{{Short description|American comedian }} {{Infobox person | name = Sue Galloway | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = Malvern, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | spouse = John Lutz<!--{{marriage|John Lutz|2009}}--> | children = 2 | alma_mater = {{ublist|University of Pittsburgh|Actors Studio Drama School}} | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|comedian|writer}} | years_active = 2002–present | known_for = | notable_works = | website = {{URL|http://www.suegalloway.com/}} }}
'''Sue Galloway'''<!--'''Susan D. Galloway'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findawriter.wgaeast.org/member/susandgalloway|title=Susan D Galloway|work=findawriter.wgaeast.org|publisher=Writers Guild of America, East|access-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref>--> is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. An Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre alumna and teacher, she is best known for playing Sue Laroche-Van der Hout on the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock''. Since 2002, Galloway has been an active member of the longtime Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) troupe.
==Career== In 2002, Galloway enrolled in the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City as a sketch comedy student.<ref name="FC1"/> While there, fellow UCB comedian Anthony Atamanuik submitted Galloway's name to NBC producers looking to hire a female extra for the upcoming television series ''30 Rock''. She was originally hired to play "Girl Writer": a staff writer with no lines and occasional reaction shots. By season three, Galloway's role was developed into a French-Dutch character named Sue LaRoche-Van der Hout.<ref name="FC1">{{cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/2680108/from-background-to-backstory-how-an-extra-on-30-rock-became-a-character|title=From Background To Backstory: How An Extra On '30 Rock' Became A Character|last=Berkowitz|first=Joe|date=March 15, 2012|work=Fast Company|access-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.avclub.com/paula-pell-and-john-lutz-crack-up-snl-pal-seth-meyers-a-1844723883 |title=Paula Pell and John Lutz crack up SNL pal Seth Meyers about cracking the Mapleworth Murders|last=Perkins |first=Dennis |date=August 14, 2020 |website= |publisher=AV Club |access-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref>
Galloway has performed in live theater, television commercials, and film.<ref name="FC1"/><ref name="SO int">{{cite news|url=https://www.serialoptimist.com/conversations/a-laugh-out-loud-chat-with-sue-galloway-7251.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228211551/https://www.serialoptimist.com/conversations/a-laugh-out-loud-chat-with-sue-galloway-7251.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 28, 2023|title=A Laugh Out Loud Chat with Sue Galloway|last=Thomasian|first=Deborah|date=March 16, 2012|work=Serial Optimist|access-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref> She created and performed in a one-woman show called ''POSE Magazine'' and has produced and starred in various web series and shorts with fellow actress and comedian Pam Murphy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jezebel.com/introducing-pam-sue-your-new-favorite-comedy-duo-5895593|title=Introducing Pam & Sue, Your New Favorite Comedy Duo|last=Davies|first=Madeleine|date=March 22, 2012|work=Jezebel|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref><ref name="CM1">{{cite news|url=https://austin.culturemap.com/news/arts/05-07-12-16-43-i30-rockis-sue-galloway-graces-laff-with-one-woman-show-advice-on-writing|title=30 Rock's Sue Galloway graces LAFF with her one-woman show, advice on writing|last=Bumgardner|first=John|date=May 7, 2012|work=austin.culturemap.com|access-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref> Galloway was a freelance writer for ''Weekend Update'' on ''Saturday Night Live''.<ref name="SO int"/>
Galloway currently performs weekly with the UCB improvisational sketch comedy group The Law Firm. "This is what I was born to do," said Galloway.<ref name=MCALL/>
==Personal life== Galloway grew up in Malvern, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and the Actors Studio Drama School.<ref name=MCALL>{{cite news|url=https://www.mcall.com/2018/01/20/bethlehems-steelstacks-improv-comedy-festival-64-performers-over-21-hours/|title=Bethlehem's SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival: 64 performers over 21 hours|date=January 20, 2018|work=The Morning Call|access-date=March 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228211557/https://www.mcall.com/2018/01/20/bethlehems-steelstacks-improv-comedy-festival-64-performers-over-21-hours/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref> Galloway is married to former ''Saturday Night Live'' writer and ''30 Rock'' co-star John Lutz, with whom she has two children.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Neal|first=Sean|title=30 Rock's Lutz to offer himself up for psychological experiments|date=10 October 2012 |url=https://www.avclub.com/30-rocks-lutz-to-offer-himself-up-for-psychological-exp-1798233902|publisher=The A.V. Club|access-date=October 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/john-lutz-escape-from-virtual-island-snl-30-rock-interview/|title='The Coolest Part Was Working With My Friends & Paul Rudd': John Lutz On 'Escape From Virtual Island' & 'Saturday Night Live'|date=March 31, 2020|publisher=CBS News|access-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224222816/http://blog.lib.umn.edu/howl0029/psy1905-004/Invisible%20Support%20Men's%20Health%20Article.pdf|archive-date=December 24, 2012|url=http://blog.lib.umn.edu/howl0029/psy1905-004/Invisible%20Support%20Men%27s%20Health%20Article.pdf|url-status=dead|title=How to Support a Woman (in All the Right Ways)|last=Lutz|first=John|author-link=John Lutz|date=July–August 2011|magazine=Men's Health|pages=94–97}}</ref>
Comedy influences cited by Galloway include Carol Burnett, Amy Poehler, Betty White, and Phil Hartman.<ref name="SO int"/>
==Filmography==
===Acting=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year(s) ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2007 | ''The Jeannie Tate Show'' | Stickerbook | 1 episode |- |2006-2013 |''30 Rock'' |Sue |35 episodes |- | 2007 | ''Babylon Fields'' | Mrs. Denise Ryan | TV movie |- | 2008 | ''Defenders of Slan'' | Susie |TV Short |- | 2008 | ''Fat Guy Stuck in Internet'' | Villager / Townswoman | 3 episodes |- | 2009 | ''The Bartender'' | |1 episode |- | 2011 | ''Office Mates'' | | 4 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Eugene!'' | Suburban Mom | TV movie |- | 2012 | ''Belle & Bernice: Livin’ in the City'' | Belle | 8 episodes |- | 2009-2012 | ''UCB Comedy Originals'' | Sue | 23 episodes |- | 2015 | ''Sisters'' | Joelen Barme | |- | 2016 | ''The Characters'' | Stephanie |2 episodes |- | 2016 | ''Odd Squad: The Movie'' | Weird Sue | |- | 2012-2017 | ''Above Average Presents'' | Belle |7 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Escape from Virtual Island'' | Judicial Officer (Voice) |11 episodes |- | 2020-2021 | ''The Truth'' | Beth-Liz-Marcia |3 episodes |- | 2022 | ''Inside Amy Schumer'' | | 1 episode |}
===Writing=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year(s) ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2007 | ''UCB Comedy Originals'' |Writer |3 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Belle & Bernice: Livin’ in the City'' |Creator - Writer |8 episodes |- | 2013 | ''Above Average Presents'' |Writer |1 episode |- | 2013 | ''Escape from Brooklyn'' |Creator |6 episodes |}
===Producing=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year(s) ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2013 | ''Escape from Brooklyn'' |Producer |6 episodes |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{YouTube channel|user=suegalloway|text=Sue Galloway}} on YouTube * {{IMDb name|nm2296553}} * [https://nymag.com/tags/sue-galloway/ New York Magazine: Sue Galloway Articles]
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