Patti Harrison is best known for her roles in comedy series such as Shrill and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, as well as the comedy film Together Together, with the latter earning her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.
14 Facts About Patti Harrison
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Patti Harrison died of a heart attack when Harrison was six years old.
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Patti Harrison moved to New York City to pursue a comedy career in 2015, but later moved to Los Angeles.
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In 2017, Patti Harrison gained wider prominence for her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she made jokes about then-President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people in the military.
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Patti Harrison later joined the team of writers for the animated comedy series Big Mouth during its fourth season.
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Patti Harrison was named one of Variety magazine's "10 Comics to Watch" in 2019.
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In February 2021, Patti Harrison was banned from Twitter after a stunt in which she impersonated the account of Nilla Wafers in a parody of corporate pinkwashing, and in particular a tweet from the Oreo brand of cookies.
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Patti Harrison made her debut feature film leading role in Together Together, for which she earned a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.
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Patti Harrison has said one of her early comedic influences was Mad TV which she enjoyed watching during her childhood and admired the female comedians on the show, especially Mo Collins, Nicole Sullivan, and Debra Wilson.
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Patti Harrison has said Kristen Wiig and Lisa Kudrow are her idols and her favorite movies as a child were the Scary Movie film series.
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Patti Harrison came out as a transgender woman shortly after dropping out of Ohio University; she described her family as supportive.
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Patti Harrison was diagnosed with ADHD in 2021, telling The New Yorker that she delayed seeking a diagnosis until she had "reached a point where [she] was so frustrated with [her] inability to just stay on track".
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Patti Harrison is an artist and frequently posts her work on Instagram.
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Patti Harrison has canvassed for the Democratic Socialists of America.