Meredith Scardino

Meredith Scardino is an American screenwriter, showrunner and producer. She has worked as a writer for several television comedies, including Colbert Report, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Mr. Mayor, and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins. She is the creator of the Peacock/Netflix original series Girls5eva.

Early life Scardino grew up in Villanova, a suburb of Philadelphia. As a four-year-old, she sometimes appeared on a local show called The Al Alberts Showcase. She graduated from Radnor High School in 1994 before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornell University in 1998. which she co-executive-produced for its final two seasons.

Scardino's comedy series Girls5eva premiered in 2021, produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.

She has also written for Saturday Night Live, At Home with Amy Sedaris, The Daily Show, Human Giant and the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, and the The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins episodes "Put It on Your Cabbage!" and "Mischief and Memories".

Personal life Scardino lives in New York City and has one son.