Katie Rich

Katie Rich is an American comedy writer and actress best known for her work on Saturday Night Live. 2Early life Rich was raised on the south side of Chicago, where she attended the grammar school St. Bede's, until her family moved to the suburb of Orland Park, Illinois. She graduated from Carl Sandburg High School and Northwestern University. 2Career 3Early work Rich began her career at Chicago's iO Theater, where she was part of an opening act called "The Katydids", a group composed of six women whose nicknames were derived from Katherine. During her time at iO, Rich also performed in a sketch show that she created with fellow comedian Kate Duffy called The Mary Kay Letourneau Players Present. She left iO to join The Second City, a comedy troupe with which she toured for three and a half years before moving to its mainstage cast. While in the mainstage cast, Rich performed in the show South Side of Heaven, among others. 3Saturday Night Live In December 2013, Rich was hired to write for Saturday Night Live. She was recommended for the job by SNL cast member Cecily Strong, a friend of Rich's who was her understudy during her time at The Second Cit