A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Fran Gillespie
The sketches, the credits, the comedy.
All in one place.
Credited work (2)
Funny from behind the scenes.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Fran Gillespie is a comedy writer and performer whose television work includes Saturday Night Live. She has worked as a writing supervisor on the show and received Emmy nominations for its writing. Her archive credits include Sound of Music: Rolf and Liesl and Love Island, both parodies of familiar entertainment formats.
Originally from Chicago, Gillespie has performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade and worked in other forms of television comedy. Her writing credits include Big Mouth, Killing It and John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. Her career combines live comedy performance with collaborative writing for sketch shows, animation and ensemble series.