Melissa Hunter

Melissa is a writer, an actor, and a person who hates writing bios, especially in the third person, but here we are. Melissa wrote for “Santa Clarita Diet” on Netflix for the past two seasons. Previously, she wrote for “Maya & Marty” — Maya Rudolph and Martin Short’s variety NBC variety sketch show — which earned her a WGA Award nomination. Most recently, she wrote for an upcoming TBS animated show “Close Enough.” She executive produced, wrote and starred in pilots for NBC (“Wolfgirl”) and TruTV (“Small Victories”), and co-wrote a pilot for TBS (“Basic”). Melissa created and starred in the smash-hit web series “Adult Wednesday Addams” which earned over 20 million views and received praise from the LA Times, AV Club, Bloody Disgusting and People Magazine, among others. Melissa started in live comedy, writing and performing at Upright Citizens’ Brigade, on the Maude (sketch) teams Eastwood and Karate Karate.

Works

Community
8.0

Community

Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.

Release Date2009-09-17

Charactersd Person #7

Episode Count1

Vote Count1851

Bad Internet
6.8

Bad Internet

A satirical anthology series about the terrifying potential futures of internet technology and culture. Not at all similar to any other shows about technological overreaching.

Release Date2016-05-25

Charactersd The Chandler

Episode Count1

Vote Count10

Corporate
7.4

Corporate

A dark, edgy look at life as a Junior-Executive-in-Training at your average, soulless multinational corporation. Matt and Jake are at the mercy of a tyrannical CEO and his top lieutenants while navigating an ever-revolving series of disasters. Their only ally is Human Resources rep Grace.

Release Date2018-01-17

Charactersd Rachel

Episode Count1

Vote Count48

Home Economics
6.6

Home Economics

The heartwarming yet uncomfortable relationship between three adult siblings: one in the 1%, one middle-class and one barely holding on.

Release Date2021-04-07

DepartmentProduction

JobCo-Executive Producer

Charactersd Podcast Voice (voice)

Episode Count13

Vote Count42

6.3

Shotgun Wedding

Darcy and Tom gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding but when the entire party is taken hostage, “’Til Death Do Us Part” takes on a whole new meaning. Now, Darcy and Tom must save their loved ones—if they don’t kill each other first.

Release Date2022-12-28

Charactersd Jeannie Fowler

Vote Count1228

6.0

Eyeball Eddie

"Eyeball Eddie" is the story of the stormy relationship between a prosthetic glass eye and the insecure boy stuck behind it. What follows is a dark comedy about the price of popularity. In the world of high-school wrestling, there is only the strong and the weak.

Release Date2001-04-06

Charactersd Layla

Vote Count1

7.0

Let's Get Laid!

A quirky female comedy which chronicles the dating misadventures of Jennifer & Melissa -- two girls fresh out of college -- as they attempt to transition into their 'adult' lives in Los Angeles.

Release Date2010-02-09

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Melissa

Vote Count1

5.3

Double Eagle Ranch

A couple's failing relationship implodes when their mountain cabin accidentally gets double booked.

Release Date2018-06-16

Charactersd Ren

Vote Count3

Loose Ends

An aspiring documentary filmmaker records the post-college struggles of her best friend.

Release Date2015-08-12

Charactersd Taylor

6.0

Miss Earth

Victoria Young is thrust into Galactic's depopulation pageant and forced to fight for the survival of our planet.

Release Date2014-10-17

Charactersd Alien Contestant

Vote Count1

8.0

Afflicted, Inc.

The Creative Director at Afflicted, Inc. comes to a decision.

Release Date2014-03-24

Charactersd Panic Disorder

Vote Count1

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
6.2

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Jennifer Walters navigates the complicated life of a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk.

Release Date2022-08-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count2327

Close Enough
8.0

Close Enough

A surreal take on transitioning from 20-something to 30-something centering on a married couple juggling such everyday challenges as parenthood, friendship, ham theft, stripper clowns and choosing the right day care.

Release Date2020-07-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count358

Santa Clarita Diet
7.5

Santa Clarita Diet

They're ordinary husband and wife realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way.

Release Date2017-02-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count736

Dangerous Ride

Martin is on his way up the coast for a quiet weekend. Out of nowhere an attractive teenage girl appears on the side of the road. He drives past, but when he stops at a scenic spot up the road, she knocks on his window and asks him for a ride. His decision to drive her home turns into a nightmare when she coerces him inside.

Release Date2010-01-01

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