Natasha Leggero

She also starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Free Agents (2011) as Emma Parker, in the Showtime comedy series Dice (2016–2017) as Carmen, and in the CBS sitcom Broke (2020) as Elizabeth. In 2022, Leggero released her first book, The World Deserves My Children. Her observational comedy has been noted by critics for its use of satire, as commentary on such themes as celebrity culture and social class.

• Name — Natasha Leggero • Born — 26 March 1974 • Birthplace — Rockford, Illinois, U.S • Active — 2000–present • Medium — * Stand-up • television • film • Education — Hunter College (BA) Stella Adler Studio of Acting • Genre — * Observational comedy • blue comedy • insult comedy • satire • Subject — * Social class • celebrity culture • Children — 1 • Website — http: natashaleggero.com

Leggero was born on March 26, 1974 in Rockford, Illinois and is of Italian and Swedish descent. She grew up Roman Catholic but converted to Judaism as an adult. Commenting on her childhood, Leggero said, "I would say 'we were' lower-middle-class, but I feel like my mom would start crying if she heard that. But my dad was a used-car dealer, and my mother worked in a locksmith shop as the bookkeeper. Then they got divorced, and I do remember, like, nuns bringing us food—like big canned goods... we didn't really go on vacation — ever... I had so many jobs growing up: I mowed lawns; I worked at a grocery store; I had two newspaper routes; I worked at a catering place... I definitely hustled." Leggero began performing at age 10 in plays at the New American Theatre. She attended Rockford East High School and worked at a grocery store as a teenager. After graduating from high school, she attended Illinois State University on a scholarship where she studied for two years and spent a semester studying abroad in England. She had three jobs while overseas including a job at a pub. While at Illinois State, Leggero auditioned for the Stella Adler Conservatory in Chicago and was accepted into the theater program. She planned to go to Juilliard School. She then went to New York City to attend the conservatory, studying for two years and living in a rent-controlled apartment. She worked at the Whiskey Bar. In 1996, she moved to Sydney, Australia with her then-boyfriend, who nicknamed her "Weiner" and lived there for eight months before returning to New York. Leggero graduated in 2000 from Hunter College with a B.A. in theater criticism. She said that she paid for her own tuition, and it took nine years for her to finish college. She moved to Los Angeles shortly before the September 11 attacks; she still had her apartment but did not return.

Leggero shot an unaired pilot called The Strip for NBC with Tom Lennon and Ben Garant. Along with Andy Kindler and Greg Giraldo, she was a judge on the 2010 season of NBC's Last Comic Standing, which was hosted by Craig Robinson. She played the role of Emma in NBC's 2011 sitcom Free Agents. From 2010 to January 2012, she co-hosted The Lavender Hour podcast with comedian Duncan Trussell. From 2010 to 2012, she voiced Callie Maggotbone on the animated series Ugly Americans. In 2012, she also appeared in six episodes of NBC's Are You There, Chelsea? as Nikki, who was Rick's (the bar manager's) ex-girlfriend. Leggero was featured in every first-season episode, starting with the second episode "Sloane's Ex". She played the sex-obsessed Haley in the web series Burning Love, a spoof of the TV series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. In 2013, Leggero appeared in an episode of the Drunk History television series on Comedy Central. On September 2, 2013, Leggero participated in the Comedy Central Roast of James Franco as one of the roasters. The next day, Brickleberry premiered its second season. She voiced the park ranger Ethel in place of Kaitlin Olson, who only featured in the first season. Tubbin' with Tash debuted on October 2, 2013, on Leggero's YouTube channel. The premise of the show is Leggero interviewing guests while in a hot tub. In August 2015, she debuted her Comedy Central standup special, Live at Bimbo's (originally entitled Diamond P__), which was filmed in San Francisco. In 2015, Leggero and Riki Lindhome created the Comedy Central series Another Period, which they also starred in together. The series premiered on June 23, 2015, and was renewed for a second season, which premiered on June 15, 2016. On May 23, 2016, it was renewed for a third season, which aired in 2018. In 2016 and 2017, Leggero and husband Moshe Kasher embarked on The Honeymoon Tour, in which they performed stand-up shows and provided humorous relationship advice throughout the United States. Leggero cohosts Rat in the Kitchen on TBS, which premiered on March 31, 2022. Her first book The World Deserves My Children, a collection of essays on motherhood in a post-apocalyptic world, was published by Gallery Books on November 15, 2022.

