Merrill Markoe
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Merrill Markoe
Female
57 years old
Los Angeles, CA
United States
Last Login: 11/21/2008
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Merrill Markoe's Comedian Bio
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| Bio | For full info, see Merrill Markoe’s web site at www.merrillmarkoe.com.
Merrill Markoe was born in New York City and graduated from UC Berkeley with a Masters Degree in Art. She then began comedy writing for television shows such as a Laugh In revival and a short-lived Mary Tyler Moore variety show. During this time she met David Letterman and they first created a daytime talk show before moving on to the famous NBC Late Night show.
During her six years there as Head Writer and creator of Stupid Pet Tricks among others, Merrill won many Emmy awards. She then moved on to on-air reporting, writing episodes of shows such as Sex and the City, producing cable specials, hosting a radio show, writing magazine columns and acting in small roles in shows such as Friends.
In addition to collections of her comedic essays, she has several novels. Her most recent, Walking in Circles Before Lying Down, was nominated for the Thurber Humor Prize. Her next novel is called Nose Down, Eyes Up and will be out December 30, 2008. | | Website | merrillmarkoe.com |
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Merrill Markoe's Interests
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| Books | Merrill's books are Walking in Circles Before Lying Down (2006), The Psycho Ex-Game (2005, with Andy Prieboy), It's My F----- Birthday (2002), The Day My Dogs Became Guys (2001), Merrill Markoe's Guide to Love (1996), How to Be Hap-Hap-Happy Like Me (1995), What the Dogs Have Taught Me (1992). |
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Merrill Markoe's Details
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| Status: | Single | | Zodiac Sign: | Sagittarius | | Occupation: | Freelance writer |
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About me:
Hi, I'm Carol, and I created this page about Merrill Markoe. She is one of the funniest writers ever! I also maintain a web site for George Saunders at www.georgesaundersland.com.
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