# Natasha Leggero
**Natasha Leggero** (born 1974) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and producer from [Rockford, Illinois](https://www.edgepedia.org/rockford-illinois), known as a regular panelist on *Chelsea Lately*, for roasts of [James Franco](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-franco) and [Justin Bieber](https://www.edgepedia.org/justin-bieber) on Comedy Central, and as co-creator and star of the Comedy Central period sitcom *Another Period*[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37565/natasha-leggero). She hosts *The Endless Honeymoon Podcast* with her husband, the comedian Moshe Kasher, and in 2022 published her first book, *The World Deserves My Children*[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37565/natasha-leggero).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 in Rockford, Illinois[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37565/natasha-leggero) |
| Training | Acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York; degree in theater criticism from Hunter College[2](https://tv.apple.com/gm/person/natasha-leggero/umc.cpc.3ht0r2rd3uz2vejzg0b9ayxee) |
| Breakthrough visibility | Host of MTV's reality series *The 70s House* (2005); roundtable panelist on *Chelsea Lately* 2008–2014[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37565/natasha-leggero) • [3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-04-28/these-married-comics-keep-their-romance-and-roasting-skills-alive-on-the-endless-honeymoon-podcast) |
| Signature series | *Another Period* (Comedy Central, 2015–2018), created with Riki Lindhome, in which she played Lillian Abigail Bellacourt[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37565/natasha-leggero) |
| Stand-up | Debut album *Coke Money* (Comedy Central Records, March 2011); hour special *Live at Bimbo's* (2015); *The Honeymoon Stand Up Special* (Netflix, 2018)[4](https://www.laughfactory.com/comedians/NatashaLeggero) • [5](https://www.elle.com/culture/a45894/women-in-comedy-2017/) • [6](https://press.wbd.com/emea/ca/bio/natasha-leggero?language_content_entity=en) |
| Podcast | *The Endless Honeymoon Podcast* with Moshe Kasher, launched 2019, giving relationship advice to callers[3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-04-28/these-married-comics-keep-their-romance-and-roasting-skills-alive-on-the-endless-honeymoon-podcast) |
| Book | *The World Deserves My Children* (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster, November 15, 2022; 288 pages)[7](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/natasha-leggero/the-world-deserves-my-children/) |
## Early life and education
Leggero began performing before an audience at age 10, acting in Chicago-area plays near her hometown of Rockford, Illinois[2](https://tv.apple.com/gm/person/natasha-leggero/umc.cpc.3ht0r2rd3uz2vejzg0b9ayxee). After high school she studied acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York while pursuing a degree in theater criticism from [Hunter College](https://www.edgepedia.org/hunter-college)[2](https://tv.apple.com/gm/person/natasha-leggero/umc.cpc.3ht0r2rd3uz2vejzg0b9ayxee). She has described the major self-deprecatingly, saying it was "what you get when the only college you could afford didn't have a real theater program"[8](https://serialoptimist.substack.com/p/the-fifth-serial-optimist-interview).
She moved to Los Angeles and started doing stand-up comedy[4](https://www.laughfactory.com/comedians/NatashaLeggero). In interviews she has traced the move to seeing a friend from New York doing stand-up at a Hollywood club and thinking she could simply talk about how she saw the city, and to the comedic fodder she found while working as a cocktail waitress at West Hollywood's Whiskey Bar[9](https://screenwritingmagazine.com/2018/05/14/comedian-natasha-leggero-on-why-shes-a-writer-by-necessity/).
## Television and voice work
Early screen work combined acting, hosting, and reality parody. After a role in the feature *The Believer* (2001), she appeared on *The Tonight Show with Jay Leno* as a stand-up, competed as a faux reality-series contestant on *The Joe Schmo Show* (Spike, 2003–04), and hosted MTV's *The 70s House* in 2005[2](https://tv.apple.com/gm/person/natasha-leggero/umc.cpc.3ht0r2rd3uz2vejzg0b9ayxee) • [1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37565/natasha-leggero). From 2008 to 2014 she was a regular roundtable panelist on E!'s *Chelsea Lately*, making 73 appearances by her own account in her memoir[3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-04-28/these-married-comics-keep-their-romance-and-roasting-skills-alive-on-the-endless-honeymoon-podcast) • [7](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/natasha-leggero/the-world-deserves-my-children/).
