Casey Jane Ellison (born March 29, 1988) is an American stand-up comedian, writer and multimedia artist.

Life

Ellison was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, "across the street from the

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." Her mother is a civil rights attorney and her father works in the financial services industry. She has a degree in film, video and animation from the

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Work

Ellison starred in comedic

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such as

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's '' Touching the Art'' (an all-female panel talk show focused on contemporary art) and VFILES' ''What the F*shion'' and ''Status Update''. She was selected by the

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in New York City to be a 2015 Triennial artist. In addition to producing new episodes of ''Touching the Art'' on location at the New Museum and screening them for the duration of the Triennial, she also created a separate work entitled "It's So Important to Seem Wonderful, Part II," which was a continuation of a work she first screened at the

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in 2012. Her work (in both the comedy and fine art spheres) often consists of self-parody and self-objectification, and she has exhibited animated 3-D renderings of herself performing stand-up in art contexts. As a writer, she has contributed to publications and outlets such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' GQ''. In 2008, Ellison founded Aboveground Animation, a traveling animation showcase which also includes a web-based experience for viewing the chosen works. In 2015, she was selected by ''

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'' for their annual "Beautiful People" list. In 2019, Ellison, along with Search Party co-creator, Charles Rogers (director), co-hosted the

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produced limited series podcast, '' The Problem with Charles and Casey'', which premiered on March 31. The podcast featured in-depth interviews with guests,

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, Jessica Williams,

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, Tierney Finster, Jordan Firstman, Michelle Badillo, and

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, about a problem they are facing in their lives.

References

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External links

Official website

Casey Jane Ellison
on

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