Denny Siegel is an American actress, comedian and writer, best known for appearing on the American version of the British improv comedy show Whose Line is it Anyway?.[1] She has also appeared as a recurring correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.[2]

Before her stint on Whose Line?, she was a writer/performer on the sketch comedy show Quick Witz, which ran on NBC. Other TV credits include MTV F*UPS, PBS's TV-411, and host of the Metro Channel's Get Out of Town.

Siegel has an extensive corporate resume as a writer, host and performer, and has also written several DVDs for the corporate market. She has performed improv at various comedy festivals including The Montreal Comedy Festival, The Bass Red Triangle Comedy Tour, The Toyota Comedy Festival, and the Marshalls Women in Comedy Festival. She continues to perform comedy and theater at venues in Los Angeles, including The Improv and The Friars Club.

She was also seen wrestling with Larry David in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.[3]

Filmography

Film

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Show Me the Aliens! Maureen Miranda
2004 3719 Broadleaf Road Phyllis Short film
2009 Run for Your Life Roxanne Short film
2012 Turn Your Head and Coffin Tracy Short film
Writer
2013 Can Frankie Come Out? 1 Cindy Short film
2015 A Loan Officer and a Gentleman — Short film
Writer

Television

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1998-2007 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Herself / Performer American version
14 episodes
1999 The Daily Show Herself / Correspondent 3 episodes
2006 The Frank & Judy Show Sally TV short
2011 Curb Your Enthusiasm Juliet Kravitz Season 8, episode 3: "Palestinian Chicken"
2012 House Diane Season 8, episode 13: "Man of the House"
2014 The Comeback Kids Amanda Episode 6: "The Audition from Hell"
2016 Adam Ruins Everything Weird Hippie Aunt Season 1, episode 26: "Adam Ruins Christmas"
2017 Small Shots Janet Goldberg Episode 6: "Big Deal to Us"
2019 Single Parents Crystal Season 1, episode 22: "Lance Bass Space Camp"

References

  1. ↑ "Where Are They Now: Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S.)". ScreenRant. August 23, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Definitive Ranking of All of the Daily Show Correspondents". VH1 News. August 4, 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ "EMMYS: Series Creators On Why We're Laughing". Deadline. June 15, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2019.


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