She is the daughter of actor/comedian Chris Elliott. Niedert worked as a talent coordinator … Her father is Chris Elliott, who was featured on the show during the 1994-1995 season. For his writing, he has won four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2020, she starred in the Fran Drescher sitcom Indebted on NBC. [11], Elliott married television writer Bill Kennedy on September 3, 2016.
He has also played Roland Schitt on CBC Television's Schitt's Creek (2015–2020),[1] and appeared in the films There's Something About Mary (1998), and Scary Movie 2 (2001). [12] In September 2020, Elliott announced she is expecting their first child in October. Elliott was also in an Avocados from Mexico commercial in February 2018. [7], In 2010, Elliott dated fellow Saturday Night Live cast member Fred Armisen. Elliott looked and sounded nothing like the man; he portrayed events from Roosevelt's life that never happened, such as a Japanese bombing of the White House, and his crossing the Potomac in a rowboat. Commander Vermin Chuntspinkton (voice). Paula, one of Gilly's classmates that always tattles on her. [2][3][4] He grew up on the Upper East Side. Abby was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2008 until 2012, making her the first SNL cast member to be the child of a past cast member. He played a serial killer in the series Third Watch in the episodes "The Hunter, Hunted" and "Greatest Detectives in the World" from season six. The Shroud of the Thwacker is a historical novel about Elliott's investigation of a serial killer in 1882 New York City, spoofing London's infamous Jack the Ripper case. Elliott's real-life father, Bob Elliott, appeared in the show as Chris's father. Elliott was born in New York City, and is the youngest of five children of Lee (née Peppers), a model and TV director, and Bob Elliott, who was part of the successful comedy team Bob and Ray. Abby Elliott (born June 16, 1987) is an American actress and comedian who was a cast member on Saturday Night Live for four seasons (from 2008 to 2012) and has since starred on the Bravo comedy Odd Mom Out and the NBC sitcom Indebted. When asked if there was a definitive prankster on set, Hampshire immediately replied, “That … [5] He attended the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in the spring of 1979. Bob Elliott co-starred on a Christmas episode in the 1978–1979 season (season 4). The 38-year-old actress (who plays Stevie Budd on the sitcom) recently sat down for an exclusive interview with PureWow and revealed what it was really like working with the cast of Schitt’s Creek. In 2007, Elliott again began appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman with fellow former Letterman writer Gerard Mulligan. Elliott became a cast member of Saturday Night Live in 1994. In 2015, he had a guest role on an episode of NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and began a starring role as Roland Schitt in Schitt's Creek. Elliott was born in New York City, the elder of two children. Looking for some great streaming picks? [citation needed]. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Daddy's Boy: A Son's Shocking Account of Life with a Famous Father, Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Comedy or Music Program, "Brooks Maine – Pilley House Donation Article", "Off-the-Wall Comedy Lands Chris Elliott on TV, and His Dad, Bob (of Bob and Ray), Is Hooked Too", "The 'S.N.L.' And The Guy Under The Sheets is an "unauthorized autobiography" that tells a comedically fictional version of Elliott's life in which Elliott "reveals" that he is the son not of comedian Bob Elliott, but, rather, of playwright Sam Elliott and actress Bette Davis. | Niedert worked as a talent coordinator on Late Night with David Letterman when they met. [2] While at UCBT, she frequently performed with The Midnight Show sketch troupe. "The Panicky Guy": Elliott would pretend to be an audience member, who panics and runs from the studio at the slightest threat of danger (similar to doomed characters in disaster movies).
Before joining the cast of SNL, Elliott had also done guest voices roles on King of the Hill and Minoriteam. Fur Coat Rhonda, one of the comedians in "The Original Kings of Catchphrase Comedy". One of the French girls in "Les Jeunes de Paris". Into Hot Air tells the story of Chris climbing Mount Everest with a group of celebrities tagging along to underwrite the trek as he investigates his Uncle Percy's failed Everest expedition. He was nominated for a Razzie Award as Worst New Star. In 1986, Elliott co-wrote and starred in the Cinemax special FDR: A One Man Show, a spoof comedy about the life and times of the president. Lang / Kate Middleton / Katniss / Ke$ha / Kesha / Khloé Kardahsian / Kirsten Dunst / Louisa von Trapp / Marie Osmond / Mary Hatch / Melissa Etheridge / Rachel Berry / Sara Haines / Sarah McLachlan, Exclusive – Indebted is a clean and entertaining Hollywood sitcom for the entire family, Full List of "Saturday Night Live" Cast Members, Saturday Night Live!!! Once in the hallway he would be run over and crushed by an advancing floor waxer, with his hands raised in terror.
