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Allison Silverman Biography

Birth Name:Allison Silverman

Birth Place:Gainesville, Florida, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Actress

Fast Facts

Won a Peabody Award in 2000 for "The Daily Show with John Stewart: Indecision 2000․"
Graduated from Yale University in 1994
Studied comedy at ImprovOlympic and the Second City Conservatory
Wrote trivia for quiz and game shows before switching to comedy by taking a job with "The Daily Show with John Stewart․"
Started out working with the comedy troupe Boom Chicago
Quote: "[On recommendations for starting as a comedy writer] "I think it's vital that comedy writers don't hole themselves up and work alone․ They need to meet and have a community of like-minded people․""
Served as the co-head writer for "The Colbert Report․"

Awards

2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: winner
2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
2003WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
2004WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
2005WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
2006WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
2008PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television: winner
2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: winner
2008WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
2009PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television: winner
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
2009WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: nominated
2010PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television: winner
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: winner
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
2010WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: nominated
2011PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television: winner
2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2016WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
2016WGA Award (TV)-New Series: nominated
2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2017WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
2019Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Series - Shortform: nominated
2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
2020Bradbury Award-Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: nominated
2020WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
2020WGA Award (TV)-New Series: nominated
2020WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: nominated