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Megan Amram
Megan Amram (born September 3, 1987) is an American comedy writer, producer, and performer. She is most known for her work as co-writer and producer for the NBC series The Good Place. Amram created and starred in the comedy web series, An Emmy for Megan, which depicts Amram's quest to win an Emmy.
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| (1987-09-03) September 3, 1987Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Harvard University |
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| Television |
| internet |
| Alternative comedy |
| surreal comedy |
| dark humor |
| anemmyformegan.com |
Megan Amram (born September 3, 1987) is an American comedy writer, producer, and performer. She is most known for her work as co-writer and producer for the NBC series The Good Place. Amram created and starred in the comedy web series, An Emmy for Megan, which depicts Amram's quest to win an Emmy.
Amram was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and is Jewish. She was educated at Catlin Gabel School and Harvard University where she graduated in 2010. While at Harvard, Amram wrote two of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals' comedy drag shows with her roommate and writing partner Alexandra Petri. She studied violin for twenty years, and appeared as a violinist in an October 2018 episode of The Good Place, a sitcom on which she was a staff writer.
Amram was a writer on the Amazon series Transparent, HBO's Silicon Valley, and the final three seasons of the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation. Other credits include writing for Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital, Fox's The Simpsons, Comedy Central's Kroll Show, the 83rd and 90th Academy Awards, the 2012 MTV Movie Awards, the Disney Channel and contributing to Funny Or Die and the Comedy Central Roasts. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Vulture, Vice Magazine and The Awl, among others, and her first book Science... For Her! was published in November 2015 by Simon & Schuster.
Amram has occasionally ventured into acting, with a 2011 appearance on RuPaul's Drag U, and on The CW musical comedy series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in an episode titled "I Need Some Balance" in January 2019.
In 2018, Amram created, directed, wrote, and starred in the comedy web series, An Emmy for Megan, which depicts her quest to win an Emmy Award by meeting the minimum standards to qualify for an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category. The first series was nominated for two Emmy Awards, one in the Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category and one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category for Amram. The second series was released in May 2019 and was nominated for two Emmy Awards: one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category and one, for Patton Oswalt, in the Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category.
Amram lives in Los Angeles. In 2019, Amram and other WGA writers fired their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging.
In June 2020, tweets resurfaced of Amram making anti-Semitic, homophobic, and anti-Asian American jokes. Amram later apologized in a statement, saying: "I am speaking from the heart and trying my best to communicate my sincere regret. I am deeply embarrassed and more apologetic than you can ever know."
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Actor | Notes |
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| 2011 | 83rd Academy Awards | Yes | No | No | |
| RuPaul's Drag U | No | No | Yes | Episode: "Like a Virgin" as contestant Smokey St. James (Episode Winner) | |
| 2011–2012 | A.N.T. Farm | Yes | No | No | Writer – 1 episodeStaff writer – 6 episodes |
| 2012 | 2012 MTV Movie Awards | Yes | No | No | |
| 2012–2015 | Parks and Recreation | Yes | No | Yes | Writer – 5 episodesActor – Episode: "The Cones of Dunshire" as Viv |
| 2013 | Kroll Show | Yes | No | No | 8 episodes |
| Sketchy | Yes | No | No | Episode: "Birth Control on the Bottom" | |
| 2015–2016 | Childrens Hospital | Yes | No | No | 3 episodes |
| The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush | No | No | Yes | Episode: "The Deadly Brothel" as Jaclyn RipperEpisode: "The Mystery of the Royal Flasher" as The Queen | |
| 2016 | Silicon Valley | Yes | Yes | No | Writer – Episode: "The Empty Chair"Co-producer – 10 episodes |
| 2016–2020 | The Good Place | Yes | Yes | Yes | Producer – 13 episodesSupervising producer – 12 episodesWriter – 7 episodesActor – Episode: "Jeremy Bearimy" as Violinist |
| 2018 | 90th Academy Awards | Yes | No | No | |
| 2018–2019 | An Emmy for Megan | Yes | Executive | Yes | CreatorDirector – 12 episodes |
| 2018-2022 | The Simpsons | Yes | Consulting | No | Writer – Episodes: "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy", "Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion" and "Marge the Meanie"Consulting producer – 17 episodes |
| 2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | No | No | Yes | Episode: "I Need Some Balance" as Nostalgia Cat |
| 2020 | A Parks and Recreation Special | Yes | No | No | |
| 2021 | Q-Force | Yes | Consulting | No | Writer - Episode: "Deb's BBQ" |
| Santa Inc. | No | No | Yes | Episode: "Santa's Birthday" as Heartbreaking Lisp/ER Nurse/ Gummy Mermaids | |
| 2022 | Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin | Yes | Executive | No | Co-DeveloperWriter - Episode: "Backpfeifengesicht" |
| 2024-2025 | A Man on the Inside | Yes | Consulting | Yes | Actress - Episode: "Tinker Tailor Older Spy" as Jessica LadyWriter - Episode: "Spirit Week" |
| 2024 | A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter | Yes | No | No | |
| 2025 | Poker Face | Yes | No | No | Episode: "The Sleazy Georgian" |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2013 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Comedy Series | Parks and Recreation | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | Nominated | |
| 2018 | The Good Place | Nominated | |||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | An Emmy for Megan | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | The Good Place | Nominated | |
| Hugo Award | Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation | Nominated | |||
| Gold Derby Award | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | An Emmy for Megan | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Comedy Series | The Good Place | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Nominated |
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- — (May 25, 2017). "Eulogy for America". Daily Shouts. The New Yorker.
- — (September 11, 2017). "Jared Kushner's Harvard Admissions Essay". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker.
- — (April 30, 2018). "Captain's Log". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker.
- — (November 2, 2020). "Goop Coronavirus Guide". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker.
- — (August 22, 2022). "The Tesla Body". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 98 (25): 23.
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