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'''Martha Kelly''' is an American [[stand-up comedian]] and actress from [[Los Angeles]], California,<ref name=Chronicle2K>{{cite news |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2000-05-26/77303/ |title=Plain Funny: Checking In With Martha Kelly, the Funniest Person in Austin 2000 |last=Wolfson |first=Todd |newspaper=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=26 May 2000 |access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref> best known for co-starring in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] comedy series ''[[Baskets (TV series)|Baskets]]''.<ref name=NYT2016>{{cite news |title=Martha Kelly in 'Baskets': Funny, if You're O.K. With That |last=Egner |first=Jeremy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/arts/television/martha-kelly-in-baskets-funny-if-youre-ok-with-that.html |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=11 November 2016}}</ref> In 2022, Kelly was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]] for her role as the drug dealer Laurie on ''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]''.
'''Martha Kelly''' (born February 24, 1968) is an American [[stand-up comedian]] and actress from [[Los Angeles]], California,<ref name=Chronicle2K>{{cite news |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2000-05-26/77303/ |title=Plain Funny: Checking In With Martha Kelly, the Funniest Person in Austin 2000 |last=Wolfson |first=Todd |newspaper=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=26 May 2000 |access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref> best known for co-starring in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] comedy series ''[[Baskets (TV series)|Baskets]]''.<ref name=NYT2016>{{cite news |title=Martha Kelly in 'Baskets': Funny, if You're O.K. With That |last=Egner |first=Jeremy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/arts/television/martha-kelly-in-baskets-funny-if-youre-ok-with-that.html |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=11 November 2016}}</ref> In 2022, Kelly was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]] for her role as the drug lord Laurie on ''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]''.


==Career==
==Career==

=== Stand-up comedy ===
She has been featured on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'', [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Half Hour]]'' and ''[[Premium Blend]]'', [[NBC]]'s ''[[Last Comic Standing]]'', and ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]''.
She has been featured on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'', [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Half Hour]]'' and ''[[Premium Blend]]'', [[NBC]]'s ''[[Last Comic Standing]]'', and ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]''.
At age 25, Kelly experimented with stand-up comedy at the [[Laugh Factory]]<!--misspelled in article--> in her native Los Angeles. Her material and confidence slowly developed over a five-year period.<ref name=Chronicle2K/>
At age 25, Kelly experimented with stand-up comedy at the [[Laugh Factory]]<!--misspelled in article--> in her native Los Angeles. Her material and confidence slowly developed over a five-year period.<ref name=Chronicle2K/>


Kelly first surfaced on comedy stages in Austin, Texas with [[HBO|HBO's]] [[The Comedy Festival|Aspen Comedy Festival]] auditions in the fall of 1999, followed by winning [[The Laff Stop|Capital City Comedy Club's]] annual "Funniest Person in Austin" contest in April 2000.<ref name=Chronicle2K/> Kelly was the winner of [[Comedy Central]]'s 2002 Laugh Riots national comedy competition and was one of the New Faces in the [[Just for Laughs]] comedy festival that same year.
Kelly first surfaced on comedy stages in Austin, Texas with [[HBO|HBO's]] [[The Comedy Festival|Aspen Comedy Festival]] auditions in the fall of 1999, followed by winning [[The Laff Stop|Capital City Comedy Club's]] annual "Funniest Person in Austin" contest in April 2000.<ref name=Chronicle2K/> Kelly was the winner of [[Comedy Central]]'s 2002 Laugh Riots national comedy competition and was one of the New Faces in the [[Just for Laughs]] comedy festival that same year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=29 July 2016 |title=Geoff Stults Jumps Into 'Granite Mountain'; Martha Kelly Joins 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' |url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/geoff-stults-granite-mountain-martha-kelly-spider-man-homecoming-casting-1201788872/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731001829/http://deadline.com/2016/07/geoff-stults-granite-mountain-martha-kelly-spider-man-homecoming-casting-1201788872/ |archive-date=31 July 2016 |access-date=10 November 2016 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

