Meredith Scardino | |
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| Born | (1976-01-03)January 3, 1976 (age 49) |
| Education | Cornell University (BFA) Parsons School of Design (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer |
Meredith Scardino is an American screenwriter,showrunner and producer.[1] She has worked as a writer for several television comedies, includingColbert Report,Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, andMr. Mayor. She is the creator of thePeacock/Netflix original seriesGirls5eva.[2][3]
Scardino grew up inVillanova, a suburb ofPhiladelphia. As a four-year-old, she sometimes appeared on a local show calledThe Al Alberts Showcase.[4] She graduated from Radnor High School in 1994 before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts fromCornell University in 1998.[5][4]
Scardino studied painting atParsons School of Design and graduated with a master's degree in fine arts.[6][4]
Scardino began her career as an animator before transitioning into writing.[4] Her first writing job was in 2004 on theVH1 comedy seriesBest Week Ever. She went on to write for theLate Show with David Letterman from 2005-2007, where she was the sole female writer.[4] She leftLetterman to become a writer forThe Colbert Report, and was part of the writing team that won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program" in 2008.[4] She went on to write for Colbert's new show,The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and became a consulting producer for its 2016 launch.[7][4]
In 2015, Scardino leftThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert to join the writing staff ofRobert Carlock's andTina Fey'sNetflix original seriesUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,[8] which she co-executive-produced for its final two seasons.
Scardino's comedy seriesGirls5eva premiered in 2021, produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.[6] It ran for two seasons onPeacock and then was picked up for a third season byNetflix.[9]
She has also written forSaturday Night Live,At Home with Amy Sedaris,The Daily Show,Human Giant and the72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Scardino lives inNew York City and has one son.[10]