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Aidy Bryant

Aidan Mackenzy Bryant (born May 7, 1987) is an American actress and comedian. Bryant is most notable for being a cast member on the NBC late-night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for ten seasons, joining the show for its 38th season in 2012,[1] and leaving at the end of its 47th season in 2022.[2] For her work on the series, she was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, including two nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.[3]

Aidy Bryant

Aidan Mackenzy Bryant

(1987-05-07) May 7, 1987
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • writer
  • producer

2011–present

(m. 2018)

Her other work includes a voice role in the animated series Danger & Eggs (2017) and the Netflix adult animated series Human Resources. She played a starring role in the sitcom Shrill (2019–2021); for the latter, she also served as writer and executive producer and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Early life[edit]

Bryant was born in Phoenix,[4] the daughter of Georganne (née Vinall) and Tom Bryant.[5] Her mother owns a boutique, Frances, in Phoenix.[6] Bryant is of English, Irish, and German descent.[7] She has one brother.[8] She graduated from Xavier College Preparatory in 2005.[6] Her parents took her to improv workshops at the now-defunct Arizona Jewish Theatre Company.[9]


She graduated from Columbia College in Chicago with a BA in 2009.[10][11] At Columbia College, she participated in the college's comedy studies program, developed by the Theatre Department and The Second City.[11]

One of the students in the "Shallon" () sketches

Nasim Pedrad

Morgan, co-host of Girlfriends Talk Show, who always gets shunned or ignored by her friend Kyra () in favor of a cooler guest[6]

Cecily Strong

Tonker Bell, 's rude-mannered half-sister, whose dad is a housefly[27]

Tinker Bell

One of the actors in a dramatic High School Theater production, who awkwardly attempt to make broad points about society's issues

Li'l Baby Aidy, a characterization of herself in the show's all-female music videos (so called because she was the youngest [the "baby"] of the current female cast)

[28]

Melanie, a flirtatious young teen with a romantic spark for mature gentlemen – said gentlemen being her friends' fathers

[29]

An unnamed girl who appears in porno movie scenarios and is oblivious to their sexual nature – in Hot for Teacher 8, she tried to ask her teacher, Miss Dayworth (), for help on the unspecified assignment; in The Doctor Is In... My Butt 4, she thinks Dr. Rockhard (Adam Driver) is a real doctor; and in Skank Babysitter 17, she thinks her babysitter Miss Jasmine (Heidi Gardner) invited a pizza delivery man (Chance the Rapper) over for dinner.[30][31]

Amy Schumer

former White House Press Secretary[32]

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Carrie Krum, 7th grade travel expert[29]

[27]

Personal life[edit]

Throughout her adolescence, Bryant dealt with self-esteem issues related to her weight.[21] Acting and performing improv allowed her to become more confident as a person and as an actress.[21]


On April 28, 2018, Bryant married comedian Conner O'Malley, who was a writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers.[35] They met in 2008 as performers at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, and became engaged in 2016.[36]

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