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Chris Kelly Biography

Birth Place:
Sacramento, California, United States
Profession
Writer, director, actor

Fast Facts

  • Was in an improv group in college
  • Moved to New York after graduating college
  • Wrote and performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade
  • In 2009, The Onion News Network won a Peabody Award while on his tenure
  • Applied to Saturday Night Live multiple times before getting hired in 2011
  • Served as co-head writer for the 42nd season of Saturday Night Live
  • His film Other People (2016) is a semi-autobiographical look at his family

Relationships

  • Joanne (née Kellogg) Kelly -- Mother
  • Janelle -- Sister