Shannon O'Neill (comedian)

Shannon Patricia O'Neill is an American comedian, actress, writer, and director who worked as the artistic director of the Upright Citizens Brigade.[1] O'Neill was a regular guest on The Chris Gethard Show and has had numerous roles in film and television.[2][3][4][5] In 2020, O'Neill appeared as Sonja Farak in How to Fix a Drug Scandal, a true crime documentary miniseries. In the series, O'Neill recreates Farak's court testimony using official transcripts from her grand jury trial.[6][7][8][9][10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 A Kiss for Jed A.D.
2016 Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon Self Documentary
2018 Most Likely to Murder Officer O'brien
2020 Black Bear Simone
2020 Uncle Peckerhead Jen Jennings
2022 Bros Paula
2024 Which Brings Me to You Lyft Driver

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Jeannie Tate Show Episode #1.3
2010, 2014 Broad City Ms. O'Neil / Marla Bevers Episodes: "Dog Sitting", "Hurricane Wanda"
2010 Vag Magazine Jaybird 2 episodes
2010–2016 UCB Comedy Originals Various 26 episodes
2011 UCB Live! Various Sketch show
2011–2018 The Chris Gethard Show Panelist / Sir Titus 108 episodes
2012, 2013 The Side Car Slapback 2 episodes
2013 Above Average Presents Self Episode: "Gay Dogs"
2013 The Morning Announcements Nurse Klepper Episode #1.4
2014 What to Expect The Aunt From Tempe Episode: "What to Expect: When You Tell Someone You're a Lesbian"
2014 Monkey Love FBI Agent Episode: "All Things Must End"
2014 Gary Saves the Graveyard Self 5 episodes
2015 Man Seeking Woman Judith Episode: "Stain"
2015 Donny! Stage Manager 6 episodes
2016 Netflix Presents: The Characters Sharon Episode: "Tim Robinson"
2016 Why Women Kill Alex Miniseries
2016 Animal Agent Hanna Walker
2016 Debate Wars Self Episode: "Nature Vs. Nurture"
2016 Thanksgiving Uber Driver 4 episodes
2017 Difficult People Assistant Director Episode: "Strike Rat"
2017 Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter Ashley Tritt 5 episodes
2018, 2019 High Maintenance Barry 2 episodes
2019 The Other Two Assistant Director Episode: "Chase Shoots a Music Video"
2019 Alternatino with Arturo Castro Episode: "The Gift"
2020 The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show Delyn the Lesbian Episode #1.3
2020 How to Fix a Drug Scandal Sonja Farak Main role; miniseries
2020 Loafy Penelope (voice) 4 episodes
2020 Make America Bake Again Angie Post-production
2020 The George Lucas Talk Show Self 3 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Shannon O'Neill". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  2. ^ "'Chris Gethard Show' Sidekick Shannon O'Neill Is 'As Punk As It Gets'". UPROXX. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  3. ^ Catlin, Roger (2016-07-08). "Shannon O'Neill charts UCB's power to make a performer Twitter-stalked". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  4. ^ "Shannon O'Neill". ucbcomedy.com. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  5. ^ "UCB Artistic Director Shannon O'Neill Will Be Stepping Down at the End of the Summer". pastemagazine.com. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  6. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'How To Fix A Drug Scandal', A Netflix Docuseries About Two Chemists Who Sent The Massachusetts Justice System Into Chaos". Decider. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  7. ^ Starkey, Glen. "How to Fix a Drug Scandal". New Times San Luis Obispo. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  8. ^ "10 Things Everyone Completely Missed In Netflix's How to Fix a Drug Scandal". ScreenRant. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  9. ^ "Netflix's 'How To Fix A Drug Scandal' Elevates Process Over Personality". www.wbur.org. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  10. ^ Anderson, John (2020-03-30). "'How to Fix a Drug Scandal' Review: Addictive Entertainment". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-12-14.