Nikki Boyer (born July 22, 1975) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and executive producer. She served as executive producer of the FX show ''

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'', based on the

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podcast of the same name she co-created. Boyer is the former host of Yahoo!'s "Daytime in No Time", receiving millions of hits per day. Boyer is also the former co-host of ''Watch This!'' on the

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Career

Boyer moved to Los Angeles, California in 1998 and began singing with The Spirit Theory. In 2003 and 2004, Boyer hosted

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's reality television series ''Perfect Proposal''. In 2007, she became the co-host of ''Watch This!'' on the

. In 2008, her latest album, ''Underlying Poetry'' was released with her band The Spirit Theory. She now performs with "The Cardboard Cutouts" - her band with Tommy Fields. Boyer also regularly appears on The Tonight Show's Ross "The Intern" Mathews' podcast "Straight Talk with Ross". Until recently, Boyer hosted Yahoo TV's ''Daytime in No Time'', a spin-off of ''Primetime in No Time''. For a short time, she also co-hosted Yahoo TV's ''What's so funny?'' with Mike Bachman. Boyer is the host and co creator of the hit Wondery Podcast, "Dying for Sex". Listed as one of the top 20 Pods on

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, Boyer helps her best friend Molly tell her story. When Molly is diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer, she decides to do something bold. She leaves an unhappy marriage and embarks on a series of sexual adventures to feel alive. The show premiered on April 4, 2025, on FX as an 8 episode limited series starring

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and

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, with Boyer as executive producer.

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and Kim Rosenstock are co-showrunners.

Filmography

*1999: ''A Vow to Cherish'' (TV movie); as Cindy *2000: ''GamePro Minutes'' (TV series); as the Hostess *2002: ''

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''; 3 episodes *2004: ''Perfect Proposal'' (TV series); as the Hostess *2005: ''

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''; as the College Girl *2005: ''

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''; episode: #1.107 (sketch comedy actor) *2006: ''

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''; as Megan *2006: ''

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''; episode: "Street" (scary voice) *2006: ''

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''; episode: "Morp" *2006: ''Watch This! (TV series); co-host *2007: ''

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'' (TV series); episode: "The Flannelsexual" as Tanya Mountains *2007: ''

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'' (TV series); episode: "Livin' La Vida Loca" as Student #2 *2007: '' Cake: A Wedding Story''; as the Nurse *2009: '' Coyote County Loser''; as Lauren Hartford *2012: ''Slap Therapy'' (movie short) *2012: '' All the Wrong Notes'' (TV series; also producer) *2012–13: ''Sketchy'' (TV series; also producer and writer) *2025: ''

'' (TV series); as Cousin Shelia (also executive producer)

Discography

The Spirit Theory *2000: ''Hoping To Make Sense'' *2003: ''The Calmness in the Riot'' *2008: ''Underlying Poetry''

References

External links

* * Boyer's former website {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyer, Nikki 1975 births Actresses from Los Angeles Actresses from St. Louis American women singer-songwriters American television actresses Living people Singer-songwriters from California Webster University alumni 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American actresses