Sam Richardson

Sam Richardson has been honing his comedy skills since the ripe old age of 15, when he started taking classes at Second City's Detroit outpost. Raised between Ghana and Detroit, he grew up loving Saturday Night Live and Ghostbusters.

After studying for a few years at Wayne State University and performing at Detroit's Second City, as well as the Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck, Richardson moved to Chicago to join the Second City Touring Company and eventually the resident Mainstage cast. There, he wrote and starred in two reviews: Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies and South Side of Heaven. Both earned him nominations for a Jefferson Award for Best Actor. Richardson also wrote and filmed a rehashing of Second City Television (SCTV) in Toronto. In 2012, he was featured in Montreal's New Faces of Sketch showcase at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival.

A few years ago, Richardson made the move to Los Angeles and quickly booked roles in films and TV.  He recurred on The Office (season nine) and co-starred on Arrested Development (season four).  Richardson also had supporting roles in the feature films We're the Millers and Horrible Bosses 2. He had a recurring role on HBO's award-winning series Veep, which has turned into a series regular role for the new season.

Richardson has continued to write comedy and received a pilot order for a show created with his partner, Tim Robinson, called Detroiters. Produced by Jason Sudeikis and Broadway Video, the buddy comedy has received its pilot order from Comedy Central.

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