Leggero's comedy has been characterized as observational, with frequent commentary on celebrity culture and class. Her approach to standup has been noted for its heavy use of persona, which largely relies on costumes and "an air of mock-refinement and elitism." Journalist John Wenzel wrote that Leggero's use of persona allows her to "indict the most bloated, superficial aspects of our culture." Maggie Lange of GQ noted: On January 20, 2024, Leggero surprised an audience at The Improv in Los Angeles, when she flashed the crowd to impersonate comedian Bert Kreischer after his act.

Between 2011 and 2012, Leggero dated comedian Duncan Trussell, with whom she co-hosted the podcast, The Lavender Hour. In 2015 Leggero and Moshe Kasher bought a home in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. She married Kasher the same year. During an October 3, 2017 interview with Stephen Colbert, Leggero announced that she and Kasher were expecting their first child. On February 24, 2018, on Instagram, Leggero announced the birth of their daughter via c-section.

• Year — Title — Notes • 2011 — Comedy Central Presents: Natasha Leggero — Half-hour TV special • Coke Money — Comedy Central audio album • 2015 — Live at Bimbo's — Comedy Central TV special • 2018 — The Honeymoon Stand Up Special — Netflix special with Moshe Kasher

• Year — Title — Notes • 2013 — Tubbin' with Tash — 7-episode YouTube web series • 2019–present — The Endless Honeymoon Podcast — podcast with Moshe Kasher

