Chris Kelly (writer)
| Chris Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 7, 1983 Sacramento, California |
| Occupation | Writer, director, Website content writer, screenwriter |
| Alma mater | UC Irvine |
| Period | 2005–present |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Notable works |
The Onion News Network Saturday Night Live Other People |
Chris Kelly is an American writer and director known for his work on Saturday Night Live and directing the film Other People that premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
Kelly grew up in Sacramento, California, the son of Joanne (née Kellogg; 1960-2009) Kelly. He has a sister, Janelle, and a half sister, Katie, from his mother's re-marriage.He attended college at UC Irvine. He was a staff writer and director at Funny or Die and Onion News Network, the latter of which won the 2009 Peabody Award. He was also Head Writer for Matt Besser's Comedy Central special This Show Will Get You High in 2010. Kelly also performed at UCBNY with his storytelling show Chris Kelly: America's Princess Diana, and before that, wrote, directed and starred in the play, OH MY GOD, I HEARD YOU'RE DYING! He was on various Maude Teams as both a writer and actor, including STONE COLD FOX, 27 KIDNEYS and THUNDER GULCH, and was a frequent monologist at ASSSSCAT in both NYC and LA.
Currently, Kelly is a supervising writer for Saturday Night Live having joined the show as a staff writer for the 37th season and promoted to supervising writer on the 40th season. Along with his SNL writing partner, Sarah Schneider, Kelly has created many of SNL's recent hits including: “(Do It On My) Twin Bed,” “Back Home Ballers,” "The Beygency" (about Beyoncé), and “First Got Horny 2 U.” He and Schneider primarily write for Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon, including "Dyke and Fats." Kelly has been nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on SNL.
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