Natasha Rothwell

Natasha Rothwell (born October 18, 1980) is an American writer, actress, teacher and comedian. Rothwell taught for KIPP NYC and went on to work at Saturday Night Live (SNL). She first garnered attention as a writer on SNL in the 2014–2015 season. She gained further fame through working on the HBO television series Insecure. On Insecure, she works as a writer, series regular, and supervising producer. In 2018 she was reportedly developing, writing, and executive producing another show for HBO, in which she would also star. On April 15, 2019, Rothwell joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the Writers Guild of America’s stand against the Association of Talent Agents and the practice of packaging. More recently, her company Big Hattie Productions struck an overall deal with ABC Signature.