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

Film

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

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

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.