Heather Anne Campbell

Heather Anne Campbell
Heather Anne Campbell
	Campbell in 2013
Born	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Medium	Stage, television, film, podcasting
Genres	Improvisational comedy
Spouse	Mary Laws (m. 2023)
Notable works and roles	Saturday Night Live; MADtv; Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza; Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Website	heatherannecampbell.com

Heather Anne Campbell is an American writer, comedian, podcast host, and actress.

Life and career

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Campbell began studying improvisational comedy at iO Theater at the age of fifteen, under the tutelage of Del Close.^[1]^[2] Following a four-year stint of performing in Northwestern University's Mee-Ow Show, she relocated to Amsterdam in 2002 for three years as part of the comedy group Boom Chicago.^[1] In 2005, Campbell moved to Los Angeles and found work with multiple comedy clubs such as The Groundlings and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.^[1]

Campbell is an alumna of The Midnight Show, a monthly sketch showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and is a recurring performer on The CW's Whose Line Is It Anyway.^[3]^[4] Campbell was also a writer on Cartoon Network's Incredible Crew. In 2013, she began writing for Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show. She has also written for Fox's Animation Domination,^[5]^[4] and is a voice talent behind various short clips on Fox's Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD).^[4] She was a recurring guest on Comedy Central's @midnight.^[3]^[6]

Campbell appeared on MADtv and was the featured singer in Improv Everywhere's Food Court Musical.^[7]

In 2009, Campbell played a featured character named "Pink" in the web series MegaBot.^[8]^[9]^[10]

In September 2010, Campbell was hired as a writer for Season 36 of Saturday Night Live.^[11] In March 2011, Campbell appeared in Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza, a shortform improv show that aired on GSN.

Campbell has also appeared in commercials for CiCi's Pizza, Wendy's, Toyota, and was featured in Activision's "Mapathy" campaign for the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.^{[citation needed]} She has written several viral internet videos for The Midnight Show, including "Twilight with Cheeseburgers",^[12] "Bavatar",^[13] and "Drive Recklessly", which was nominated for The Comedy Awards on Comedy Central in 2012.

Campbell's photography has been selected by National Geographic as Photo of the Day,^[14] and her poster design work was featured as the back cover of Adbusters.^{[citation needed]}

In addition, Campbell is also a video game journalist, and was editor of Dave Halverson's Play Magazine as well as Jeff Bond's Geek Monthly until their closure in 2010.^{[citation needed]} Formerly, Campbell was also the Executive Editor of Fusion Publishing's Rocket Magazine, in addition to being a freelance contributor for Edge Online, Action Button, and EGM.^[15]^{[failed verification]} She has written or co-written three episodes of the 2019 Twilight Zone series. Campbell was also hired as a writer for the sixth season of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty.^[16]

In June 2019, Campbell began co-hosting Get Played (formerly How Did This Get Played?), a podcast focused on unusual or poorly rated video games.^[17] In June 2022, Campbell began co-hosting spin-off podcast Get Anime'd!, with Get Played co-hosts Nick Wiger and Matt Apodaca.^[18]

Personal life

In October 2018, she came out on Instagram as part of National Coming Out Day.^[19] She has been in a relationship with screenwriter, playwright, and showrunner Mary Laws since 2019,^[20] and announced in 2023 on her podcast Get Played that the two had gotten married.^[21]

Filmography

Film

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo	Newscaster	Credited as Heather Campbell
2015	Decision Election 2016 All-Star Clusterfuck	Hillary Clinton	Short
2017	Love In The Last Five Days	Ellie	Short film
2020	Crossing Over: Living in the Twilight Zone	Herself	Documentary
TBA	Underground Comedy	Herself	Documentary Post-production

