Claudia O'Doherty (born 29 November 1983)[1][2] is an Australian actress, writer, and comedian. She won the 2009 Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy Award and the Brisbane Comedy Festival Award for her debut show Monsters of the Deep 3D. She has appeared in several films and TV series, including starring roles in Love and Killing It.[3]
Claudia O'Doherty | |
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| Born | 29 November 1983 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
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Early life and education
editClaudia O'Doherty was born 29 November 1983 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Her father is Mental As Anything band member and artist Reg Mombassa (born Chris O'Doherty).[1] She attended SCEGGS Darlinghurst and the University of Sydney.[4] At the University, she participated in the Arts Revue and met Nick Coyle and Charlie Garber, with whom she began writing and performing under the name Pig Island.[5]
Career
editO'Doherty's debut comedy show Monsters of the Deep 3D won the Best Comedy Award at the 2009 Melbourne Fringe Festival and the Best Comedy Award and the Brisbane Comedy Festival. The following year, she co-wrote the book 100 Facts About Pandas with David O'Doherty (no relation) and Mike Ahern, and worked together with them to co-write 100 Facts About Sharks in 2012. The same year, she appeared on the Australian television show Problems,[6] and her stand-up show The Telescope was nominated for Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
O'Doherty moved to the UK and produced and starred in Claudia O'Doherty Comedy Blaps (2013), a web series produced for Channel 4. Bill Hader brought the videos to the attention of Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow, which led to O'Doherty being invited to audition for an upcoming film they were working on, Trainwreck. O'Doherty secured a minor role in the film.[7]
In 2014, O'Doherty appeared in The Inbetweeners 2 as an airline rep. In January 2015, she appeared on the British panel show QI alongside Jimmy Carr, Suggs, regular panelist Alan Davies and host Stephen Fry.
O'Doherty has appeared several times on the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast, usually playing an exaggerated version of a character also named Claudia O'Doherty. She appeared with "Weird Al" Yankovic,[8] Jimmy Pardo, Nick Kroll,[9] Stars,[10] and Peaches,[2] among others. She also acted on one episode of the Comedy Bang! Bang! TV series in 2015.
O'Doherty moved to the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake and again worked with Amy Schumer, appearing in several episodes of Schumer's comedy series Inside Amy Schumer in 2015 and 2016.[11] O'Doherty received co-writing credit on the show, which received a 2016 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series.[12]
Following her involvement in the film Trainwreck, Judd Apatow approached O'Doherty about a role in the Netflix series Love. O'Doherty was cast as Bertie, the new roommate of Mickey, played by Gillian Jacobs.[13] O'Doherty starred in all three seasons of the series, from 2016 through 2018. In 2018, O'Doherty also appeared as Amy in The Festival directed by Iain Morris.
In 2022 O’Doherty was cast as Jillian Glopp in the Dan Goor sitcom Killing It, a character she continued for the series' second season in 2023.[14][15]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | The Inbetweeners 2 | Airline Rep | |
| 2015 | Trainwreck | Wendy | |
| 2017 | Fun Mom Dinner | Teacher Sherry | |
| The Circle | High Powered Circler | Uncredited | |
| 2018 | The Festival | Amy | |
| 2019 | Long Shot | Wembley News Anchor #3 | |
| Extra Ordinary | Claudia Winter |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Problems | Claudia | Also writer 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Claudia O'Doherty Comedy Blaps | Herself | Also writer 3 episodes |
| 2015 | QI | Herself | Episode: "Long Lost" |
| 2015 | Kroll Show | Stephanie | Episode: "The Commonwealth Games" |
| 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Shandy Williams | Episode: "Lil Jon Wears a Baseball Cap and Sunglasses" |
| 2015–2016 | Inside Amy Schumer | Various | Also writer 4 episodes |
| 2015 | BBC Comedy Feeds | Various | Episode: "People Time" |
| 2015–2018 | Drunk History | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Love | Bertie Bauer | Main role; 28 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | @midnight | Herself | Episodes: "362" & "511" |
| 2016 | Animals. | April (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | SMILF | Winnie | Episode: "Sex Makes It Less Formal" |
| Squinters | Rachel | 5 episodes | |
| 2020–present | Bluey | Aunt Frisky (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Wild Life | Marny (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Our Flag Means Death | Mary Bonnet | 5 episodes |
| The Strange Chores | Mia / Finn (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2022–present | Killing It | Jillian Glopp | Main role |
| 2023 | Koala Man | Various characters (voices) | Recurring role |
| Digman! | Australia (voice) | Episode: "The Arky Gala" | |
| Never Have I Ever | Baby | 2 episodes |
References
edit- ^ a b Low, Lenny Ann (18 October 2011). "O'Doherty hits pay dirt with soil erosion comedy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Romantic Tommy D, episode #376". Comedy Bang! Bang!: The Podcast on Earwolf. Earwolf. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "'It was a real dream': Claudia O'Doherty on Netflix series Love and Amy Schumer's help". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Moran, Robert (29 June 2019). "From Hollywood to an ABC reunion for comedy star Claudia O'Doherty". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media.
- ^ Seddon, Shelley (2 July 2017). "How Amy Schumer helped Aussie stand-up Claudia O'Doherty crack into Hollywood". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Claudia O'Doherty at IMDb. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Claudia O'Doherty on Earwolf". Earwolf. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Don't Hack the SAC, episode #299". Comedy Bang! Bang!: The Podcast on Earwolf. Earwolf. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Tony Macaroni, episode #309". Comedy Bang! Bang!: The Podcast on Earwolf. Earwolf. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Banging the Table with Stars, episode #341". Comedy Bang! Bang!: The Podcast on Earwolf. Earwolf. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Alter, Ethan (22 February 2016). "Meet Breakout 'Love' Star Claudia O'Doherty". Yahoo Entertainment. Yahoo!. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Television Academy Awards & Nominations". 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Mathieson, Craig (13 April 2017). "Claudia O'Doherty: Love actor no longer flies under the radar". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (22 June 2022). "'Killing It' Renewed For Second Season By Peacock". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Thorn, Jesse (27 May 2022). "Claudia O'Doherty on Killing it, getting into comedy and more". NPR. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
