Alison Rich is a writer, director, and actor working in comedy. Her narrative short PATHOLOGICAL (written, directed, & starring Alison) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2024. Her previous narrative short TRAINING WHEELS (written, directed, & starring) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022. And her debut short, THE OTHER MORGAN (written, directed, & starring), premiered at SXSW in 2021.
As an actor, Alison’s credits include The Other Two, The Goldbergs, Drunk History, The Lonely Island's Popstar, 2 Broke Girls, Life in Pieces, Angie Tribeca, and more. She was a series regular on the Fox sketch show Party Over Here produced by The Lonely Island and Hulu's Resident Advisors produced by Elizabeth Banks. Alison appeared as a New Face at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival. She currently performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in LA.
As a director, she’s directed commercial and social media spots for brands including Arrae and Metro PCS. She’s also directed for the PGA Awards, Roku, and CollegeHumor. She is a graduate of the Sony Television Diverse Directors Program and was a semi-finalist in the NBC Launch TV Directors Program.
As a writer, Alison has staffed on Saturday Night Live, The Goldbergs, Billy on the Street, The MTV Movie Awards, and various comedy specials. She's also sold and developed shows for Comedy Central and TBS.