Television

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Mad TV	Theater Manager	Season 11, episode 15: "Film Preview"
2008	Musicals in Real Life	Fast Food Worker	Season 1, episode 1: "Food Court Musical"
2008–2013	The Midnight Show	Jacqueline Kennedy / Dianne Feinstein	25 episodes Writer; 14 episodes Producer; 1 episode Director; 1 episode
2010–2011	Saturday Night Live	—	Writer; 22 episodes
2011	Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza	Herself	8 episodes
2011	KFC: PTSD	—	Short Cinematographer
2012	First Dates with Toby Harris	Janene	Season 1, episode 11: "Actors"
2012–2013	Incredible Crew	News Reporter / Teacher	2 episodes Writer; 13 episodes
2012–2016	Animation Domination High-Def	Various / Ash Ketchum / Pikachu	Voice; 53 episodes
2013–2015	Key and Peele	Writer #6 / Math Teacher	2 episodes
2013–2015	Scientifically Accurate		Voice; 5 episodes Writer; 10 episodes
2013–2021	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Herself	14 episodes
2014	The Eric Andre Show	—	Writer; 20 episodes
2015	Trevor Moore: High in Church	Sycophant
	Major Lazer	Video Game Tournament Worker	Voice Episode 8: "I, Killscreen"
	Rooster Teeth: Entertainment System Originals	Mom / Pinky Pop	4 episodes Writer; 3 episodes
	Rooster Teeth Entertainment System	Herself/Panelist	Season 1 episode 4: "DLC Fuckfest" Writer; 3 episodes
	Open Carrie	Mitch	Short
2015–2017	@midnight	Herself	8 episodes
2016	Party Over Here	Doctor / Various	2 episodes Writer
	Trump vs. Bernie: Shout the Vote	—	Consultant Consultant writer
	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Dr. D. N. Ay	Season 5, episode 5: "T-Pain Wears Shredded Jeans and a Printed Shirt"
	The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush	Maria	Voice; episode 2: "The Deadly Brothel"
	Power Rangers Hurt Something	—	Short Writer
2016–2017	AOK	Mrs. Potts / Toad / Judge Bowser Jr. / Piccolo / Gohan Doctor / Teacher / Woman	Live action; 10 episodes Voice; 3 episodes Writer; 28 episodes
2016–2017	Brian Remus: Science Genius	Claire / Claire Burton	5 episodes
2016–2020	American Dad!	Chopper / Airport Terminal Announcer / Demolition Donkey The Babe / Gina	Voice; 5 episodes
2017	Final Fantasy XV Road Trip IRL	—	Short Writer
	How to Video Games	Herself	17 episodes Writer; 1 episode
	Drive Share	Driver	8 episodes
	Jean-Claude Van Johnson	Script Supervisor	2 episodes
2018	Ghost Writer	Demon Child	Episode 1: Holy LaCroix
2018–2020	Corporate	Kara	2 episodes Writer; 2 episodes
2019	Miracle Workers	—	Writer; season 1 episode 4: "6 Days"
2019–2020	The Twilight Zone	—	Co-executive producer; 10 episodes Writer; 3 episodes
2022–present	Rick and Morty		Co-executive producer Writer; 3 episodes Voice; Season 6, Episode 5: "Final Desmithation"

Podcasts

Podcasts
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Doughboys	Guest	Episode: "Umami Burger with Heather Anne Campbell"
2017	Doughboys	Guest	Episode: "Claim Jumper with Heather Anne Campbell"
2019–present	Get Played	Co-host
2020	Hello from the Magic Tavern	Couch the Sentient Couch	Season 3, episode 62: "Couch"
2021	Harmontown	Guest	Episode: "Harmontown Reunion!"
2021	Going Deep	Guest	Episode: "Culture Shock Catharsis with Nick Wiger & Heather Anne Campbell"
2022	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Guest	Episode: 756
	The Neighborhood Listen	Louise	Episode: "The Confusing Gathering with Heather Anne Campbell"
	Doughboys	Guest	Episode: "Cold Stone Nintendo with Heather Anne Campbell and Matt Apodaca"
2022–present	Get Anime'd	Co-host

