Emily Axford

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Emily Joanne Axford
Emily Axford in A Totally Unreasonable Will.jpg
Axford in A Totally Unreasonable Will (2012)
Born
Emily Axford

Albany, New York
OccupationActress, writer, producer
Years active2009–present
Known forAdam Ruins Everything, Hot Date, Not Another D&D Podcast, Dimension 20
SpouseBrian Murphy

Emily Axford is an American actress, writer, and producer. She is best known for her various roles in CollegeHumor videos, her role as Emily on the truTV comedy Adam Ruins Everything, and for her role on the Pop TV original Hot Date co-starring her husband Brian K. Murphy.[1]

Early life and education

Axford grew up in the suburbs of Albany, New York. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion from George Washington University in 2007.[2] At GWU, she was a part of the co-ed improv troupe called ReceSs. After college, Axford studied at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City and then Los Angeles, where she first ventured into internet sketch comedy.[3]

Personal life

Axford is married to Brian K. Murphy, whom she met while working together at College Humor in the early 2010s. The couple has collaborated on several different projects, including the satirizations of their own relationship. They currently reside in Los Angeles, California.[4]

Career

From 2011 to 2017, Axford was a writer and actress for digital comedy company CollegeHumor. In 2017, Axford and Murphy transitioned to working as executive producers and actors on the Pop TV show Hot Date, which had begun as a web series for CollegeHumor.[5][6] From 2015 to 2019, Axford co-starred in both the College Humor and TruTV iterations of Adam Ruins Everything.[7]

Axford and Murphy have, in conjunction with Caldwell Tanner, hosted 8-Bit Book Club, a podcast in which they read and discussed video game novels.[8] Axford participates in a variety of Dungeons & Dragons Actual Play shows. She is a player, and occasional game-master, in the HeadGum podcast Not Another D&D Podcast with Murphy, Tanner, and Jake Hurwitz.[9] Axford is also a main player character on Dimension 20, a series from CollegeHumor's streaming service Dropout. She has starred as a variety of characters between the two shows' several campaigns, most of which utilize Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. She is a featured member of Dimenson 20's post-game podcast, Adventuring Party.[10]

Axford and Murphy co-wrote HEY, U UP? (For a Serious Relationship): How to Turn Your Booty Call into Your Emergency Contact, a satirical relationship advice book that was published in 2018.[11]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Nice Brothers Emily 2 episodes
2013 BearShark Beverly Episode: "Love"
Inside Amy Schumer Liz Episode: "Sex Tips"
2014 Love's a Bitch Tatiana Episode: "The Truce"
2015–2019 Adam Ruins Everything Emily, various roles 27 episodes
2017–2019 Hot Date Em 20 episodes
2019 Tuca & Bertie Realtor 2 episodes
2021 Generation Dominique Episode: "The High Priestess"

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2009–2013 UCB Comedy Originals Various roles 10 episodes
2011–2018 CollegeHumor Originals 172 episodes
2012–2015 Hardly Working 39 episodes
2012–2018 Dorkly Originals 55 episodes
2012 Jake and Amir Emily 6 episodes
2013 Very Mary-Kate Writer Episode: "Instagram"
2016 Bad Internet Naomi Episode: "The Year-Long Ad Experience"
2018–Present Dimension 20 Fig Faeth (Fantasy High), various roles 111 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2022 The Quarry Grace

References

  1. ^ "Emily Axford and Brian K. Murphy are the Married Masterminds Behind 'Hot Date'". Observer. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Take a Study Break with GWU's ReceSs This Weekend". dcist.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Emily Axford". UCB. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Real-Life Couple Emily Axford and Brian Murphy Star in PopTV's "Hot Date"". Cheddar News. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  5. ^ Bill Zwecker (7 August 2017). "Chicago 'clicked' for couple turning 'Hot Date' into a TV series". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ^ Erik Pedersen (27 August 2019). "'Hot Date': Season 2 Premiere Date For Pop TV's Sketch Comedy Series". Deadline. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Adam Ruins Everything". IMDB. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  8. ^ "8-Bit Book Club". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Cast". Not Another D&D Podcast. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Dimension 20". IMDB. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  11. ^ "An Excerpt from 'Hey, U Up? (For a Serious Relationship): How to Turn Your Booty Call into Your Emergency Contact,' by Emily Axford and Brian Murphy By Brian Boone". Vulture. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

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