]
Mosley's first lead role was on the 2019 Pop series Florida Girls, which was cancelled after one season despite an initial renewal.[4][5] She is set to star in the upcoming digital series Scroll Wheel of Time on Eko.[6] She also acted in a guest role on Single Parents.[7]
In September 2019, she created the podcast Scam Goddess, produced by Earwolf, where she discusses historic and modern cons with other comedian guests.[8][9] The podcast was recommended by Vox and Vulture.[10][11] Sean Malin of Vulture wrote in positive review, "Mosley is whip-fast with jokes, upstaging and amusing even her funniest guests with zingers."[10] In October 2020, the podcast was picked up for co-production by Conan O'Brien's company Team Coco, alongside Earwolf.[12]
Mosley provides commentary on Whoopi Goldberg's ABC true crime series The Con (2020).[12]
Personal life
Mosley was raised in Dallas, Texas. She lived in New York City after college for two years and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.[2]
References
- Fernandez, Maria Elena (2019-08-07). "Florida Is Anything But a Joke for Florida Girls". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- Stories, Local. "Meet Laci Mosley – Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- Wright, Megh (2020-06-18). "Improv Communities Demand Theaters Address Systemic Racism". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- Petski, Denise (2018-09-26). "'Florida Girls': Laci Mosley, Melanie Field & Patty Guggenheim Join Laura Chinn In Pop TV Comedy Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- Andreeva, Nellie (2020-03-05). "Pop Pulls the Plug On 'Florida Girls', 'Best Intentions' & 'Flack', Raising Questions About Net's Scripted Future". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- Petski, Denise (2019-09-11). "'Scroll Wheel Of Time': Bernard David Jones, Laci Mosley & Jerry Minor To Star In Eko Series; Full Cast Set". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- "Wednesday's TV highlights: 'Single Parents' on ABC". Los Angeles Times. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- Editors, Vulture (2019-10-15). "Best New True-Crime Podcasts: 'Scam Goddess,' Brendan Dassey". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-04-13.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Editors, Vulture (2019-10-11). "This Week in True-Crime Podcasts: Brendan Dassey Talks". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-04-13.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Malin, Sean (2020-08-20). "Want to Try Scam Goddess? Start Here". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- Romano, Aja (2020-04-08). "18 podcasts to help you hold on to the outside world". Vox. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- Schiffer, Zoe (2020-10-30). "The host of Scam Goddess is in for the long con". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-11-04.