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — data-sort-value="Joe Schmo Show, The" | The Joe Schmo Show — Rita "The Drunk" — 2 episodes • 2005 — MTV's The 70s House — Dawn — Host; 10 episodes • 2005–2008 — Reno 911! — Various — 3 episodes • 2005 — Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson — Herself (red carpet interviewer) — Uncredited; Television special • Premium Blend — Herself — Episode: "Johnny Lampert, Roy Wood Jr., Natasha Leggero and Stephen Rannazzisi" • 2006 — It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Stripper #1 — Episode: "Charlie Gets Crippled" • 2007 — data-sort-value="Til Death, '" | Til Death — Mindy — Episode: "Performance Anxiety" • Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld — Herself — Guest panelist; episode dated December 8, 2007 • 2008 — Samantha Who? — Female Customer — Episode: "The Gallery Show" • SuperNews! — Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin — Voice, 2 episodes • The — Dr. Leggero — Episode: "Vow Wow" • Worst Week — Liz — Episode: "The Gift" • 2008–2014 — Chelsea Lately — Herself — Guest panelist; various episodes • 2009 — Aqua Teen Hunger Force — Computer Technician — Voice, episode: "Fry Legs" • 2009–2010 — The — Herself — Commentator; 28 episodes • 2010 — data-sort-value="Til Death, '" | Til Death — Sandy — Episode: "Snore Loser" • Last Comic Standing — Herself — Judge (season 7); 10 episodes • 2010–2011 — Nick Swardson's Pretend Time — Various — 5 episodes • 2010–2012 — Ugly Americans — Callie Maggotbone — Voice, main cast (31 episodes) • 2011 — Comedy Central Presents — Herself — Episode: "Natasha Leggero" • After Lately — Herself — 2 episodes • Free Agents — Emma Parker — Main cast; 8 episodes • 2012 — Are You There, Chelsea? — Nikki Natoli — 6 episodes • data-sort-value="Life & Times of Tim, The" | The Life & Times of Tim — Female Rodney — Voice, 2 episodes • China, IL — Jen — Voice, episode: "Frankensteve" • Regular Show — LaDonna / Girl in Line — Voice, episode: "Access Denied" • NTSF:SD:SUV: — Mona Lisa — Episode: "Time Angels" • 2012–2013 — The — Herself — 2 episodes • 2013 — Whitney — Danielle — Episode: "Lost in Transition" • data-sort-value="Jeselnik Offensive, The" | The Jeselnik Offensive — Panelist — 1 episode • Community — Mysti — Episode: "Heroic Origins" • Ghost Ghirls — Sissy — Episode: "Hooker With A Heart of Ghoul" • Arrested Development — Jackie — Episode: "Borderline Personalities" • Drunk History — Herself — Narrator; episode: "San Francisco" • High School USA! — Rachel Lewis — Voice, episode: "Adoption" • Comedy Central Roast of James Franco — Herself (roaster) — Television special • The — Stand-up teacher — Episode: "The Bringer Show" • Comedy Bang! Bang! — Judy Elevenuda — Episode: "Andy Dick Wears a Black Suit Jacket & Skinny Tie" • Key & Peele — White Woman #2 — Episode: "The Power of Wings" • The — Superintendent — Episode: "Going All the Way" • 2013–2014 — Betas — Brenda — 3 episodes • Lucas Bros. Moving Co. — Natasha — Voice, 3 episodes • 2013–2015 — Brickleberry — Ethel — Voice, main cast (season 2–3) • 2013–2017 — @midnight — Herself — 7 episodes • 2014 — Suburgatory — Nora — 4 episodes • Inside Amy Schumer — Mia — Episode: "Slut-Shaming" • Clarence — Nature Kate / Heida — Voice, episode: "Nature Clarence" • Garfunkel & Oates — Vivian St. Charles — 3 episodes • 2015 — TripTank — Kim / Female Dog — Voice, 2 episodes • Marry Me — Laguna Matata — Episode: "Spoil Me" • Mulaney — Rodeo — Episode: "Life is a Series of Different Apartments" • Modern Family — Dana — Episode: "Fight or Flight" • data-sort-value="Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber, The" | The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber — Herself — Television special • Drunk History — Elizabeth Bisland — Episode: "Journalism" • 2015–2018 — Another Period — Lillian Bellacourt — Main cast, 32 episodes • 2016 — Superstore — Shoplifter — Episode: "Shoplifter" • BoJack Horseman — Heather — Voice, episode: "Start Spreading the News" • 2016–2017 — Dice — Carmen — Main cast, 13 episodes • American Dad! — Planet Hollywood Waitress / Karen — Voice, 2 episodes • 2017 — Justice League Action — Poison Ivy — Voice, 4 episodes • 2017–2019 — Funny You Should Ask — Herself — 98 episodes • 2018 — Teachers — Honour — Episode: "Leggo My Preggo" • Alone Together — Nora — Episode: "Daypassers" • data-sort-value="Million Little Things, A" | A Million Little Things — Joyce — Episode: "Christmas Wishlist" • Comedy Knockout — Herself — 2 episodes • 2019 — data-sort-value="Real Bros of Simi Valley, The" | The Real Bros of Simi Valley — Cheryl — Episode: "Open House" • Star vs. the Forces of Evil — Additional voices — Episode: "Junkin' Janna/A Spell with No Name" • Historical Roasts — Mary Todd Lincoln — Episode: "Abraham Lincoln" • American Princess — Heidi — Episode: "Down There" • Adam Ruins Everything — Music Video Director — Episode: "Adam Ruins Music" • Crank Yankers — Herself — Episode: "Adam Carolla, David Koechner & Natasha Leggero" • 2020 — AJ and the Queen — Kath — Episode: "Little Rock" • Paradise PD — Ethel — Voice, episode: "Paradise PD Meets Brickleberry" • data-sort-value="Midnight Gospel, The" | The Midnight Gospel — Peggy — Voice, episode: "Taste of the King" • Broke — Elizabeth — Main cast, 13 episodes • Hoops — Shannon — Voice, main cast (10 episodes) • 2022 — Fast Foodies — Herself — Season 2, episode 3 • Rat in the Kitchen — Herself — Host; TV series • Monster High: The Movie — Skullette — Voice, television film • 2023 — data-sort-value="Great American Joke Off, The" | The Great American Joke Off — Herself — Recurring panelist, various episodes • Stars on Mars — Herself — Contestant, 4 episodes • Monster High 2 — Skullette — Voice, television film • Snake Oil — Herself — Celebrity advisor, 2 episodes • 2024 — Hacks — Herself — Episode: "The Roast of Deborah Vance" • Rock Paper Scissors — Controller of Cool — Voice, episode: "Pogo Sticks" • 2025 — Poker Face — Lily Bricatino — Episode: "The Big Pump" • Bat-Fam — Killer Frost — Voice • Celebrity Weakest Link — Herself — Contestant, episode: "Roastmasters"

• Year — Title — Role — Other notes • 2011 — Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon — Callie Maggotbone, Desdemona — Voice

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2006 — Fire Guys — Black Ladder Team leader — Episode 3 • 2012 — Escape My Life — Skylar Browning — 8 episodes • 2012–2013 — Burning Love — Haley — 14 episodes • 2015 — The Joe Rogan Experience — Herself — Podcast episode 653 • data-sort-value="Adam Carolla Show, The" | The Adam Carolla Show — Herself — Podcast May 31 • Limbo — Lucy / Lucifer — Independent short film • 2016 — WTF with Marc Maron — Herself — Episode 707 • 2022 — data-sort-value="Bald and the Beautiful, The" | The Bald and the Beautiful — Herself — Podcast episode 92 • 2023 — Bertcast — Herself — Podcast episode 553