Meredith Scardino
Birth Name:
Meredith Scardino
Profession
Writer, Producer, Animation department, Art department
Fast Facts
- Was a part of the team that won the 2011 Peabody Award for "The Colber Report" Super PAC segments
- Earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University
- Studied painting at Parsons The New School for Design
- Started out as an animator for a series of Comedy Central
- Quote: "[On being a female writer] "I think there are plenty of opportunities (for women)… keep writing and get your work into the right hands… I love the atmosphere where I work․""
- Best known for her work writing for comedic shows
- Served as the only female writer for "The Colbert Report․"
Awards
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Winner
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2009WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Winner
- 2010WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series:Nominated
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2011WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Winner
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series:Nominated
- 2012WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Winner
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series:Winner
- 2013WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series:Winner
- 2014WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Winner
- 2015WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated
- 2016WGA Award (TV) - Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2016WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Nominated
- 2016WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - Sketch Series:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2017WGA Award (TV) - Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2019WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety Sketch Series:Nominated
- 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Television Movie:Nominated
- 2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2024Astra TV Award - Best Writing in a Streaming Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2024Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Episode:Nominated
- 2024Humanitas Prize - Comedy Teleplay:Nominated
- 2024Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series:Nominated