Allison Silverman was born on February 17,1972 and is an American comedy writer and producer, known for her television work on Russian Doll, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
15 Facts About Allison Silverman
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Allison Silverman was the head writer and executive producer for The Colbert Report until 2009.
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Allison Silverman has written for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
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Allison Silverman has received several Emmy nominations for her work on these three shows, including two wins for her work on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.
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Allison Silverman performed at Chicago's iO Theater, and later at the Boom Chicago theater in Amsterdam.
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In Chicago, Allison Silverman got her start writing at a company called Jellyvision for a trivia game called You Don't Know Jack.
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Allison Silverman won an Emmy and a Peabody Award as a member of The Daily Show's writing staff before joining Late Night in 2002.
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Allison Silverman moved to The Colbert Report in 2005 shortly after it was picked up to series.
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Allison Silverman was a 2009 recipient of NYWIFT's Muse Award, celebrating the achievements of women who work in film and television.
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In 2011 Allison Silverman was a writer for the comedy series Portlandia, and served as co-executive producer for the show's next season in 2012.
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In March 2011, Allison Silverman was a writer and contributor on the radio program This American Life in an episode titled "Oh You Shouldn't Have".
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Allison Silverman was a writer and producer on the show from 2015 to 2017.
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Allison Silverman was a writer and producer on both first and second seasons Russian Doll series, which premiered in 2019 and 2022, respectively.
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Allison Silverman was named a finalist for the 2019 Ray Bradbury Award for Dramatic Presentation for her work on the episode "The Way Out", as well as receive an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for the episode "A Warm Body".
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In 2022 it was reported that Allison Silverman is working with writer George Saunders on a pilot for the short story series CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, as well as an adaptation of David Goodwillie's Kings County.