Lauren Weedman

Lauren Weedman is an award-winning comedic actress, playwright and author. She has written and performed 8 solo plays. (HOMECOMING, AMSTERDAM, IF ORNAMENTS HAD LIPS, HUU, RASH, WRECKAGE, BUST, NO…YOU SHUTUP). Her first show, HOMECOMING began as a 15 minute performance art piece at Seatttle’s On the Boards and went on to go off-Broadway in NYC. BUST, about her work in the LA county jail was awarded a Macdowell fellowship for playwriting by the Alpert Awards as well as several ‘best of the arts’ across the nation. Her television credits include "The Daily Show," "True Blood," "United States of Tara," "Reno 911," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," and as Horny Patty on HBO’s "HUNG." Film credits include "Imagine That," "Date Night" and Judd Apatows “The Five-Year Engagement” starring Jason Segal. Weedman’s first book, "A Woman Trapped in a Woman’s Body: (Tales from a Life of Cringe)," is a collection of comedic essays and was named by Kirkus Review as a top ten Indie book for 2007. Weedman currently lives in Santa Monica by the Baja Fresh.