Sara Schaefer (born July 10, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian
and writer.Schaefer was raised in Midlothian, Virginia, the daughter
of Billie and William "Bill" Schaefer. Her mother started the charity
Pennies for Heaven, Inc. She attended Maggie Walker Governor's School,
and went to college at William & Mary. Schaefer lives in Los Angeles,
CA.Following college, in 2000, Schaefer moved to New Orleans,
Louisiana and participated in the theater scene. In 2001 Schaefer
moved to New York City and began writing, producing and performing
comedy. During that time she also worked as a damages analyst
(2001-2006) at a New York City law firm. In 2006-2007, she hosted an
on-line comedy/music show for AOL called The DL, for which she made
around 350 videos or segments with a varied assortment of noted and
upcoming artists, musicians and performers, from Hulk Hogan and Aretha
Franklin to Jimmy Fallon and Jamie Kennedy. In 2007, she was a
featured performer at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado.
In 2008, she was an editor for VH1's Best Week Ever blog. She has
appeared on E!, Vh1, Fuse and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. In 2009
New York Magazine named Sara one of the "Ten new comedians that funny
people find funny."She was the Head Blogger for Late Night with Jimmy
Fallon from 2009 to 2011, for which she won the Emmy Award for
Creative Achievement in Interactive Media (non-fiction) in both 2009
and 2010. In 2011 she wrote for the game show Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire and was named one of the Huffington Post's "53 Favorite
Female Comedians".
and writer.Schaefer was raised in Midlothian, Virginia, the daughter
of Billie and William "Bill" Schaefer. Her mother started the charity
Pennies for Heaven, Inc. She attended Maggie Walker Governor's School,
and went to college at William & Mary. Schaefer lives in Los Angeles,
CA.Following college, in 2000, Schaefer moved to New Orleans,
Louisiana and participated in the theater scene. In 2001 Schaefer
moved to New York City and began writing, producing and performing
comedy. During that time she also worked as a damages analyst
(2001-2006) at a New York City law firm. In 2006-2007, she hosted an
on-line comedy/music show for AOL called The DL, for which she made
around 350 videos or segments with a varied assortment of noted and
upcoming artists, musicians and performers, from Hulk Hogan and Aretha
Franklin to Jimmy Fallon and Jamie Kennedy. In 2007, she was a
featured performer at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado.
In 2008, she was an editor for VH1's Best Week Ever blog. She has
appeared on E!, Vh1, Fuse and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. In 2009
New York Magazine named Sara one of the "Ten new comedians that funny
people find funny."She was the Head Blogger for Late Night with Jimmy
Fallon from 2009 to 2011, for which she won the Emmy Award for
Creative Achievement in Interactive Media (non-fiction) in both 2009
and 2010. In 2011 she wrote for the game show Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire and was named one of the Huffington Post's "53 Favorite
Female Comedians".
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