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Laura Kightlinger is a writer, stand-up comedian, and actress. She is known for her comedic roles such as the self-absorbed mom Deb Taylor in Hulu's "PEN15" and Nurse Shelia in "Will & Grace," where she has also served as a consulting producer since the show's inception. Laura created and starred in the critically praised IFC series "The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman" and was a series regular on HBO's "Lucky Louie." She has lent her voice to characters in "Lego Batman," "Ninjago," and voices Dr. Scott in "Dr. Katz: The Audio Files." As a stand-up comedian, she has released several half-hour specials on Comedy Central and HBO. At the recent JFL Comedy Festival, the Montreal Gazette praised her as "a femme fatale deadpan who took risks leading the audience into hilariously unexpected territory."
Her book, Quick Shots of False Hope, which the New York Times Book Review called a "memorable, disturbing, and darkly comic debut," is currently being adapted for film and television.
The documentary she directed, "Sixty Spins Around the Sun," which follows activist Randy Credico's campaign to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws, won 'Best Documentary' at the Boston, Empire State, Black Maria, and Beverly Hills Film Festivals. Laura earned 'Best Director' for her debut short film "Dependable People" at the Black Maria Film Festival. Other shorts she has written and directed include "Cat Demon: Re-Exhumed," "American Heroine," "Roy Fabcock: Legendary Lover," "Exposition 7," "Laura Gets Adopted," the three-episode short series "Cat Guys" starring Frank Conniff and Eddie Pepitone, and the stop-motion thriller "The Scrap County Murders.
