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Meredith Scardino is an American screenwriter, showrunner and producer.[1] She has worked as a writer for several television comedies, including Colbert Report, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Mr. Mayor. She is the creator of the Peacock original series Girls5eva.[2][3]

Meredith Scardino
Born	(1976-01-03) January 3, 1976 (age 46)
Education	Cornell University (BFA) Parsons School of Design (MFA)
Occupation	Screenwriter, producer

Early life

Scardino grew up in Villanova, a suburb of Philadelphia. As a four-year-old, she sometimes appeared on a local show called, The Al Alberts Showcase.[4] She graduated from Radnor High School in 1994 before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornell University in 1998.[5][4]

Scardino studied painting at Parsons School of Design and graduated with a master's degree in fine arts.[6][4]

Career

Scardino began her career as an animator before transitioning into writing.[4] Her first writing job was in 2004 on the VH1 comedy series Best Week Ever. She went on to write for the Late Show with David Letterman from 2005-2007, where she was the sole female writer.[4] Scardino left Letterman to become a writer for The Colbert Report, and was part of the writing team that won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program" in 2008.[4] When The Colbert Report concluded, Scardino went on to write for Colbert's new show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and she became a consulting producer for its launch in 2016.[7][4]

In 2015, Scardino left her writing position for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to join the writing staff of Robert Carlock's and Tina Fey's Netflix original series, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.[8] She served as a co-executive producer during the show's final two seasons.

Scardino's comedy series Girls5eva premiered in 2021. Girls5eva is produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.[6]

Scardino has also written for Saturday Night Live, At Home with Amy Sedaris, The Daily Show, Human Giant, and the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.

Personal life

Scardino lives in New York City and has one son.[9]

References

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