Fortune feimster biography

American comedian

Emily Fortune Feimster (; born July 1, 1980)^[1] is an American writer, comedian, and actress.

Having made her television debut on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2010,^[1] she starred as Colette on The Mindy Project (2015–2017). In July 2019, she began hosting the hit radio show What a Joke with Papa and Fortune with Tom Papa, interviewing comedians and celebrities, the first live programming on the Sirius XM channel Netflix is a Joke.^[2] She played Heather in The L Word: Generation Q,^[3] a reboot of The L Word.

Early life

Feimster was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Mike and Ginger Feimster; the youngest of three, with two older brothers, Price and Jay. Fortune is her maternal great-grandmother's maiden name.^[1] Growing up in Belmont, North Carolina, she attended Belmont Central Elementary School and Belmont Junior High,^[1] subsequently graduating from South Point H