=== Acting ===
After many years of performing stand-up, Kelly made her acting debut in January 2016 after long-time friend [[Zach Galifianakis]] asked her to co-star in his [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] comedy series ''[[Baskets (TV series)|Baskets]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcocreate.com/3055630/meet-the-breakout-star-of-zach-galifianakiss-new-fx-comedy-baskets|title=Meet The Breakout Star Of Zach Galifianakis's New FX Comedy "Baskets"|date=21 January 2016}}</ref> She co-stars as Martha, an insurance adjuster and friend of Chip Baskets (played by Galifianakis).<ref name="baskes">{{cite news |last=Sims |first=David |url= https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/01/zach-galifianakis-is-americas-sad-clown-on-baskets/424941/ |title=''Baskets'': Zach Galifianakis Is America's Sad Clown |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=21 January 2016 }}</ref>
After many years of performing stand-up, Kelly made her acting debut in January 2016 after long-time friend [[Zach Galifianakis]] asked her to co-star in his [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] comedy series ''[[Baskets (TV series)|Baskets]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcocreate.com/3055630/meet-the-breakout-star-of-zach-galifianakiss-new-fx-comedy-baskets|title=Meet The Breakout Star Of Zach Galifianakis's New FX Comedy "Baskets"|date=21 January 2016}}</ref> She co-stars as Martha, an insurance adjuster and friend of Chip Baskets (played by Galifianakis).<ref name="baskes">{{cite news |last=Sims |first=David |url= https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/01/zach-galifianakis-is-americas-sad-clown-on-baskets/424941/ |title=''Baskets'': Zach Galifianakis Is America's Sad Clown |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=21 January 2016 }}</ref>


In 2022, Kelly was nominated for an [[Emmy]] for her guest role as a drugdealer in the [[HBO]] series ''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |last2=Schneider |first2=Michael |last3= |first3= |date=2022-07-12 |title=Emmys 2022: The Complete Nominations List |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/awards/emmys-nominations-list-2022-1235313788/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=[[Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2022, Kelly was nominated for an [[Emmy]] for her guest role as a drug dealer in the [[HBO]] series ''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |last2=Schneider |first2=Michael |last3= |first3= |date=2022-07-12 |title=Emmys 2022: The Complete Nominations List |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/awards/emmys-nominations-list-2022-1235313788/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|-
|2015
! Year
|''[[Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro]]''
! Title
|Self
! Role
|
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
|2017
| 2005
| ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]''
|''[[Infinity Baby]]''
|Ava
| Herself - Stand-up performer
|
| 1 episode
|-
|-
|2017
| 2011
|''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]''
| ''Ladies Night Out''
|Tour Guide
| Herself - Stand-up performer
|
| 1 episode
|-
|-
|2019
| 2016–2019
| ''[[Baskets (TV series)|Baskets]]''
|''[[Corporate Animals]]''
|Gloria
| Martha
|
| Series regular, 40 episodes
|-
|-
|2019
| 2016
|''[[Marriage Story]]''
| ''[[The Half Hour]]''<ref name=Chronicle2016>{{cite news |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2016-09-23/awful-lucky-martha-kelly/ |title=Awful/Lucky Martha Kelly |last=Magyar |first=Carina |newspaper=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=23 September 2016 |access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref>
|Nancy Katz
| Herself - Stand-up performer
|
| 1 episode
|-
|-
|2023
| rowspan="3" | 2017
|''[[Sitting in Bars with Cake]]''
| ''[[Infinity Baby]]''<ref>{{IMDb title | id=5665256 | title=Infinity Baby | description =(Top Billed Cast) | section=fullcredits}}</ref>
| Ava
| Ruth
|
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|-
|2016–2018
| ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/geoff-stults-granite-mountain-martha-kelly-spider-man-homecoming-casting-1201788872/ |title=Geoff Stults Jumps Into 'Granite Mountain'; Martha Kelly Joins 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=29 July 2016 |access-date=10 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731001829/http://deadline.com/2016/07/geoff-stults-granite-mountain-martha-kelly-spider-man-homecoming-casting-1201788872/ |archive-date=31 July 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Chronicle2016/>
|[[Baskets (TV series)|''Baskets'']]
| Tour Guide
|Martha Brooks
| Minor role
|40 episodes
|-
|-
|2017, 2020
| ''[[American Gods (TV series)|American Gods]]''
|[[American Gods (TV series)|''American Gods'']]
| [[Zorya|Zorya Utrennyaya]]
|[[Zorya|Zorya Utrennyaya]]
| 2 episodes
|2 episodes
|-
|-
|2018
|2018
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
|''[[Will & Grace]]''
| Patty
|Patty
| Episode: "Grace's Secret"
|Episode: "Grace's Secret"
|-
|-
|2020
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[Corporate Animals]]''
|[[Corporate (TV series)|''Corporate'']]
|Tandry
| Gloria
|Episode: "Fuck You Money'
|
|-
|-
|2020
| ''[[Marriage Story]]''
|''[[Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun]]''
| Nancy Katz
|Stylist
|
|Episode: "Dinner Party"
|-
|-
|2021–2022
|2021-present
|''[[The Great North]]''
|''[[The Great North]]''
| Bethany
|Bethany (voice)
| Guest role (12 episodes)
|12 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |2022
|2022
|[[Euphoria (American TV series)|''Euphoria'']]
|[[Euphoria (American TV series)|''Euphoria'']]
|Laurie
|Laurie
|3 episodes
|3 episodes
|-
|-
|2022
| ''[[Grace and Frankie]]''
|''[[American Auto]]''
| Patty
|Barb
|Episode: "Employee Morale"
|-
|2022
|''[[Grace and Frankie]]''
|Patty
|2 episodes
|-
|2022
|[[Hacks (TV series)|''Hacks'']]
|Barbara
|2 episodes
|2 episodes
|-
|-
|2022
|''[[I Love That for You|I Love That For You]]''
|''[[I Love That for You]]''
|Pam
|Pam
|Episode: "Daddy's Lil' Cookies"
|Episode: "Daddy's Lil' Cookies"
|-
|-
|2022
| ''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]''
|[[Gaslit (TV series)|''Gaslit'']]
|Barbara
|[[Rose Mary Woods]]
|2 episodes
|5 episodes
|-
|2023
|[[What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)|''What We Do In The Shadows'']]
|Energy Vampire Supreme Council Chairperson
|
|-
|-
|2023
| ''[[Gaslit (TV series)|Gaslit]]''
|''[[Carol & The End of The World]]''
| Rose Mary Woods
|Carol Kohl (voice)
|4 episodes
|Main role
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 15:21, 30 April 2024

