ALUMNI/AE
Wit-Tastic Coast To Coast ALUMNI PERFORMERS
Bria Horsley ’14 New York, NY
graphics and elements for the show. After moving up to associate producer, she was ready for a new challenge. She was inspired by her interactions with Williams and his witty personality, learning that she was interested in the intersection of comedy and news. With this in mind, Bria started taking classes with The Upright Citizens Brigade, exploring techniques for script and sketch writing and hoping to find a path forward within the hard-tobreak-into comedy writing space. Bria didn’t have to wait long to catch a break. Through well-established connections, she landed a role on Charlamagne Tha God’s new series, Tha God’s Honest Truth, starting as a segment producer and eventually working her way into the writer’s room. Her talents allowed her to pick up other gigs for Showtime, working as a segment producer
Bria always had an idea of what career path she hoped to
on Ziwe and, eventually, The Circus.
follow but was never clear on how to make that happen.
Bria recently began as a segment
She had a knack for keeping people
people that trusted her and recognized
Central, where she plans to continue
informed—even choosing to do a news
her work ethic, Bria was eventually given
to learn. There is no rigid next step;
segment, “The Talk of the Brook,” as
a chance to write and produce her own
she continues to choose what is right
her CES project—so she was interested
segments for the show Velshi and Ruhle.
at the right time every time. One thing
in pursuing a career in journalism.
The connections she established as an
is a constant—she continues to find
While attending Howard University in
intern led to opportunities at NBC after
roles that remind her of the sense of
Washington, D.C., she decided to apply
graduation. After a series of interviews,
community she felt at Millbrook and
producer at The Daily Show on Comedy
for an internship with NBC to gain
she landed a role as a graphics production
continues to cultivate and maintain
experience and exposure in the news and
assistant on The 11th Hour with Brian
the relationships that might lead to an
entertainment industry. Working under
Williams, coordinating and producing
unexpected opportunity in the future.
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