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'''Tami Sagher''' is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress.
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'''Tami Sagher''' is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress. She has written for the TV shows ''[[30 Rock]]'', ''[[Psych (TV series)|Psych]],'' ''[[MADtv]]'' and ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]''. She was a staff writer on the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', leaving before the show's final season. In addition, she has contributed to ''[[This American Life]]''.<ref name="TAL">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisamericanlife.org/contributors/tami-sagher|title=Radio Archive by Contributor: Tami Sagher|accessdate=2015-03-16|publisher=This American Life}}</ref>

==Biography==
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A native of [[Chicago]], Sagher studied mathematics at the [[University of Chicago]] before joining [[Boom Chicago]] and then [[The Second City|Second City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thecore.uchicago.edu/Summer2010/feature-making-it-up.shtml|title=The Core: College Magazine of the University of Chicago|website=thecore.uchicago.edu|access-date=2017-01-28}}</ref>

==Career==
===TV===
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Sagher has written for the TV shows ''[[30 Rock]]'', ''[[Psych (TV series)|Psych]],'' ''[[MADtv]]'' and ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]''. She was a staff writer on the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', leaving before the show's final season.

Sagher then spent two seasons as writer-producer on the Netflix series ''[[Orange is the New Black]]''. From 2020 to 2021, Sagher was a writer-executive producer on the [[Hulu]] series ''[[Shrill (TV series)|Shrill]].''


===National Public Radio===
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A native of [[Chicago]], she studied mathematics at the [[University of Chicago]] before joining Boom Chicago and then Second City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thecore.uchicago.edu/Summer2010/feature-making-it-up.shtml|title=The Core: College Magazine of the University of Chicago|website=thecore.uchicago.edu|access-date=2017-01-28}}</ref>
In addition, Sagher has contributed to ''[[This American Life]]''.<ref name="TAL">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thisamericanlife.org/archive?contributor=9005|title=Radio Archive by Contributor: Tami Sagher|accessdate=2015-03-16|publisher=This American Life}}</ref>


===Performance===
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Sagher has been nominated for 4 [[Writers Guild of America Awards]], three for ''MADtv''<ref>{{IMDb name|1127337}}</ref> and one ([[Writers Guild of America Awards 2008|in 2008]] in the category of Best Comedy Series) for the third season of ''30 Rock''.<ref name="WGA 09 Official">{{Cite web|url=http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |title=2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced |accessdate=2008-12-12 |publisher=WGA |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212052838/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |archivedate=2008-12-12 }}</ref>
Her performing includes playing an improv performer in ''[[Don't Think Twice (film)|Don't Think Twice]]'',<ref name="moviesite">{{Cite web|url=http://dontthinktwicemovie.com/|title=Don't Think Twice - A Film by Mike Birbiglia|website=Don't Think Twice}}</ref> starring in the short film ''The Shabbos Goy'',<ref name=film-threat>{{Cite news |last=Saveliev|first=Alex |authorlink= |date=2020-11-10 |page= |title=The Shabbos Goy |url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-shabbos-goy/ |work=Film Threat |location= |access-date=2021-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111003136/https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-shabbos-goy/ |archive-date=2020-11-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as various appearances on TV sitcoms and sketch shows. In particular, she appeared in Season 5 of ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''.


==Honors==
Her performing includes playing an improv performer in ''[[Don't Think Twice (film)|Don't Think Twice]]'',<ref name="moviesite">http://dontthinktwicemovie.com/</ref> as well as various appearances on TV sitcoms and sketch shows.
Sagher has been nominated for 4 [[Writers Guild of America Awards]]:
* Three for ''MADtv'';{{Citation needed |date=August 2021}}
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* One ([[Writers Guild of America Awards 2008|2008]] in the category of Best Comedy Series) for the third season of ''30 Rock''.<ref name="WGA 09 Official">{{Cite web|url=http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |title=2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced |accessdate=2008-12-12 |publisher=WGA |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212052838/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |archivedate=2008-12-12 }}</ref>


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Revision as of 22:47, 30 March 2024

Tami Sagher
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Occupations
  • Autor
  • actress
  • comedian
Years active1996–present

Tami Sagher is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress.

Biography

A native of Chicago, Sagher studied mathematics at the University of Chicago before joining Boom Chicago and then Second City.[1]

Career

TV

Sagher has written for the TV shows 30 Rock, Psych, MADtv and Inside Amy Schumer. She was a staff writer on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, leaving before the show's final season.

Sagher then spent two seasons as writer-producer on the Netflix series Orange is the New Black. From 2020 to 2021, Sagher was a writer-executive producer on the Hulu series Shrill.

National Public Radio

In addition, Sagher has contributed to This American Life.[2]

Performance

Her performing includes playing an improv performer in Don't Think Twice,[3] starring in the short film The Shabbos Goy,[4] as well as various appearances on TV sitcoms and sketch shows. In particular, she appeared in Season 5 of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Honors

Sagher has been nominated for 4 Writers Guild of America Awards:

  • Three for MADtv;[citation needed]
  • One (2008 in the category of Best Comedy Series) for the third season of 30 Rock.[5]

References

  1. ^ "The Core: College Magazine of the University of Chicago". thecore.uchicago.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Radio Archive by Contributor: Tami Sagher". This American Life. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Don't Think Twice - A Film by Mike Birbiglia". Don't Think Twice.
  4. ^ Saveliev, Alex (November 10, 2020). "The Shabbos Goy". Film Threat. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". WGA. 2008. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.


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