Martha Kelly
Born (1968-02-24) February 24, 1968 (age 56)[1]
Torrance, California[1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active1994–present[2]

Martha Kelly (born February 24, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian and actress from Los Angeles, California,[2] best known for co-starring in the FX comedy series Baskets.[3] In 2022, Kelly was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role as the drug lord Laurie on Euphoria.

Career[edit]

Stand-up comedy[edit]

She has been featured on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's The Half Hour and Premium Blend, NBC's Last Comic Standing, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

At age 25, Kelly experimented with stand-up comedy at the Laugh Factory in her native Los Angeles. Her material and confidence slowly developed over a five-year period.[2]

Kelly first surfaced on comedy stages in Austin, Texas with HBO's Aspen Comedy Festival auditions in the fall of 1999, followed by winning Capital City Comedy Club's annual "Funniest Person in Austin" contest in April 2000.[2] Kelly was the winner of Comedy Central's 2002 Laugh Riots national comedy competition and was one of the New Faces in the Just for Laughs comedy festival that same year.[4]

Acting[edit]

After many years of performing stand-up, Kelly made her acting debut in January 2016 after long-time friend Zach Galifianakis asked her to co-star in his FX comedy series Baskets.[5] She co-stars as Martha, an insurance adjuster and friend of Chip Baskets (played by Galifianakis).[6]

In 2022, Kelly was nominated for an Emmy for her guest role as a drug dealer in the HBO series Euphoria.[7]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro Self
2017 Infinity Baby Ava
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Tour Guide
2019 Corporate Animals Gloria
2019 Marriage Story Nancy Katz
2023 Sitting in Bars with Cake Ruth

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2016–2018 Baskets Martha Brooks 40 episodes
2017, 2020 American Gods Zorya Utrennyaya 2 episodes
2018 Will & Grace Patty Episode: "Grace's Secret"
2020 Corporate Tandry Episode: "Fuck You Money'
2020 Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun Stylist Episode: "Dinner Party"
2021–2022 The Great North Bethany (voice) 12 episodes
2022 Euphoria Laurie 3 episodes
2022 American Auto Barb Episode: "Employee Morale"
2022 Grace and Frankie Patty 2 episodes
2022 Hacks Barbara 2 episodes
2022 I Love That for You Pam Episode: "Daddy's Lil' Cookies"
2022 Gaslit Rose Mary Woods 5 episodes
2023 What We Do In The Shadows Energy Vampire Supreme Council Chairperson
2023 Carol & The End of The World Carol Kohl (voice) Main role

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Martha Kelly’s own statement while performing at Comedy Club on State, 202 State St Madison, WI on 3/31/18
  2. ^ a b c d Wolfson, Todd (26 May 2000). "Plain Funny: Checking In With Martha Kelly, the Funniest Person in Austin 2000". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ^ Egner, Jeremy (14 January 2016). "Martha Kelly in 'Baskets': Funny, if You're O.K. With That". New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. ^ Hipes, Patrick (29 July 2016). "Geoff Stults Jumps Into 'Granite Mountain'; Martha Kelly Joins 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Meet The Breakout Star Of Zach Galifianakis's New FX Comedy "Baskets"". 21 January 2016.
  6. ^ Sims, David (21 January 2016). "Baskets: Zach Galifianakis Is America's Sad Clown". The Atlantic.
  7. ^ Moreau, Jordan; Schneider, Michael (2022-07-12). "Emmys 2022: The Complete Nominations List". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-17.

External links[edit]

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