Eliza Coupe Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2006, was named one of the 10 Comics to Watch by Variety․com
• Premiered her one-woman sketch show "The Patriots" at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, which later earned her a Breakout Performer Award at the U․S․ Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo
• Graduated from the California Institute of the Arts
• Has suffered from dyslexia and ADHD since childhood
• Started out working as a waitress and bathroom attendant in Times Square
• Quote: "[On her high school days] "I got brutally made fun of and so the comedy was my way of dealing with it․""
• Quote: "(On the "Happy Endings" cast): "We do bits when we're hanging out by our trailers․․․Then we end up incorporating the bits into the show, and it's hilarious․ It's why our show seems so effortless․ The comedy is coming from an authentic place․""
• Toured France in an all-female version of Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear" in 2003
• In high school, she kept a laminated picture of Justin Timberlake in her wallet