Laci Mosley

Laci Mosley is an American actress, comedian, and podcaster. She performs improv comedy at UCB Los Angeles and co-starred in the Pop comedy series Florida Girls. Mosley is best known for her podcast Scam Goddess, which focuses on historical and contemporary scams and cons.[1]

Laci Mosley
Born
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress, comedian, podcaster
Years active2014–present
Notable work
Scam Goddess (podcast)

Career

Mosley performs improv and sketch comedy at UCB in Los Angeles and performs a show called #TrapProv with her comedy partner Priscilla Davies.[2] She is a member of UCB's emergent initiative Project Rethink that is working to address systemic racism within the organization.[3]

Mosley's first lead role was on the 2019 Pop series Florida Girls, which was cancelled after one season despite an initial renewal.[4][5] She is set to star in the upcoming digital series Scroll Wheel of Time on Eko.[6] She also acted in a guest role on Single Parents.[7]

In September 2019, she created the podcast Scam Goddess, produced by Earwolf, where she discusses historic and modern cons with other comedian guests.[8][9] The podcast was recommended by Vox and Vulture.[10][11] Sean Malin of Vulture wrote in positive review, "Mosley is whip-fast with jokes, upstaging and amusing even her funniest guests with zingers."[10] In October 2020, the podcast was picked up for co-production by Conan O'Brien's company Team Coco, alongside Earwolf.[12]

Mosley provides commentary on Whoopi Goldberg's ABC true crime series The Con (2020).[12]

Personal life

Mosley was raised in Dallas, Texas. She lived in New York City after college for two years and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.[2]

References
  1. Fernandez, Maria Elena (2019-08-07). "Florida Is Anything But a Joke for Florida Girls". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. Stories, Local. "Meet Laci Mosley – Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. Wright, Megh (2020-06-18). "Improv Communities Demand Theaters Address Systemic Racism". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  4. Petski, Denise (2018-09-26). "'Florida Girls': Laci Mosley, Melanie Field & Patty Guggenheim Join Laura Chinn In Pop TV Comedy Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (2020-03-05). "Pop Pulls the Plug On 'Florida Girls', 'Best Intentions' & 'Flack', Raising Questions About Net's Scripted Future". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  6. Petski, Denise (2019-09-11). "'Scroll Wheel Of Time': Bernard David Jones, Laci Mosley & Jerry Minor To Star In Eko Series; Full Cast Set". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  7. "Wednesday's TV highlights: 'Single Parents' on ABC". Los Angeles Times. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. Editors, Vulture (2019-10-15). "Best New True-Crime Podcasts: 'Scam Goddess,' Brendan Dassey". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-04-13.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  9. Editors, Vulture (2019-10-11). "This Week in True-Crime Podcasts: Brendan Dassey Talks". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-04-13.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  10. Malin, Sean (2020-08-20). "Want to Try Scam Goddess? Start Here". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  11. Romano, Aja (2020-04-08). "18 podcasts to help you hold on to the outside world". Vox. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  12. Schiffer, Zoe (2020-10-30). "The host of Scam Goddess is in for the long con". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-11-04.


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