Emily Spivey

Emily Spivey (born September 29, 1971) is an American television writer, producer, actress, and comedian. She is best known as the creator of the series Up All Night and Bless the Harts. Spivey worked as a staff writer on Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2010, winning an Emmy Award in 2002 and a WGA Award in 2008 for her work on the show. Born in Statesville, North Carolina and raised in High Point, she graduated from T. Wingate Andrews High School and earned her bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She later obtained her master's degree from Loyola Marymount University. Spivey is also part of the ensemble cast of the Netflix movie Wine Country and is married to film editor and paranormal podcast host Scott Philbro.