Brittani Nichols Explained
Brittani Nichols |
Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Education: | Yale University (BA) |
Nationality: | American |
Occupation: | Actor, writer, producer |
Years Active: | 2012–present |
Notable Works: | Suicide Kale (2016) |
Brittani Nichols (born June 20, 1988)[1] is an American producer, actress, comedian, and writer.[2] In 2016, Nichols wrote, produced, and starred in the film Suicide Kale, which won the Audience Award for Best U.S. Dramatic Feature at 2016 Outfest. She has written for the television programs A Black Lady Sketch Show, Take My Wife, Strangers, and Drop the Mic. Nichols is a writer and producer for Abbott Elementary and won the Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series award at the 54th NAACP Image Awards for the episode "Student Transfer".[3] [4] As part of the producing team of Abbott Elementary, Nichols was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2023.[5]
Career
Television and film
Nichols moved to Los Angeles after college and developed the web series Words With Girls (2012), which she later rewrote as a full-length pilot that was produced by Issa Rae and Deniese Davis's initiative ColorCreative.tv.[6] [7] [8] The series centered a group of queer twenty-something roommates in LA and starred Nichols, Corbin Reid, Hannah Hart, Alex Sturman, and Lauren Neal. In 2016, Nichols wrote, produced, and starred in Suicide Kale, a dark comedy with an all queer-woman cast.[9] Nichols stated in an interview that she set out to make a lesbian movie that "wasn’t about coming out, sleeping with a man, or a character death at the end".[10] Both Words with Girls and Suicide Kale draw on Nichols' own experiences as a lesbian, and she has stated repeatedly in interviews that she is committed to increasing LGBTQ and African-American representation in media.[11] Suicide Kale won the Audience Award for Best U.S. Dramatic Feature at Outfest.[12]
She has appeared in several television programs including A Black Lady Sketch Show, Take My Wife, and Transparent.[13] Nichols was a writer for season one of the HBO series A Black Lady Sketch Show.[14] She has also written for Strangers, Drop the Mic, and Take My Wife.[15] She served as Consulting Producer for The Circle and Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness.
In 2020, it was announced that Nichols would produce a dramedy, Toothbrush, for Quibi through ColorCreative; however Quibi went out of business before the show was created.[16] [17]
She is a writer and producer for the ABC comedy Abbott Elementary and is represented by CAA.[18] [19] [20]
Other work
In 2016, she released a five-track EP, Brittani Nichols Likes You. Nichols previously co-hosted two podcasts, Brand New Podcast with Ariana Lenarsky, and Hamilton the Podcast with Khalehla Rixon.[21] Nichols also is Writers Guild of America West Captain.[22]
Personal life
Nichols was born in Chicago.[23] After attending Thornwood High School, she attended Yale University, where she played on the women's basketball team and women's rugby team.[24]
She is gay and genderqueer.[25] She supported Hugo Soto-Martinez and Eunisses Hernandez during the 2022 Los Angeles elections.[26] [27]
Filmography
Acting
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Words with Girls | Brittani | 5 episodes |
2013 | Unicorn Plan-It | Random Sleeper | Episode: "Across the YOUniverse" |
2015 | Transparent | Nicol | 3 episodes |
2016 | Suicide Kale | Jasmine Rawlings | Also writer |
2016 | The Fat One | Reese | Episode: "Not Hungry" |
2017 | Rad Lands | Farmer Knox | Episode: "Big" |
2018 | Take My Wife | Bethani | 2 episodes |
2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show | Barbecue Daddy #2 / Ex | 2 episodes | |
Writer
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Yale. 2019-03-10. Yale. en. 2019-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20190411195945/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/nichols_brittani00.html?view=bio. dead.
- Web site: Brittani Nichols Likes You And She's Proving It With Her New EP. 2016-12-14. Autostraddle. en-US. 2019-04-02.
- Web site: 2022-10-12 . 'Abbott Elementary' Writer Brittani Nichols On What To Expect From Tonight's Episode . 2024-03-08 . HuffPost . en.
