Bridget Everett

Bridget Everett (born April 21, 1972) is an American comedian, actress, singer, writer, and cabaret performer. She began her career appearing and co-writing alongside Michael Patrick King the Off-Broadway musical comedy At Least It's Pink: A Trashy Little Show. The following year she made her screen debut with a minor role in the romantic comedy film Sex and the City, also directed by King. She later performed on Inside Amy Schumer (2013–16), the comedy film Trainwreck (2015), and her own one-hour Comedy Central special Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder (2015). Everett has described herself as an "alt-cabaret provocateur".

In 2017, Everett starred in three films: the comedy Fun Mom Dinner, the horror-comedy Little Evil, and the drama Patti Cake$. In 2021, she appeared in the comedy film Breaking News in Yuba County. In 2022, Everett began starring in and executive producing the semi-autobiographical HBO comedy-drama series Somebody Somewhere, for which she earned a Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy, a Peabody Award, and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Early life Bridget Everett was born on April 21, 1972 in Manhattan, Kansas. She is the youngest of six children born to Frederica "Freddie" and Donn James Everett. Her parents separated before she was born, and divorced when she was eight. Her father was not around much. As Everett stated on the podcast Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith (episode 2: "Moms and Stuff"): "I'm from Manhattan, Kansas - the little apple. And my dad was mayor at one point, and then so was my brother many years later. So we're kinda like the Kennedys of Manhattan, Kansas." Her father, an attorney,

Growing up, Everett participated in competitive swimming and was involved in both traditional and show choir.

Everett moved to New York in 1997 and worked as a waitress. She got her Equity card doing a bus-and-truck children's-theatre tour of Hansel and Gretel. She worked in the restaurant business for 25 years before she was finally able to quit around the beginning of 2015.

Career 2007–2016

In 2007, Everett starred and co-wrote alongside Michael Patrick King the off-Broadway musical comedy At Least It's Pink: A Trashy Little Show. King gave her a small part in the 2008 Sex and the City movie, as a drunk woman who interviews to be Carrie's assistant. Everett met Amy Schumer at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in 2009. Everett has been regularly opening for Schumer on her comedy tours since 2012. Everett has even upstaged Schumer, which then led Schumer to prefer to have Everett close for her instead, according to Schumer on her podcast.

Everett often performs with her band, The Tender Moments, which includes Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz from the Beastie Boys and Carmine Covelli from The Julie Ruin. In October 2013, Everett and Horovitz performed in a show called Rock Bottom that the two co-wrote with Hairspray songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Rock Bottom won Everett the 2015 Obie Awards Special Citation presented by the American Theatre Wing. In 2013, Bridget Everett and the Tender Moments released a 12-track album titled Pound It! Everett has also performed with Brad Williams in a show called Down n Dirty (hosted by Broad Citys Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer) at the 2014 Bonnaroo Music Festival. Everett performed a duet of "Me and Bobby McGee" with Patti LuPone at Carnegie Hall in 2013. In the dramatic film Patti Cake$, Everett played Barb Dombrowski, marking her screen breakout as the alcoholic mother of Danielle Macdonald's character Patti Dombrowski. Patti Cake$ received generally positive reviews from critics, and Everett specifically received praise. Matt Zoller Seitz from RogerEbert.com wrote in his review: "Everett's history of using her considerable weight and height as comic fuel in standup and cabaret made her a perfect choice for this role, but she's as strong in the arguments and drunk scenes as she is when she's singing or cracking wise. If there's any justice, this should be a career-redefining performance on the order of Frank Sinatra's in From Here to Eternity." Later that year, she appeared in the romantic comedy-drama film Permission, and the horror comedy film Little Evil. Also in 2017, Everett went to star in the Amazon comedy pilot Love You More.

On August 1, 2017, Everett got a standing ovation for her "Piece of My Heart" karaoke performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. On January 3, 2018 The Tonight Show aired a repeat of Everett performing "Piece of My Heart". She also performed the song in the third episode of the 2022 TV show Somebody Somewhere.

