WANNABEES
Promo shoot for a series I wrote, co-produced and edited.
I had every intention of going to Hollywood and becoming a bad-ass, boss-bitch, executive, and I had the resume to back it up: graduated cum laude with a degree in broadcast communications and film, an internship with Warner Brothers both in LA and NYC, an internship at WDSU News in New Orleans, experience as a news producer and anchor, and a completed thesis on women in sports broadcasting. When I arrived in LA, I was ready to fix Hollywood - it was a mess: there could always be more funny movies, it could be WAY more inclusive of females and every other minority, it could be better.
It did not take long for me to learn that no one cared about me, my opinions or accolades. After getting emotionally slapped around by my boss—think short male version of Merly Streep in The Devil Wears Prada— I walked away from office jobs and started working as a hostess at The Saddle Ranch Chophouse on Sunset Blvd. working late nights, signing up B list celebs to ride the bull. It was there that my insane journey through the backwoods of Hollywood began.
I completed The Second City Conservatory program and created an interactive comedy series with my fellow improvisers called Screwball City. It was a hoot but the world was not ready for it. I went on to study improv and sketch writing at The Upright Citizens Brigade and The Improv Olympic Theater. I performed sketch comedy on stages in LA and NYC with my comedy group,The Associates of Awesome. Together we created many viral videos including a series called The Most Popular Girls In School. Today, the first episode has over 12 million views.
NOT SAFE with Nikkie Glazer
A comedy sketch shot on Melrose Blvd. all about tattoos and how I wouldn’t get one. I now have 8.
Exhausted and peeved with the misogynistic culture of comedy and Hollywood in general, I stepped away from the group in order to write, edit, and produce several web series geared towards women, including Feminist Fairytales and Wannabees—a series acquired by Fox Digital. In addition to writing and performing my one woman show That's Me in the Corner, I performed stand up comedy all over town including the World Famous Comedy Store and The Improv. I popped into some scenes for some Network comedy shows.
THE EMMY AWARDS
With my husband at the Emmy’s. He was nominated for editing a reality competition show. He lost to “Queer Eye” —not a competition show. Awards are BS anyway.
I’ve since stepped down from the stage and focused on my true passion: writing novels. Twin Flames was written as a challenge. I’ve always wanted to complete a book but wasn’t sure if I could. I signed up for NaNo-WriMo and the rest was history. I wrote what I wanted to read and fell in love with the medium. I found my purpose.
The Exception was inspired by my husband and I’s struggle with trying to make a baby and stay happy. It took me one year to write the book and two and a half years to get a positive pee stick. I’m relieved to find that people are enjoying the book.
The Next Matriarch is in the works! It’s inspired by the loss of my grandmother, the original Marion, coinciding with my early years as a mother. It’s kind of sad, but not that sad, it’s funny, it’s relatable.
I am excited to share my work with you, an amalgamation of all of my insane life experiences. Please subscribe to my newsletter for my latest blog posts and book launch announcements. I hope to inspire you to share what is in your heart as well.