Chris Kelly

• Name — Chris Kelly • Born — 7 September 1983 • Birthplace — Sacramento, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Screenwriter • director • Education — University of California Irvine • Years Active — 2005–present • Awards — Peabody Award (2009)

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 remarriage. He attended and graduated from Sheldon High School. 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 NYC's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 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.

Kelly joined Saturday Night Live as a staff writer in 2011 for the 37th season. He was promoted to a supervising writer on the 40th season. Along with his SNL writing partner, Sarah Schneider, Kelly has created many sketches including: "(Do It On My) Twin Bed," "Back Home Ballers," "The Beygency" (about Beyoncé), and "First Got Horny 2 U." He and Schneider primarily wrote for Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon, including "Dyke and Fats." Kelly has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on SNL. In August 2016, it was announced that Kelly and Schneider would be co-head writers for SNLs 42nd season. Kelly was the first openly gay head writer of SNL. Both Kelly and Schneider left SNL after the completion of the 42nd season.

Kelly was also a writer and consulting producer on Comedy Central's Broad City, which earned him a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series. He was a self-described fan of the Broad City web series and joined the show as a writer and consulting producer when it was picked up as a series on Comedy Central.

Along with SNL co-headwriter Schneider, Kelly is the creator and executive producer (along with Lorne Michaels) of The Other Two, which premiered on January 24, 2019, on Comedy Central. The show stars Drew Tarver, Heléne Yorke, Molly Shannon, Ken Marino, and Case Walker. Season 3 received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.

In 2015, Kelly lived in Los Angeles with his boyfriend and their dog Jill.

Kelly received the following awards and nominations:

• 2009 Peabody Award - Onion News Network (won)

• 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series - Saturday Night Live (nominated) • 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series - Saturday Night Live (nominated) • 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series - Saturday Night Live (nominated) • 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series - Saturday Night Live (nominated) • 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special - Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special (nominated)