In 2018, Everett had a recurring role in the short-lived HBO comedy series, Camping. The following year, she appeared in the Netflix miniseries, Unbelievable playing Colleen Doggett, one of the foster parents of teenage victim Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever). In 2021, she appeared in the black comedy film Breaking News in Yuba County directed by Tate Taylor.

In 2022, Everett began starring in the HBO comedy-drama series Somebody Somewhere playing the leading role of Sam, a woman in her 40s trying to find happiness. Her performance received positive reviews from critics. Ciara Wardlow from RogerEbert.com wrote in her review: "Everett is remarkable as a woman who hides behind a mask of apathy and witty barbs. She’s hardly the sort to talk about her feelings by choice, but Everett’s performance manages to consistently convey to the audience things that Sam refuses to say or acknowledge with crystal clarity. It’s a subtle and compelling portrait of grief, a sadness that creates an intriguing counterbalance to the bold and bawdy sense of humor for which Everett is known, which also gets plenty of opportunity to shine." The Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus reads, "Led by a captivating Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere explores the human condition with tenderness, grace, and warmth. At the 38th Independent Spirit Awards, Everett received nomination for the Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series. She was also nominated for an TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy. The show received the 84th Peabody Award in Entertainment.

Political advocacy In 2023, after the homophobic murder of Laura Ann Carleton, Everett made statements in support of the LGBT community, stating, "Lauri Carleton was shot and killed at her Lake Arrowhead store this weekend. Someone tore down the Pride flag she flew outside of her store, Magpi. She confronted him and he shot her... All that anti-LGBTQ rhetoric has a price."

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Sex and the City Cathy 2012 Gayby Bridget 2014 Are You Joking? Waitress The Opposite Sex Stella 2015 Trainwreck Kat 2017 Patti Cake$ Barb DombrowskiWinner - Best Supporting Actress: Film Club's The Lost Weekend Award Fun Mom Dinner Melanie Permission Charlie Little Evil Al 2020 The Stand In Herself 2021 Breaking News in Yuba County Leah NortonRumble Lady Mayhen (voice) 2025 Wake Up Dead Man Louise

Television

Music videos

Video games Year Title Role 2013 Grand Theft Auto V Additional motion capture Source:

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Discography All releases are with The Tender Moments and all formats are download and streaming.

Albums 2013: Pound It (Beavertails Music) 2015: Gynecological Wonder (Comedy Partners)

Singles 2013: "Titties" 2013: "What I Gotta Do?" (Dirty Version) 2016: "Eat It" 2017: "Pussy Grabs Back" (All proceeds go to Planned Parenthood, download only.) 2021: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (w/ Matt Ray) 2023: “Home” 2023: “Thanking You”

Home videos 2015: Gynecological Wonder (Comedy Central)

Compilations 2018: Just For Laughs - Premium, Vol. 25 (Track 3: “Put Your Dick Away (Jfl 2015)”)

Collaborations 2014: Champagne Jerry: For Real, You Guys - 3 songs: "More Wet", "Aspirbations Skit" (feat. Adam Horovitz & Bridget Everett) & "Just Woke Up" (vocals) 2015: The Dan Band: The Wedding Album - song: "Making Love Forever" (vocals and songwriter) 2016: Champagne Jerry: The Champagne Room - song: "One Talent" (feat. Bridget Everett, Murray Hill, Erin Markey, Larry Krone, Jim Andralis & the Champagne Club) (vocals) 2016: Jim Andralis & Bridget Everett: "Hit the Ground Fuckin'" - Single (backing vocals) 2020: Morgan James: She Is Risen, Vol. 2 EP - 5 songs 2022: Raymond Angry & Timo Elliston: Life & Beth (Original Series Soundtrack) (Track 9: “Blue Bayou”)

Accolades Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result 2022 Dorian Awards TV Lead PerformanceSomebody Somewhere Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in Comedy 2023 American Film Institute Awards Top 10 Television Programs of 2022 Independent Spirit Awards Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series Peabody Awards Entertainment 2024 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Comedy Series Peabody Awards Entertainment 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Somebody Somewhere Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in Comedy Somebody Somewhere