Sarah Cooper

Sarah Anne Cooper (born December 19, 1977 During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cooper began uploading videos of herself lip-syncing statements made by Donald Trump. The success of these led to appearances on several talk shows, and in October 2020 her show Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine premiered on Netflix. It was announced in August 2020 that Cooper and Cindy Chupack would be producing a comedy show for CBS based on How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings.

Early life and education
Cooper was born in Jamaica in 1977.

Early career
Cooper began performing stand-up comedy in Atlanta while she was working as a visual designer at Yahoo! Her first book, 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings, a satirical version of a self-help book, was published on October 4, 2016.

Satirical videos
In spring 2020, Cooper began publishing a series of videos on TikTok in which she lip-synced comments by Donald Trump on the topic of potential cures for the 2019 coronavirus. In an interview with The Atlantic, Cooper said that she enjoyed performing on TikTok and that she might continue on the platform following the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns rather than perform stand-up in front of a live audience. She was named Digital Creator of the Year by Adweek,

Television
In the wake of the popularity of her TikTok videos, Cooper was invited to appear on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. In October 2020, the Netflix special Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine was released, produced by Maya Rudolph and directed by Natasha Lyonne. Reviews for the show were generally positive, with most critics arguing that its satire was insightful but not uniformly successful. The Guardian rated the show 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a funny and striking document of what living feels like in this fraught and febrile year." It was announced in August 2020 that Cooper and Cindy Chupack would be producing a comedy show for CBS based on How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings. Cooper was listed as one of the "Breakout Stars" of 2020 by Vogue and The New York Times, In August 2021, Bleecker Street and Stage 6 Films picked up the worldwide rights to James Ponsoldt’s coming of age film Summering, starring Cooper alongside Megan Mullally.

Publications

 * 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing (2016). ISBN 9781449476052. OCLC 944463172.
 * Draw What Success Looks Like. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing (2016). ISBN 9781449476069. OCLC 944470964.
 * How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing (2018). ISBN 9781449476076. OCLC 1028881934.
 * Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing (2020). ISBN 9781524858124

Filmography
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 * 2020 || The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell || guest || |||-
 * 2020 || The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon || guest ||  |||-
 * 2020 || The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2 episodes) || guest || |||-
 * 2020 || Home Movie: The Princess Bride || Inigo Montoya || Quibi |||-
 * 2020 || Jimmy Kimmel Live! || guest host || |||-
 * 2020 || The Late Show with Stephen Colbert || guest || |||-
 * 2020 || Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine || || Netflix |||-
 * 2020 || The View || guest || || |-
 * 2020 || Late Night with Seth Meyers || guest || |||}
 * 2020 || Late Night with Seth Meyers || guest || |||}

Awards and nominations
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 * 2020
 * Digital Creator of the Year
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 * 2020
 * Creator of the Year
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 * 2020
 * Subject Award: Comedy
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