Allison Silverman
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