Nicole Byer

Nicole Byer
Byer in 2022
Born (1986-08-29) August 29, 1986 (age 38)
Middletown Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actress
  • television host
  • podcaster
Years active2009–present
Known forNailed It!
Loosely Exactly Nicole
Girl Code
Why Won't You Date Me?

Nicole Byer (born August 29, 1986) is an American comedian, actress, and television host. She is known as the host of the Netflix comedic reality bake-off series Nailed It! (2018–present), for which she has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.[1][2]

Byer gained recognition for her work in the commentary series Girl Code (2013).[3] Byer later starred in the MTV/Facebook Watch comedy series Loosely Exactly Nicole (2016–2018), which was based on her real life experiences.[4] She made several guest appearances in such comedy series as 30 Rock (2012), Family Guy (2016), Transparent (2016–2017), The Good Place (2019), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2019–2021), and The Simpsons (2019). She also appeared in films, including Other People (2016), All About Nina (2018), Bad Hair (2020), and Valley Girl (2020). In 2021, Byer began co-hosting Wipeout with John Cena.

Byer is the host of the Team Coco podcast Why Won't You Date Me?,[5] the Earwolf podcast Best Friends co-hosted with Sasheer Zamata, and the Headgum podcast Newcomers.

Byer's first full-length special, Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo), premiered on Netflix in December 2021 and earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special.

  1. ^ Romano, Nick (March 10, 2018). "Nailed It is the Netflix series about baking fails you didn't know you needed". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "2020 Primetime Emmy® Awards – Nomination Press Release" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Mehta, Maitri (September 8, 2015). "Who Is Nicole Byer? The Comedian Has Two New Shows On MTV & She Deserves It". Bustle. Archived from the original on September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  4. ^ de Moraes, Lisa (July 31, 2016). "'Loosely Exactly Nicole' Star Nicole Byer Asked To Explain Show's White EPs – TCA". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Why Won't You Date Me?". HeadGum.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.