Megan Amram

Megan Amram (born September 3, 1987) is an American comedy writer, producer, and performer. She is most known for her work as co-writer and producer for the NBC series The Good Place. Amram created and starred in the comedy web series, An Emmy for Megan, which depicts Amram's quest to win an Emmy.

Early life and education Amram was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and is Jewish. She was educated at Catlin Gabel School and Harvard University where she graduated in 2010. While at Harvard, Amram wrote two of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals' comedy drag shows with her roommate and writing partner Alexandra Petri. She studied violin for twenty years, and appeared as a violinist in an October 2018 episode of The Good Place, a sitcom on which she was a staff writer.

Career Amram was a writer on the Amazon series Transparent, HBO's Silicon Valley, and the final three seasons of the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation. Other credits include writing for Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital, Fox's The Simpsons, Comedy Central's Kroll Show, the 83rd and 90th Academy Awards, the 2012 MTV Movie Awards, the Disney Channel and contributing to Funny Or Die and the Comedy Central Roasts. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Vulture, Vice Magazine and The Awl, among others, and her first book Science... For Her! was published in November 2015 by Simon & Schuster.

Amram has occasionally ventured into acting, with a 2011 appearance on RuPaul's Drag U, and on The CW musical comedy series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in an episode titled "I Need Some Balance" in January 2019.

In 2018, Amram created, directed, wrote, and starred in the comedy web series, An Emmy for Megan, which depicts her quest to win an Emmy Award by meeting the minimum standards to qualify for an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category. The first series was nominated for two Emmy Awards, one in the Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category and one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category for Amram. The second series was released in May 2019 and was nominated for two Emmy Awards: one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category and one, for Patton Oswalt, in the Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category.

Personal life Amram lives in Los Angeles. In 2019, Amram and other WGA writers fired their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging.

In June 2020, tweets resurfaced of Amram making anti-Semitic, homophobic, and anti-Asian American jokes. Amram later apologized in a statement, saying: "I am speaking from the heart and trying my best to communicate my sincere regret. I am deeply embarrassed and more apologetic than you can ever know."

Filmography

Television Year Title Writer Producer Actor Notes 2011 83rd Academy Awards RuPaul's Drag U Episode: "Like a Virgin" as contestant Smokey St. James (Episode Winner) 2011–2012 A.N.T. Farm Writer – 1 episodeStaff writer – 6 episodes 2012 2012 MTV Movie Awards 2012–2015 Parks and Recreation Writer – 5 episodesActor – Episode: "The Cones of Dunshire" as Viv 2013Kroll Show 8 episodes Sketchy Episode: "Birth Control on the Bottom" 2015–2016 Childrens Hospital 3 episodes The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush Episode: "The Deadly Brothel" as Jaclyn RipperEpisode: "The Mystery of the Royal Flasher" as The Queen 2016 Silicon Valley Writer – Episode: "The Empty Chair"Co-producer – 10 episodes 2016–2020 The Good Place Producer – 13 episodesSupervising producer – 12 episodesWriter – 7 episodesActor – Episode: "Jeremy Bearimy" as Violinist 2018 90th Academy Awards 2018–2019 An Emmy for Megan CreatorDirector – 12 episodes 2018-2022 The Simpsons Writer – Episodes: "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy", "Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion" and "Marge the Meanie"Consulting producer – 17 episodes 2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Episode: "I Need Some Balance" as Nostalgia Cat 2020 A Parks and Recreation Special 2021 Q-Force Writer - Episode: "Deb's BBQ" Santa Inc. Episode: "Santa's Birthday" as Heartbreaking Lisp/ER Nurse/ Gummy Mermaids 2022 Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin Co-DeveloperWriter - Episode: "Backpfeifengesicht" 2024-2025 A Man on the Inside Actress - Episode: "Tinker Tailor Older Spy" as Jessica LadyWriter - Episode: "Spirit Week" 2024 A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter 2025 Poker Face Episode: "The Sleazy Georgian"

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2013 Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy Series Parks and Recreation 2014 2016 Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy Series Silicon Valley 2018 The Good Place Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series An Emmy for Megan Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series 2019 Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy The Good Place Hugo Award Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Gold Derby Award Outstanding Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series An Emmy for Megan Outstanding Comedy SeriesThe Good Place 2020