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Emily Axford
Birth Name:Emily Joanne Axford
Birth Date:26 July 1984
Birth Place:Albany, New York, U.S.
Alma Mater:George Washington University
Occupation:Actress, writer, producer
Known For:Adam Ruins Everything, Hot Date, Not Another D&D Podcast, Dimension 20, Critical Role
Spouse:Brian Murphy (m. 2014)

Emily Joanne Axford is an American actress, writer, and producer. She is best known for her various roles in CollegeHumor videos, her role as Emily on the truTV comedy Adam Ruins Everything, and for her role on the Pop original Hot Date, co-starring her husband, Brian K. Murphy.[1]

Early life and education

Axford grew up in the suburbs of Albany, New York. She attended Bethlehem Central High School, just south of Albany.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion from George Washington University in 2007.[3] At GWU, she was a part of the co-ed improv troupe called ReceSs. After college, Axford studied at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City and then Los Angeles, where she first ventured into internet sketch comedy.[4]

Career

From 2011 to 2017, Axford was a writer and actress for digital comedy company CollegeHumor. In 2017, Axford transitioned to working as an executive producer and actor on the Pop show Hot Date, which had begun as a web series for CollegeHumor, alongside her husband Brian Murphy.[5] [6] From 2015 to 2019, Axford co-starred in both the College Humor and TruTV iterations of Adam Ruins Everything.[7]

Axford and Murphy co-wrote HEY, U UP? (For a Serious Relationship): How to Turn Your Booty Call into Your Emergency Contact, a satirical relationship advice book that was published in 2018.[8] She and Murphy have, in conjunction with Caldwell Tanner, hosted 8-Bit Book Club (2016–2018), a podcast in which they read and discussed video game novels.[9] [10]

Axford participates in a variety of actual play web series where she plays tabletop role-playing games. She is a player and occasional gamemaster in the HeadGum podcast Not Another D&D Podcast with Murphy, Tanner, and Jake Hurwitz.[11] [12] [13] Axford is a primary cast member of Dimension 20, an actual play anthology web series which premiered in 2018; it was created by CollegeHumor for the streaming service Dropout. She has starred as a variety of characters between the two shows' several campaigns, most of which utilize Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.[14] [15] She is a featured member of Dimension 20s aftershow, Adventuring Party.[16] In 2023, Axford appeared as a guest player in the third campaign of Critical Role.

Personal life

Axford is married to Brian K. Murphy, whom she met while working together at College Humor in the early 2010s. The couple has collaborated on several different projects, including satirizations of their own relationship. They currently reside in Los Angeles, California.[17]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Nice BrothersEmily2 episodes
2013BearSharkBeverlyEpisode: "Love"
Inside Amy SchumerLizEpisode: "Sex Tips"
2014Love's a BitchTatianaEpisode: "The Truce"
2015–2019Adam Ruins EverythingEmily, various roles27 episodes
2017–2019Hot DateEmily20 episodes
2019Tuca & BertieRealtor2 episodes
2021GenerationDominiqueEpisode: "The High Priestess"

Web

Title!Role!Notes
2009–2013UCB Comedy OriginalsVarious roles10 episodes
2011–2018CollegeHumor Originals172 episodes
2012–2015Hardly Working39 episodes
2012–2018Dorkly Originals55 episodes
2012Jake and AmirEmily6 episodes
2013Very Mary-KateWriterEpisode: "Instagram"
2016Bad InternetNaomiEpisode: "The Year-Long Ad Experience"
2018–presentNot Another D&D PodcastCampaign 1Moonshine CybinMain cast and primary composer[18]
The Mavrus ChroniclesGamemaster
TrinyvaleOnyx Lumiere
Campaign 2
Campaign 3Calliope Petrichor
Twilight SanctorumGamemaster
2018–presentDimension 20Fantasy HighFig Faeth Main cast[19]
The Unsleeping CitySofia Bicicleta Main cast[20]
Fantasy High: Sophomore YearFig FaethMain cast[21]
A Crown of CandyMain role[22]
The Unsleeping City: Chapter IISofia Bicicleta Main cast[23]
A Starstruck OdysseySundry SidneyMain role[24]
A Court of Fey and FlowersLady Chirp FeatherfowlMain role[25] [26]
NeverafterYlfa SnorgelssonMain role[27] [28]
Fantasy High: Junior YearFig FaethMain role[29]
2023Critical RoleCampaign threePrismGuest role; 6 episodes[30] [31]
One-shotsBabsonEpisode: "Lookout, Here We Come!"[32] [33]