They have two daughters: Abby and Bridey. She is the daughter of Paula Niedert, a talent coordinator, and actor/comedian Chris Elliott. His other television appearances include recurring roles on Everybody Loves Raymond (2003–2005), starring as Chris Monsanto in Adult Swim's Eagleheart (2011–2013), and guest starring as Lily Aldrin's dad Mickey in How I Met Your Mother (2009–2014). He also has a small supporting role in an episode of Miami Vice. [4] She has also been featured in a number of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon sketches such as "Jersey Floor" and "Studio 6-Bee". [9] From 2015 to 2017, she co-starred on the Bravo series Odd Mom Out. June 16, Abby Elliott (born June 16, 1987) is an American actress and comedian who was a cast member on Saturday Night Live for four seasons (from 2008 to 2012) and has since starred on the Bravo comedy Odd Mom Out and the NBC sitcom Indebted.She is the daughter of actor/comedian Chris Elliott. [2] She attended high school at Immaculate High School in Danbury, Connecticut, where she acted in school plays and musicals. Abby Elliott is the first second-generation cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975). This page was last edited on 18 October 2020, at 05:14. Stars Who Lasted, and the Ones Who Flamed Out", "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced", Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band, The Letterman Foundation for Courtesy and Grooming, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Elliott&oldid=983328940, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2017, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Actor, comedian, writer, director, author, Episode: "Hercules and the Son of Poseidon", Chris Sizemore / Ed Burnett / Rob Holguin (voice), Klokateer / Dr.
[1], After four seasons on SNL, Elliott was let go from the show prior to its 38th season. Her grandfather was radio comedian Bob Elliott. From February 3, 2011 to January 16, 2014, Elliott starred in the Adult Swim series Eagleheart, produced by Conan O'Brien's production company, Conaco. [1], Elliott took comedy classes at The Groundlings and eventually began training and performing in various sketch comedy shows at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Los Angeles. "The Guy Under the Seats": a short character-comedy bit followed by Elliott as himself (living under the seats, that is) who eventually becomes angry at Letterman and threatens him with some metaphorically articulated comeuppance in the future and always closing with the line "But until that day, I'm gonna be right here, making your life...a living hell. In one variation, he played a German Panicky Guy in Lederhosen, who was run over by a hand dolly full of cheese wheels. Her father, Chris Elliott, was an SNL cast member during the 1994–1995 season (season 20) and her grandfather, Bob Elliott, was one half of the popular comedy duo Bob & Ray. After leaving SNL in 2012, Elliott has made guest appearances on television programs such as 2 Broke Girls, How I Met Your Mother, Happy Endings, and Inside Amy Schumer. Daddy's Boy: A Son's Shocking Account of Life with a Famous Father is a comedic fictionalized biography about growing up with his famous father, spoofing Christina Crawford's Mommie Dearest. She has also occasionally performed comedy with her sister Bridey. His characters on the show included: As his career on Late Night blossomed, Elliott also took small movie roles, often as a supporting actor in non-comedies such as Michael Mann's Manhunter and James Cameron's The Abyss.
The January 1999 issue of TV Guide called the "Zoo Animals on Wheels" episode the 19th funniest TV moment of all time. Elliott left Late Night in early 1990, though he would return as a guest interview subject many times on Late Night and Letterman's subsequent talk show The Late Show with David Letterman. In 1993, Elliott teamed up with producer Brad Hall and directed a series of critically acclaimed short films that Elliott showed when appearing on Late Show with David Letterman. [6] Also that year, Elliott starred in his first movie—entitled Cabin Boy—which also featured a short appearance by Elliott's old boss, David Letterman, and was produced by Tim Burton. Emily Hampshire has confirmed that being on the Schitt’s Creek set was just as delightful as it sounds. [1] Her younger sister is actress Bridey Elliott; they were both raised in Wilton, Connecticut. Elliott has been married to Paula Niedert since 1986. In 1990, Elliott created and starred in his own sitcom, which was called Get a Life, about a 30-year-old paperboy named Chris Peterson who lived at home with his parents.
He became known in the mid-to-late 1980s for playing an assortment of recurring quirky, oddball characters on Late Night. His other television credits include the chowder taster on Throwdown with Bobby Flay, airdate 09/02/09, and the voice of Dogbert on the short-run show Dilbert for UPN. ", "The Fugitive Guy": a parody of the TV series, "Skylark": an obnoxious, generic, Las Vegas, "Marlon Brando": a parody of Brando, whom Elliott portrays as a semi-deranged man who performs a "banana dance" to the tune of, "Chris Elliott, Jr.": a spoof of talk-show host, 1985 Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Comedy or Music Program for, 1986 Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Comedy or Music Program for, 1987 Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Comedy or Music Program for, 2016 Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series for, This page was last edited on 13 October 2020, at 16:22. Christopher Nash Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. [3], In 2006, Elliott appeared with supporting roles for the pilots You've Reached the Elliotts and Chrissy: Plain & Simple, both sitcoms that star her father, Chris Elliott. [4] She is the third generation of her family to have been featured on SNL (the second to be hired as a cast member, and her tenure on the show was longer than both her father and grandfather).