Nicole Byer

Nicole Byer is a comedian and actress who stars in the scripted comedy based on her life, Loosely Exactly Nicole,[1] as well as prank show Ladylike. Byer has also appeared in the sketch-comedy series Party Over Here,[2] reality show Girl Code,[3] and the Upright Citizens Brigade.[4]

Early life

Byer moved to New York City after high school, waitressing and taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade before moving to Los Angeles in 2012.[5]

Career

The Ringer describes Byer's comedy as "most easily compared to a raunchier Retta with a hint of Ilana Glazer’s madcap energy. She’s mouthy, vulgar, a little bit goofy, relatable but ridiculously charming, and not afraid to infuse her broad comedy with a confident sexuality."[5] USA Today says "it's precisely her brazen, ribald brand of comedy that landed her in the creative incubator that is MTV, where she toplines two new comedy shows" in 2016, Ladylike and Loosely Exactly Nicole.

Web series

Byer and Sasheer Zamata created a web series called Pursuit of Sexiness.[6] The Daily Dot called it a "must-see".[7]

Television

Byer appears on the MTV reality show Girl Code, where Bustle says she is a "beloved talking head";[3] The Washington Post called Byer "one of the most dependably funny commentators" on the show.[4] She also hosted MTV's Are You the One? The Aftermatch Live, an after-show for the second season of Are You the One?.

In 2016, Byer starred with Jessica McKenna and Alison Rich in the Fox series Party Over Here.[8][9] The half-hour sketch comedy, which aired on Saturday nights for one season, was created by Paul Scheer and Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone).[2]

Byer has also starred with Jade Catta-Preta and Matteo Lane in a hidden-camera prank show on MTV called Ladylike.[10]

Loosely Exactly Nicole is a scripted, single-camera comedy based on Byer's own life.[11] Jezebel describes the premise as a "comedic look on [Byer's] life as a black actress struggling to make it in Hollywood."[12] Loosely, Exactly Nicole premiered September 5, 2016 on MTV.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Moraes, Lisa de (31 July 2016). "'Loosely Exactly Nicole' Star Nicole Byer Asked To Explain Show's White EPs – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 O'Connell, Michael (February 4, 2016). "Fox Revisiting Saturday Sketch Comedy With Lonely Island's 'Party Over Here'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 Mehta, Maitri (September 8, 2015). "Who Is Nicole Byer? The Comedian Has Two New Shows On MTV & She Deserves It". Bustle. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 Merry, Stephanie (2 September 2016). "Nicole Byer has her own TV show, and the fact she's a black female comedian is the 'least interesting thing' about it". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 Davis, Allison P. (6 September 2016). "Nicole Byer Is Not Your Teacher". The Ringer. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Wright, Megh (28 April 2015). "Sasheer Zamata and Nicole Byer Turn into Garbage Monsters in 'Pursuit of Sexiness'". Splitsider. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Reghay, Nayomi (1 April 2015). "Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata pursue sexiness, wine, and laughs in the 'Pursuit of Sexiness'". Daily Dot. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Wright, Megh (17 March 2016). "Nicole Byer Is the Nation's Top Transvaginal Mesh Attorney on This Week's 'Party Over Here'". Splitsider. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Wright, Megh (13 May 2016). "Nicole Byer Gets Stalked by an Internet Ad on Tomorrow's 'Party Over Here'". Splitsider. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Houlihan, Ryan (September 8, 2015). "Nicole Byer Is About To Redefine The Term 'Ladylike' With Brand-New Show". MTV. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Moraes, Lisa de (31 July 2016). "'Loosely Exactly Nicole' Star Nicole Byer Asked To Explain Show's White EPs – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  12. ↑ Davies, Madeleine (August 1, 2016). "'I Want It Blacker': Here's the First Trailer for Nicole Byer's Loosely Exactly Nicole". Jezebel. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  13. ↑ Jones, Jaleesa M. (August 3, 2016). "'Loosely Exactly Nicole' star Nicole Byer on early auditions: I was asked to 'be as black as possible'". USA Today. Retrieved 9 September 2016.


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