- Web site: Nordyke . Kimberly . 2023-02-24 . NAACP Image Awards: 'Abbott Elementary,' 'Atlanta,' 'Better Call Saul' Among Night Four's Non-Televised Winners . 2024-03-08 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
- Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . 2023-07-12 . 'Abbott Elementary' Writer-Producer's Reaction To Nomination Spotlights Somber Reality Of Emmy Celebration Amid WGA Strike . 2024-03-08 . Deadline . en-US.
- Web site: Words With Girls: Brittani Nichols is on a Mission with New Pilot. 2019-03-10.
- Web site: Brittani Nichols - 2007-08 - Women's Basketball. 2021-01-20. Yale University. en.
- Web site: Bernard. Riese. 2014-09-23. "Words With Girls" Episode One Recap: Pilot This Pilot Into Your Heart This Minute. live. Autostraddle. 2019-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924124050/http://www.autostraddle.com:80/words-with-girls-episode-one-recap-pilot-this-pilot-into-your-heart-this-minute-255335/ . 2014-09-24 .
- Web site: 'Suicide Kale' Is a Hilarious Film About Queerness and Suicidal Feelings. Nelson. Carrie. 2016-10-21. Vice. en-US. 2019-03-10.
- Web site: Lunch with a Side of 'Suicide Kale'. Brown. Keah. 2016-10-15. Digital Fashion Magazine Free Fashion Magazine Fashion Magazine Online. en-US. 2019-07-17.
- Web site: 2016-10-03. Q&A: The "Suicide Kale" Cast on Making Film More Inclusive. 2019-03-10. en-US.
- Web site: Outfest Award Winners Revealed as Andrew Ahn's 'Spa Night' Takes Grand Jury Prize. The Hollywood Reporter. 17 July 2016 . en. 2019-03-10.
- Web site: Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher on making 'Take My Wife' season 2. 2018-06-08. The Daily Dot. en. 2019-03-10.
- Web site: Mini Q+A with Brittani Nichols. 2019-03-11. GOLD Comedy. en-US. 2019-07-17.
- Web site: Harris. Lynn. 2019-03-12. Pro tip from Brittani Nichols: Say no. live. 2021-06-09. GOLD Comedy. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20190318013918/http://www.goldcomedy.com:80/resources/mini-qa-brittani-nichols/ . 2019-03-18 .
- Web site: Otterson. Joe. 2020-09-14. Issa Rae's ColorCreative to Develop Dramedy Series 'Toothbrush' With Brittani Nichols at Quibi (EXCLUSIVE). live. 2021-06-09. Variety. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20200915211426/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/issa-rae-colorcreative-toothbrush-brittani-nichols-quibi-1234767429/ . 2020-09-15 .
- Web site: 2023-03-07 . My worst moment: 'Abbott Elementary' writer Brittani Nichols wishes she knew about the spit bucket . 2024-03-08 . Chicago Tribune . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-03-22 . Heartthrob B. Nichols on Writing for Abbott Elementary and the Quest for More Black Queer Stories . 2022-04-18 . Autostraddle . en-US.
- Web site: Hailu . Selome . 2022-11-11 . 'Abbott Elementary' Writer Brittani Nichols Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE) . 2024-03-08 . Variety . en-US.
- Web site: 'Abbott Elementary' writer on Jacob's crisis, finally letting Sheryl Lee Ralph sing . 2024-03-08 . EW.com . en.
- Web site: 18 LGBTQ women in entertainment to celebrate this Women's History Month. 2018-03-22. GLAAD. en. 2019-03-10. 2018-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180427082746/https://www.glaad.org/blog/18-lgbtq-women-entertainment-celebrate-womens-history-month. dead.
- Web site: Rosenbloom . Alli . 2023-05-02 . Brittani Nichols, 'Abbott Elementary' writer and WGA captain, says studios are 'running over the workers of this industry' . 2024-03-08 . CNN . en.
- Web site: 2014-09-22. Comedy Crush: Everything Brittani Nichols Touches Turns to Hilarious. 2019-07-17. Autostraddle. en-US.
- Web site: Yale. 2019-03-10. Yale. en. 2019-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20190411195945/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/nichols_brittani00.html?view=bio. dead.
- Web site: Words With Girls: Brittani Nichols is on a Mission with New Pilot. 2019-07-17.
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