Michelle Wolf

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Comedian • Writer • Host

Birth Date: June 21, 1985

Age: 38 years old

Birth Place: Hershey, Pennsylvania

After a half-decade of work as a stand-up comic, writer/performer Michelle Wolf earned her big break with her work as head writer and cast member on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (NBC, 2014- ), where her fresh and insightful examination of politics and pop culture led to a correspondent role on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" (Comedy Central, 2015- ) and her own HBO special, "Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady" (2017). Born June 21, 1985 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Wolf was active in sports while attending both Hershey High School and the College of William and Mary, from which she graduated in 2003 and 2007, respectively. After graduation, she worked in finance while exploring her interest in comedy through an improvisation class. The experience proved to be a transformative one, spurring Wolf to pursue a career in comedy that bloomed in 2014 with an appearance on "Late Night with Seth Meyers." She soon joined the writing staff on "Meyers" and worked her way up to writing supervisor and guest performer while also contributing material to "The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards" (NBC, 2014- ), which was hosted by Meyers, "The 88th Academy Awards" (ABC, 2016- ), hosted by Chris Rock, and "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" as both a writer and contributor. Wolf also continued to hone her stand-up act, appearing on "Live at the Apollo" (BBC One/Two, 2004- ) and "The Edinburgh Festival" in 2016 alone. The following year, she earned an HBO special, "Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady," and in 2018, Wolf was announced as the host of the White House Correspondents Association's annual dinner. Her occasionally foul-mouthed routine at the end of the night caused an immediate uproar, as Republican pundits and politicians complained that Wolf's jokes about White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was seated on the dais at the time, were attacks on her physical appearance; Wolf's equally impassioned defenders pointed out that the jokes were about Sanders' propensity for lying during news briefings. The uproar over these jokes and others was enough that the head of the WHCA issued a statement distancing itself from Wolf, which led to further discussion and arguments. (During the routine itself, Wolf had cracked "Yeah, you should have done more research before you got me to do this" after a risque joke about the Trump-resistance symbol the "pussy hat.") In May of the same year, a newly high-profile Wolf began hosting a weekly comedy show, "The Break with Michelle Wolf" (Netflix 2018), on Netflix. However, the series suffered from poor ratings and middling reviews and was canceled after its first season.

Credits

Michelle Wolf: It's Great to Be HereStream

Self
Stand-up
2023

The Daily Show

Host
Show
2023

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

Self
Show
2022

Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who KillStream

Self
Stand-up
2022

Late Night Mash

Guest
Show
2021

Michelle Wolf: Joke Show

Actor
Show
2019

Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow: The Series

Guest
Show
2019

Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2018

Guest
Show
2018

Bumping Mics With Jeff Ross & Dave Attell

Guest Star
Show
2018

Used People

Actor
Michelle
Show
2018

Now Hiring With Michelle Wolf

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Show
2018

The Break With Michelle WolfStream

Host
Talk
2018
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Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

Guest
Show
2018

Michelle Wolf: Nice LadyStream

Executive Producer
Stand-up
2017

Michelle Wolf: Nice LadyStream

Self
Stand-up
2017

Michelle Wolf: Nice LadyStream

Writer
Stand-up
2017

The Russell Howard Hour

Guest
Show
2017

Frankie Boyle's American Autopsy

Guest
Show
2016

Night Train With Wyatt Cenac

Actor
Series
2016

The Daily Show with Trevor NoahStream

Correspondent
Talk
2015

At Midnight With Chris HardwickStream

Guest
Game Show
2015

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

Guest
Talk
2015

The Weekly with Charlie Pickering

Guest
Show
2015

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

Guest
Talk
2014

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Contestant
Show
2013

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Guest
Show
2013

Just for Laughs: All Access

Actor
Show
2012

Just for Laughs: All Access

Guest
Show
2012

CBS This Morning: Saturday

Guest
Show
2012

The Blame Game

Guest
Show
2011

MSNBC Special Coverage

Host
Show
2008

Live at the Apollo

Guest
Show
2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

Guest
Talk
2003

The View

Guest
Talk
1997

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