Guest and recurring credits spanned comedy series of the 2010s: *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*, *The Sarah Silverman Program*, *Community*, *Arrested Development*, *Suburgatory*, *Drunk History*, and *Modern Family*, among others[4](https://www.laughfactory.com/comedians/NatashaLeggero) • [6](https://press.wbd.com/emea/ca/bio/natasha-leggero?language_content_entity=en). She played Emma Parker on the short-lived NBC sitcom *Free Agents* (2011) and Carmen on Showtime's *Dice* (2016–2017)[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37565/natasha-leggero).
**Animation.** Leggero has been a steady presence in adult animation, voicing Callie Maggotbone on *[Ugly Americans](https://www.edgepedia.org/ugly-americans-tv-series)* ([Comedy Central](https://www.edgepedia.org/comedy-central), 2010–2012), Ethel on *[Brickleberry](https://www.edgepedia.org/brickleberry)* (2013–2015), and Shannon on *Hoops* (Netflix, 2020)[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37565/natasha-leggero).
## Another Period
With [Riki Lindhome](https://www.edgepedia.org/riki-lindhome), Leggero created, executive produced, and starred in *Another Period*, a Comedy Central series (2015–2018) that parodies reality television in the setting of a wealthy [Newport, Rhode Island](https://www.edgepedia.org/newport-rhode-island) family in 1903; Leggero played Lillian Abigail Bellacourt[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37565/natasha-leggero) • [6](https://press.wbd.com/emea/ca/bio/natasha-leggero?language_content_entity=en). The show was billed as a blend of *Keeping Up With The Kardashians* and *Downton Abbey*[10](https://www.avclub.com/another-period-s-natasha-leggero-and-riki-lindhome-on-w-1798248607). The creators took historical accuracy seriously, making trips to Newport's house museums and reading books about the period year-round, assisted by a researcher from *Drunk History*[11](https://www.tvinsider.com/91595/another-period-natasha-leggero-and-riki-lindhome-interview/).
## Stand-up and roasts
Her stand-up took an unbridled look at sex and male-female relationships, and her observational and satirical material has been noted by critics as commentary on celebrity culture and social class[2](https://tv.apple.com/gm/person/natasha-leggero/umc.cpc.3ht0r2rd3uz2vejzg0b9ayxee) • [1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37565/natasha-leggero). Comedy Central released her debut album, *Coke Money*, in March 2011, and it charted highly on iTunes[4](https://www.laughfactory.com/comedians/NatashaLeggero). Her hour special *Live at Bimbo's* came out in 2015[5](https://www.elle.com/culture/a45894/women-in-comedy-2017/).
**Roasts.** Following her breakout appearance on the Comedy Central Roast of James Franco, she became known for biting, quick-witted insult humor and was invited back for the Roast of Justin Bieber, where she was regarded as a standout roaster[6](https://press.wbd.com/emea/ca/bio/natasha-leggero?language_content_entity=en). In 2013 she drew headlines for a sarcastic joke about a SpaghettiOs brand tweet marking the anniversary of the [Pearl Harbor](https://www.edgepedia.org/pearl-harbor) attack; she declined to apologize and suggested that those offended donate to Disabled American Veterans, and the controversy had no apparent negative effect on her career[2](https://tv.apple.com/gm/person/natasha-leggero/umc.cpc.3ht0r2rd3uz2vejzg0b9ayxee).
## The Endless Honeymoon Podcast and the Honeymoon Tour
Leggero married the comedian [Moshe Kasher](https://www.edgepedia.org/moshe-kasher) in 2015[3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-04-28/these-married-comics-keep-their-romance-and-roasting-skills-alive-on-the-endless-honeymoon-podcast). The couple began touring together, each performing 30 minutes and then roasting couples in the audience; Netflix filmed the resulting theater tour as *The Honeymoon Stand Up Special* (2018)[3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-04-28/these-married-comics-keep-their-romance-and-roasting-skills-alive-on-the-endless-honeymoon-podcast). The podcast, launched in 2019, kept the roast element for live settings but added genuine advice on relationships, marriage, and life for callers, plus a "secrets hotline" where listeners could anonymously share taboo confessions[3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-04-28/these-married-comics-keep-their-romance-and-roasting-skills-alive-on-the-endless-honeymoon-podcast).
The podcast also became a financial anchor during the pandemic: with live touring shut down in March 2020, Kasher said the show "a hundred percent got us through the pandemic," paying the bills through advertising[3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-04-28/these-married-comics-keep-their-romance-and-roasting-skills-alive-on-the-endless-honeymoon-podcast).
