Amy Aniobi is a Nigerian-American writer and producer. She was the head writer and co-executive producer of Insecure and was also an executive producer for the HBO special 2 Dope Queens. Aniobi signed a two-year overall deal with HBO in 2019.
In January 2024 she was nominated at the 55th NAACP Awards in the Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series category for directing credits on Netflix’s Survival of the Thickest.[1]
Aniobi was raised in north Texas, the daughter of Nigerian immigrants.[2] She developed her interest in writing during her college years. Aniobi received her bachelor's degree in American Studies from Stanford University.[3]
She is the head writer for HBO's Insecure, as well as an executive producer.[4] She is a long-time collaborator of creator Issa Rae, a fellow student from Stanford.[5] Aniobi was a writer for Rae's web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.[6] She is also an executive producer for another HBO series, 2 Dope Queens.
Aniobi signed a two-year overall deal with HBO in 2019.[7] As a part of that deal, she is writing the limited series The Dolls with Issa Rae and Laura Kittrell. She is also developing the comedy series Attachment with Reese Witherspoon and Melanie Chandra.
Aniobi is also developing film content, and forthcoming films include American Princess for Fox, and two productions for Universal Pictures, Bye Bye Bye and Love in America. She and Rae are co-producers for Love In America, a musical comedy feature. Aniobi is co-writing the screenplay with Khiyon Hursey and Harrison Richlin.[8]
In 2021, Aniobi created a networking program called Tribe, that provides screenwriter skillsharing and professional development information for entertainment industry professionals.
She is an executive producer for Enjoy Your Meal, an upcoming workplace comedy series based in part on the allegations of institutional racism at Bon Appétit that emerged in June 2020.[9] She most recently launched her production company SuperSpecial, and renewed her overall deal with HBO Max.[10] In 2022 it was announced that Aniobi will develop a television series adaptation for the forthcoming novel The Nigerwife by Vanessa Walters.[11]
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambies | 2021 | Best Scriptwriting, Fiction | Looking for Latoya | [12] | ||
| Black Reel Awards | 2017 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Insecure | [13] | ||
| 2020 | Outstanding Comedy Series | |||||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Comedy Series | [14] | |||
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2016 | Comedy Series | Silicon Valley | [15] |