Video games

Video games
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Sequence	Jane

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Heather Anne Campbell". UCB Comedy. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ "Heather Anne Campbell". The Pack Theater. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "About". heatherannecampbell.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Roe, Mike (April 12, 2013). "Interview: LA comedian Heather Campbell gets to join the future before you with Google Glass Explorer program (audio)". 89.3 KPCC. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "Video: Comedian Heather Anne Campbell Talks Fox Show ADHD, Comedy, and Libertarianism". reason.com. July 23, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ Wright, Megh (June 6, 2014). "Paul F. Tompkins, Brett Gelman, and Heather Anne Campbell Caption Some Bad Engagement Photos". Vulture. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "Food Court Musical". Improv Everywhere. March 9, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
^ "Fran Kranz is Blue in Megabot (NSFW)". whedonesque.com. September 23, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
^ "MegaBot Trailer". YouTube. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
^ Heather Campbell (September 23, 2009). "MEGABOT PREMIERES ONLINE!". heatherannecampbell.com. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
^ "The comic's comic: Meet two more new writers for SNL's 36th season: Heather Anne Campbell and Tom Flanigan". www.thecomicscomic.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010.
^ "Twilight - with Cheeseburgers!". PerezHilton.com. April 28, 2009. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
^ First Posted: 4/20/10 Updated: 5/25/11 (February 18, 2010). "Avatar Gets Spoofed...With Babies (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved February 13, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Arno River, Florence". nationalgeographic.com. February 13, 2013. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
^ "Video games, Gaming News, Video Game Reviews, Video Game Previews & Game Trailers and Random Geekery". EGMNOW. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
^ Campbell, Heather Anne (May 18, 2022). "Season 6 of Rick and Morty". Twitter. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
^ "How Did This Get Played? podcast on Earwolf". www.earwolf.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ "Get Played is creating Anime Podcasts". Patreon. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
^ "Heather Anne Campbell on Instagram: "I came out to my parents when I was 17. Since then, I've been pretty private about who I date. I've been terrified it would cost me jobs,…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
^ "Congrats to my girlfriend, the incredible Mary Laws, who had her show picked up by Hulu". Twitter. Retrieved May 8, 2023. ^{[better source needed]}
^ ""The Legend of Zelda: A Pod to the Cast: Music Theory of Zelda with Zane Carney (podcast episode)"". Retrieved May 8, 2023.

External links

[ucb-1] "Heather Anne Campbell". UCB Comedy. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

[pack-2] "Heather Anne Campbell". The Pack Theater. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

[HAC-3] "About". heatherannecampbell.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[KPCC-4] Roe, Mike (April 12, 2013). "Interview: LA comedian Heather Campbell gets to join the future before you with Google Glass Explorer program (audio)". 89.3 KPCC. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[5] "Video: Comedian Heather Anne Campbell Talks Fox Show ADHD, Comedy, and Libertarianism". reason.com. July 23, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[Vulture-6] Wright, Megh (June 6, 2014). "Paul F. Tompkins, Brett Gelman, and Heather Anne Campbell Caption Some Bad Engagement Photos". Vulture. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[improveverywhere.com-7] "Food Court Musical". Improv Everywhere. March 9, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012.

[8] "Fran Kranz is Blue in Megabot (NSFW)". whedonesque.com. September 23, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

[9] "MegaBot Trailer". YouTube. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

[10] Heather Campbell (September 23, 2009). "MEGABOT PREMIERES ONLINE!". heatherannecampbell.com. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

[www.thecomicscomic.com-11] "The comic's comic: Meet two more new writers for SNL's 36th season: Heather Anne Campbell and Tom Flanigan". www.thecomicscomic.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010.

[perezhilton.com-12] "Twilight - with Cheeseburgers!". PerezHilton.com. April 28, 2009. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.

[www.huffingtonpost.com-13] First Posted: 4/20/10 Updated: 5/25/11 (February 18, 2010). "Avatar Gets Spoofed...With Babies (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved February 13, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[14] "Arno River, Florence". nationalgeographic.com. February 13, 2013. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

[www.egmnow.com-15] "Video games, Gaming News, Video Game Reviews, Video Game Previews & Game Trailers and Random Geekery". EGMNOW. Retrieved February 13, 2012.

[16] Campbell, Heather Anne (May 18, 2022). "Season 6 of Rick and Morty". Twitter. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

[17] "How Did This Get Played? podcast on Earwolf". www.earwolf.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[18] "Get Played is creating Anime Podcasts". Patreon. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

[19] "Heather Anne Campbell on Instagram: "I came out to my parents when I was 17. Since then, I've been pretty private about who I date. I've been terrified it would cost me jobs,…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

[20] "Congrats to my girlfriend, the incredible Mary Laws, who had her show picked up by Hulu". Twitter. Retrieved May 8, 2023. ^{[better source needed]}

[21] ""The Legend of Zelda: A Pod to the Cast: Music Theory of Zelda with Zane Carney (podcast episode)"". Retrieved May 8, 2023.

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