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Martha Kelly is an American stand-up comedian and actress from Los Angeles, California,[2] best known for co-starring in the FX comedy series Baskets.[3] In 2022, Kelly was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role as the drug dealer Laurie on Euphoria.

Martha Kelly
Born	(1968-02-24) February 24, 1968 (age 54)[1] Torrance, California[1]
Occupation	Actress comedian
Years active	1994–present[2]

Career

She has been featured on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's The Half Hour and Premium Blend, NBC's Last Comic Standing, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

At age 25, Kelly experimented with stand-up comedy at the Laugh Factory in her native Los Angeles. Her material and confidence slowly developed over a five-year period.[2]

Kelly first surfaced on comedy stages in Austin, Texas with HBO's Aspen Comedy Festival auditions in the fall of 1999, followed by winning Capital City Comedy Club's annual "Funniest Person in Austin" contest in April 2000.[2] Kelly was the winner of Comedy Central's 2002 Laugh Riots national comedy competition and was one of the New Faces in the Just for Laughs comedy festival that same year.

After many years of performing stand-up, Kelly made her acting debut in January 2016 after long-time friend Zach Galifianakis asked her to co-star in his FX comedy series Baskets.[4] She co-stars as Martha, an insurance adjuster and friend of Chip Baskets (played by Galifianakis).[5]

In 2022, Kelly was nominated for an Emmy for her guest role as a drugdealer in the HBO series Euphoria.[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Herself - Stand-up performer	1 episode
2011	Ladies Night Out	Herself - Stand-up performer	1 episode
2016–2019	Baskets	Martha	Series regular, 40 episodes
2016	The Half Hour[7]	Herself - Stand-up performer	1 episode
2017	Infinity Baby[8]	Ava
	Spider-Man: Homecoming[9][7]	Tour Guide	Minor role
	American Gods	Zorya Utrennyaya	2 episodes
2018	Will & Grace	Patty	Episode: "Grace's Secret"
2019	Corporate Animals	Gloria
	Marriage Story	Nancy Katz
2021-present	The Great North	Bethany	Guest role (12 episodes)
2022	Euphoria	Laurie	3 episodes
	Grace and Frankie	Patty	2 episodes
	I Love That For You	Pam	Episode: "Daddy's Lil' Cookies"
	Hacks	Barbara	2 episodes
	Gaslit	Rose Mary Woods	4 episodes

References

External links

• Martha Kelly at IMDb
• Austin Chronicle Interview, May 2000

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