Abby McEnany

Abby McEnany is a writer, comedian, and actress known for the television series Work in Progress.[1][2][3]

Abby McEnany
Born1968 (age 53–54)
Medium
  • Television
  • theater
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Years active1990–present
GenresImprovisational comedy

Early life

McEnany mostly grew up between the cities of Boston, Providence, and Columbus. McEnany's father was a cardiovascular surgeon, which caused her family to move to San Francisco for his job in 1982. She lived there for four years while she was in high school.[4] McEnany moved to Chicago for college in 1986,[5] where she attended the University of Chicago,[6] graduating in 1992.[4]

Career

McEnany enrolled at Second City in Chicago in the 1990s, where she had Stephen Colbert as a teacher.[7]

McEnany worked for Morningstar, Inc. in Chicago for 10 years, first in customer service and then as a technical writer.[8] She eventually joined Second City's touring company when she was 40,[4][2] and led the ensemble "Judo Intellectuals" at the Chicago's Playground Theater.

Personal life

McEnany used to identify as a lesbian, but now refers to herself as a "queer dyke."[1] She lives with OCD and depression.[2]

McEnany's mother was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in 2002 and died on Labor Day in 2005.

McEnany grew up in the Episcopal Church, but doesn't consider herself religious.[5]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role
2019–present Work in Progress Abby
2013 Roomies Sue Fox[9]

References
  1. Masters, Jeffrey (2019-12-17). "Showtime Star Abby McEnany: 'Dykes Can Do Whatever the F--- They Want'". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  2. Nicholson, Rebecca (2019-12-04). "Abby McEnany: 'When guys dream of lesbians, they're not thinking of me'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  3. Fallon, Kevin (2019-12-08). "The 45-Year-Old 'Queer Dyke' Whose Life Was Ruined By 'SNL'". Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  4. Allen, Susie (2022-04-13). "An unconventional sitcom for anyone who feels different—from the mind of a UChicago alum". uchicago news. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  5. Allen, Samantha (2019-12-04). "Take 5: The 5 Things That Made Abby McEnany, Star of Work in Progress, Who She Is Today". The Advocate. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  6. ""Work In Progress" reviewed by Sean Kugler". 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  7. "Stephen Colbert gives belated improv notes to former student and 'Work in Progress Star' Abby McEnany". www.chicagotribune.com. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  8. "Taking 50 years of sketch comedy on the road". 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  9. Terrace, Vincent (2015). Internet Lesbian and Gay Television Series, 1996-2014. McFarland. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-7864-9805-5. Retrieved 16 January 2020.


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