Brittani Nichols

Brittani Nichols (born June 20, 1988) is an American producer, actress, comedian, and writer.[1] In 2016, Nichols wrote, produced, and starred in the film Suicide Kale, which won the Audience Award for Best U.S. Dramatic Feature at 2016 Outfest.[2]

Brittani Nichols
Born (1988-06-20) June 20, 1988
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationYale University (BA)

Early life and education

Nichols was born and raised in Chicago.[3] She attended Yale University, where she played on the women's basketball team.[4] She credits Dave Chappelle with cultivating her interest in comedy.[5]

Career

Film and television

After graduating from college, Nichols moved to Los Angeles and began developing the web series Words With Girls, which she later rewrote as a full-length pilot that was produced by Issa Rae and Deniese Davis's initiative ColorCreative.tv.[6][7][8]

In 2016, Nichols wrote, produced, and starred in Suicide Kale, a dark comedy with an all queer-woman cast.[9] Nichols stated in an interview that she set out to make a lesbian movie that "wasn’t about coming out, sleeping with a man, or a character death at the end".[10] The film won the Audience Award for Best U.S. Dramatic Feature at Outfest.[2]

She has appeared in a number of television programs including Billy on the Street, Take My Wife, and Transparent.[11][9]

As of 2019, she is a writer for the HBO series A Black Lady Sketch Show.[5]

Other work

Her writing has appeared in HuffPost, Autostraddle, Jezebel, and BuzzFeed.

In 2016 ,she released a five track EP, Brittani Nichols Likes You.[1]

Nichols is the former co-host of two podcasts, Brand New Podcast with Ariana Lenarsky, and Hamilton the Podcast with Khalehla Rixon.[12]

Personal life

Nichols is gay.[13] Both Words with Girls and Suicide Kale draw on Nichols's own experiences as a lesbian, and she has stated repeatedly in interviews that she is committed to increasing LGBTQ and African-American representation in media.[14]

Filmography

Acting
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Words with Girls Brittani 5 episodes
2013 Unicorn Plan-It Random Sleeper Episode: "Across the YOUniverse"
2015 Transparent Nicol 3 episodes
2016 Suicide Kale Jasmine Rawlings Also writer
2016 The Fat One Reese Episode: "Not Hungry"
2017 Rad Lands Farmer Knox Episode: "Big"
2018 Take My Wife Bethani 2 episodes
2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show Barbecue Daddy #2 / Ex 2 episodes

Writer
Year Title Notes
2012 Words with Girls 6 episodes
2015 The Xperiment 26 episodes
2016 Suicide Kale Also actress
2018 Take My Wife 5 episodes
2018 Strangers Episode: "First Skate"
2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show 6 episodes

See also

References
  1. "Brittani Nichols Likes You And She's Proving It With Her New EP". Autostraddle. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  2. "Outfest Award Winners Revealed as Andrew Ahn's 'Spa Night' Takes Grand Jury Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  3. "Comedy Crush: Everything Brittani Nichols Touches Turns to Hilarious". Autostraddle. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  4. "Yale". Yale. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  5. "Mini Q+A with Brittani Nichols". GOLD Comedy. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  6. "Words With Girls: Brittani Nichols is on a Mission with New Pilot". Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  7. "Brittani Nichols - 2007-08 - Women's Basketball". Yale University. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  8. ""Words With Girls" Episode One Recap: Pilot This Pilot Into Your Heart This Minute". Autostraddle. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  9. Nelson, Carrie (2016-10-21). "'Suicide Kale' Is a Hilarious Film About Queerness and Suicidal Feelings". Vice. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  10. Brown, Keah (2016-10-15). "Lunch with a Side of 'Suicide Kale'". Digital Fashion Magazine | Free Fashion Magazine | Fashion Magazine Online. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  11. "Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher on making 'Take My Wife' season 2". The Daily Dot. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  12. "18 LGBTQ women in entertainment to celebrate this Women's History Month". GLAAD. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  13. "Words With Girls: Brittani Nichols is on a Mission with New Pilot". Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  14. "Q&A: The "Suicide Kale" Cast on Making Film More Inclusive". 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
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