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Kay Cannon BiographyKay Cannon (nickname "Kay Bo") is an American film and television writer and actress who is best known for her work as an Emmy-nominated writer and producer for the NBC series 30 Rock. She wrote the screenplay for the 2012 film Pitch Perfect, and she is a co-executive producer and writer on New Girl.
Cannon graduated from Reed-Custer High School in Braidwood, Illinois. She received her BA in Theatre and MA in Education at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. She trained in improvisation at The Second City and I.O. (ImprovOlympic) in Chicago.
In addition to being a writer for 30 Rock, Cannon has had cameo roles on the series.
She was thanked by Alec Baldwin at the Golden Globe awards during his acceptance speech for Best Actor in a Comedy Series on January 15, 2007. She has won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedic Series for her work on 30 Rock three times, and also won a 2008 Peabody Award for her work on the show. In 2010, Cannon was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.
Cannon performs sketch and improv for theatres like Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, The Second City in Chicago and Las Vegas, IO (West and Chicago) and at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in LA and New York.
In 2012, she she was cast in a lead role in the independent film called The Little Tin Man.
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-During the first season of 30 Rock, Tina Fey's former NBC show-within-a-show sitcom, a joke is made about the character Toofer—a pretentious Harvard grad, who never lets anyone forget his credentials—and how he'd been in his college a capella group. When Kay Cannon, a writer on the show, read the line, she stopped short. "I was like, 'Who wrote that line? It's so funny!,' Cannon recalls...
Screenwriter, producer, performer and future director Kay Cannon has achieved the near-impossible: She hasn't just broken into the notoriously male-dominated ...
Kay Cannon, the Illinois native and screenwriter of both 'Pitch Pefect' movies, talks about comedy in Chicago.
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Kay Cannon (nickname "Kay Bo") is an American film and television writer and actress who is best known for her work as an Emmy-nominated writer and producer for the NBC series 30 Rock. She wrote the screenplay for the 2012 film Pitch Perfect, and she is a co-executive producer and writer on New Girl.
Cannon graduated from Reed-Custer High School in Braidwood, Illinois. She received her BA in Theatre and MA in Education at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. She trained in improvisation at The Second City and I.O. (ImprovOlympic) in Chicago.
In addition to being a writer for 30 Rock, Cannon has had cameo roles on the series.
She was thanked by Alec Baldwin at the Golden Globe awards during his acceptance speech for Best Actor in a Comedy Series on January 15, 2007. She has won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedic Series for her work on 30 Rock three times, and also won a 2008 Peabody Award for her work on the show. In 2010, Cannon was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.
Cannon performs sketch and improv for theatres like Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, The Second City in Chicago and Las Vegas, IO (West and Chicago) and at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in LA and New York.
In 2012, she she was cast in a lead role in the independent film called The Little Tin Man.
Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Kay Cannon and other top speakers and celebrities.
Kay Cannon is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Kay Cannon for your event is available upon request. Kay Cannon generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Issa Rae, Rebel Wilson, Olivia Wilde, Ilana Glazer and Cecily Strong. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kay Cannon for an upcoming live or virtual event.
During the first season of 30 Rock, Tina Fey's former NBC show-within-a-show sitcom, a joke is made about the character Toofer—a pretentious Harvard grad, who never lets anyone forget his credentials—and how he'd been in his college a capella group. When Kay Cannon, a writer on the show, read the line, she stopped short. "I was like, 'Who wrote that line? It's so funny!,' Cannon recalls...
Screenwriter, producer, performer and future director Kay Cannon has achieved the near-impossible: She hasn't just broken into the notoriously male-dominated ...
Kay Cannon, the Illinois native and screenwriter of both 'Pitch Pefect' movies, talks about comedy in Chicago.
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