Emily Spivey (born September 29, 1971)^[1] is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator of the seriesUp All Night andBless the Harts. She previously worked as a staff writer onSaturday Night Live from 2001 to 2010. She won anEmmy Award in 2002 and aWGA Award in 2008, both for her work onSaturday Night Live.^[2]

Spivey was born inStatesville, North Carolina and grew up inHigh Point, North Carolina.^[3] She graduated fromT. Wingate Andrews High School. She earned her bachelor's degree from theUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro and her master's degree fromLoyola Marymount University inLos Angeles.^[4]

In Los Angeles, she joinedThe Groundlings. Spivey wrote for the showKing of the Hill, which she left to go write forSaturday Night Live in 2001.^[5][4][6] She left the show in 2010, a few episodes before the end of the35th season, after nine years as writer. She was promoted to writing supervisor for what ended up being her final season.^[7][8]

In 2011, Spivey created the sitcomUp All Night featuringChristina Applegate andWill Arnett.^[9] The show aired for two seasons.^[10]

In addition to writing the script, Spivey is also part of the ensemble cast of theNetflix movieWine Country.^[11]

Spivey is married to film editor and paranormal podcast host^[12] Scott Philbrook. They have a son born in 2009.^[4]

• MADtv (2000–2001)
• King of the Hill (2002)
• Saturday Night Live (2001–2010)
• Parks and Recreation (2011)
• Up All Night (2011–2012) - Creator (debut)
• Murder Police (2013) - Unaired pilot
• Modern Family (2013)
• The Last Man on Earth (2015–2016)
• Maya & Marty (2016)
• Masterminds (2016)
• Wine Country (2019)
• Bless the Harts (2019–2021) - Creator
• How I Met Your Father (2022)
• Loot (2024)

• Emily Spivey atIMDb

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