Video games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emily Axford and Brian K. Murphy are the Married Masterminds Behind 'Hot Date' . 30 April 2020 . Observer. 8 November 2017 .
  2. Web site: Bethlehem high school digital yearbooks - 2003 faculty/senior class .
  3. Web site: Take a Study Break with GWU's ReceSs This Weekend . February 7, 2018 . dcist.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123957/https://dcist.com/story/07/12/07/laugh-with-gwus/ . February 9, 2019 . live .
  4. Web site: Emily Axford . February 7, 2018 . UCB.
  5. Web site: Bill Zwecker . Chicago 'clicked' for couple turning 'Hot Date' into a TV series . Chicago Sun-Times . 7 August 2017 . 13 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Erik Pedersen . 'Hot Date': Season 2 Premiere Date For Pop TV's Sketch Comedy Series . Deadline . 27 August 2019 . 13 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Adam Ruins Everything . IMDB . 21 April 2022.
  8. Web site: An Excerpt from 'Hey, U Up? (For a Serious Relationship): How to Turn Your Booty Call into Your Emergency Contact,' by Emily Axford and Brian Murphy By Brian Boone . Vulture . 14 February 2018 . 21 April 2022.
  9. Web site: 8-Bit Book Club . Apple Podcasts . 21 April 2022 . 23 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220723151524/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8-bit-book-club/id1159499233 . dead .
  10. Web site: Arthur . Kenneth . November 8, 2017 . Inside ‘Hot Date’ with Emily Axford and Brian Murphy . June 3, 2024 . Vulture . en.
  11. Web site: About . May 5, 2023 . Not Another D&D Podcast.
  12. Web site: 2020-10-13 . Not Another D&D Podcast: Why You Should Check Out Welcome to Eldermourne . 2023-05-19 . CBR . en.
  13. Web site: Martin . Emily . 2023-02-20 . The 10 Best D&D Podcasts for Everyone from DMs to Newbies . 2023-05-19 . BOOK RIOT . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2020-10-08 . Dungeons & Dragons: Dimension 20 Is a TOTALLY Different Take On Actual-Play . 2023-05-19 . CBR . en.
  15. Web site: Hall . Charlie . 2022-07-20 . A new actual play ports Jane Austen into Dungeons & Dragons . 2023-05-19 . Polygon . en-US.
  16. Web site: Dimension 20's Adventuring Party . 2023-05-19 . Dropout . en.
  17. Web site: Real-Life Couple Emily Axford and Brian Murphy Star in PopTV's "Hot Date" . Cheddar News . 21 April 2022.
  18. Web site: Episodes . May 20, 2023 . Not Another D&D Podcast.
  19. Web site: March 23, 2019 . Dimension 20: Fantasy High – Lord of the Rings Meets John Hughes On College Humor . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811164644/https://bleedingcool.com/tv/dimension-20-fantasy-high-lord-of-the-rings-meets-john-hughes-on-college-humor/ . August 11, 2020 . June 24, 2021 . Bleeding Cool.
  20. Web site: Plante . Corey . 'Dimension 20' Season 3: Meet the D&D Cast of "Unsleeping City" (Exclusive) . June 24, 2021 . Inverse . 8 July 2019 . en.
  21. Web site: Heim . Bec . 2023-01-02 . Dimension 20: All Intrepid Hero Campaigns, Ranked . 2023-02-04 . ScreenRant . en.
  22. Web site: July 19, 2020 . Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy shows the sweet and sour sides of nobility . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200730085752/https://the-peak.ca/2020/07/dimension-20s-a-crown-of-candy-shows-the-sweet-and-sour-sides-of-nobility/ . July 30, 2020 . June 24, 2021 . The Peak.
  23. Web site: Sheehan . Gavin . October 30, 2020 . Dimension 20 Announces The Unsleeping City Season Two . Bleeding Cool News And Rumors.
  24. 1455950402663313414. dimension20show. ❄️Wanna know what Dimension 20 is bringing you this winter? ️Well, we have some good news...✨ FAQ here: https://t.co/4cGyklhRk6 #Dimension20 https://t.co/zr9wIhLwLM. Dimension 20 . November 3, 2021. March 8, 2022. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220223232510/https://twitter.com/dimension20show/status/1455950402663313414. February 23, 2022. live.
  25. Web site: Friedman . Em . 2022-08-24 . My favorite new Jane Austen adaptation is an elaborate game of Dungeons & Dragons . 2023-02-04 . Polygon . en-US.
  26. Web site: Friedman . Em . 2022-10-06 . A Court of Fey & Flowers has a lot to say about love, class, and equality . 2023-02-04 . Polygon . en-US.
  27. Web site: Friedman . Em . 2022-12-15 . Battles have gone badly before in Dimension 20, but not like this . 2023-02-04 . Polygon . en-US.
  28. Web site: Zambrano . J. R. . 2022-10-14 . 'Dimension 20: Neverafter' is a Dark D&D Fairy Tale . 2023-02-04 . Bell of Lost Souls . en.
  29. Web site: Zeoli . Rowan . 2024-01-11 . Fantasy High's Junior Year shows the evolution of Dimension 20 — and a new form of entertainment . 2024-01-13 . Polygon . en-US.
  30. Somewhere Out There . May 18, 2023 . Critical Role . May 18, 2023 . 3 . 59 .
  31. Web site: McCauley . Tara . May 19, 2023 . Critical Role Shocks Fans With a Major Bait-And-Switch . May 19, 2023 . . en.
  32. Web site: Carpenter . Nicole . May 19, 2023 . Critical Role will embark on a Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom one-shot . May 19, 2023 . Polygon . en-US.
  33. Lookout, Here We Come! . June 1, 2023 . Critical Role . June 1, 2023 .
  34. Web site: March 29, 2023 . The Quarry cast and characters . July 25, 2023 . PCGamesN . en-US.

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