About

Meg Favreau is a writer, comedian, actress, and food enthusiast living in Los Angeles. She’s written for publications including The Huffington Post, The Smart Set, McSweeney’s, The Big Jewel, and The Smew; and her articles and essays have featured on sites such as the Atlantic’s Daily Dish, the Freakonomics blog, and Arts & Letters Daily. Her book with photographer Michael Reali, Little Old Lady Recipes: Comfort Food and Kitchen Table Wisdom, was released in November 2011 by Quirk Books.

For four years, Meg wrote and performed as half of the Philadelphia sketch duo Meg & Rob. The group was featured in numerous comedy festivals including the Chicago Sketchfest, Seattle Sketchfest, Boston Comedy Festival, Boston Improv Festival, Philly Sketchfest, and North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival. Meg has also performed as part of the longform improv groups The Real Housewives of Philadelphia and Everything Must Go, and she wrote and performed in sketches for the video game website Gamervision.

Meg serves as Senior Editor for the frugal living and personal finance site Wise Bread.

It seems like Tina Fey gets all the glory for being the funny girl to come out of Philly. But there’s a wealth of female comic talent that’s been produced here, with Meg Favreau serving as one of the most recent success stories. — The A.V. Club Philadelphia