A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Allison Silverman
The sketches, the credits, the comedy.
All in one place.
Born February 17, 1972Age 54
Credited work (3)
Funny from behind the scenes.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Allison Silverman is an American comedy writer and producer whose sketch work includes Portlandia. The archive includes her writing credit on Dream of the ’90s, the musical sketch introducing the series’ affectionate satire of Portland culture. She also worked as an executive producer on the programme.
Silverman was head writer and executive producer of The Colbert Report and wrote for The Daily Show and Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Her later work includes Russian Doll, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Office and At Home with Amy Sedaris, spanning topical comedy, sitcoms and more experimental television.