Tami Sagher

American actress

Writer
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

^ "The Core: College Magazine of the University of Chicago". thecore.uchicago.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
^ "Radio Archive by Contributor: Tami Sagher". This American Life. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
^ "Don't Think Twice - A Film by Mike Birbiglia". Don't Think Twice.
^ Saveliev, Alex (November 10, 2020). "The Shabbos Goy". Film Threat. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "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.