## The World Deserves My Children
Her first book, *The World Deserves My Children*, a collection of essays on motherhood, was published by Gallery Books/[Simon & Schuster](https://www.edgepedia.org/simon-and-schuster) on November 15, 2022[7](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/natasha-leggero/the-world-deserves-my-children/). It grew out of her later-life motherhood: she froze her eggs at 38 while single, then, at 42 and married, went through a successful IVF process[7](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/natasha-leggero/the-world-deserves-my-children/). Kirkus's review described a candid comedic account balancing practical advice, wry commentary, and over-the-top offensiveness, covering pandemic-era parenting, child discipline, and her stated reasons for not wanting another child[7](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/natasha-leggero/the-world-deserves-my-children/). An audiobook narrated by Leggero is available, and she has toured behind the book with shows at comedy clubs across the United States[12](https://www.natashaleggero.com/contact-natasha/).
## Recent work
She co-hosted the TBS cooking-comedy competition *Rat in the Kitchen* with chef Ludo Lefebvre and starred in the CBS sitcom *Broke* opposite [Jaime Camil](https://www.edgepedia.org/jaime-camil) and [Pauley Perrette](https://www.edgepedia.org/pauley-perrette)[6](https://press.wbd.com/emea/ca/bio/natasha-leggero?language_content_entity=en). Later credits include a guest role on *Poker Face* (2023) and appearances as herself on *[Hacks](https://www.edgepedia.org/hacks-tv-series)* and in Netflix's *Old Dads* (2023)[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37565/natasha-leggero) • [13](https://www.metacritic.com/person/natasha-leggero/) • [14](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/carol-burnett-gives-hacks-the-best-celeb-cameo-of-the-year).
## Style and persona
Leggero performs in a deliberately glamorous persona, wearing gloves and vintage-styled clothing; she stands 4 feet 11 inches tall and has said audiences react to her height with sympathy that she treats as material[5](https://www.elle.com/culture/a45894/women-in-comedy-2017/). She has described her process as reactive rather than heavily scripted, going "with wherever my brain wants to go" within a set[15](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/the-joe-rogan-experience/653-natasha-leggero).
## References
1. [Natasha Leggero, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37565/natasha-leggero)
2. [Natasha Leggero, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/gm/person/natasha-leggero/umc.cpc.3ht0r2rd3uz2vejzg0b9ayxee)
3. [Married comics keep love alive with romance and roasting on 'Endless Honeymoon' podcast, Los Angeles Times (April 28, 2022)](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-04-28/these-married-comics-keep-their-romance-and-roasting-skills-alive-on-the-endless-honeymoon-podcast)
4. [Natasha Leggero, Laugh Factory](https://www.laughfactory.com/comedians/NatashaLeggero)
5. [Meet ELLE's 2017 Women In Comedy, Elle](https://www.elle.com/culture/a45894/women-in-comedy-2017/)
6. [Natasha Leggero, Warner Bros. Discovery Pressroom](https://press.wbd.com/emea/ca/bio/natasha-leggero?language_content_entity=en)
7. [The World Deserves My Children, Kirkus Reviews](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/natasha-leggero/the-world-deserves-my-children/)
8. [The Fifth Serial Optimist Interview: Natasha Leggero, Serial Optimist](https://serialoptimist.substack.com/p/the-fifth-serial-optimist-interview)
9. [Comedian Natasha Leggero on why she's a 'writer by necessity', Screenwriting Magazine (2018)](https://screenwritingmagazine.com/2018/05/14/comedian-natasha-leggero-on-why-shes-a-writer-by-necessity/)
10. [Another Period's Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome on why FDR was a jerk, The A.V. Club](https://www.avclub.com/another-period-s-natasha-leggero-and-riki-lindhome-on-w-1798248607)
11. ['Another Period': Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome on Getting Down and Dirty With History, TV Insider (2016)](https://www.tvinsider.com/91595/another-period-natasha-leggero-and-riki-lindhome-interview/)
12. [Contact Natasha, natashaleggero.com](https://www.natashaleggero.com/contact-natasha/)
13. [Natasha Leggero, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/natasha-leggero/)
14. [Carol Burnett Gives 'Hacks' the Best Celeb Cameo of the Year, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/carol-burnett-gives-hacks-the-best-celeb-cameo-of-the-year)
15. [The Joe Rogan Experience #653 - Natasha Leggero, transcript](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/the-joe-rogan-experience/653-natasha-leggero)
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