▁and ▁references ▁▁ ▁Category : E ducation ▁in ▁Louisiana <0x0A> </s> ▁Em ily ▁Sp ive y ▁( born ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁television ▁writer , ▁producer , ▁actress , ▁and ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁Up ▁All ▁Night ▁and ▁B less ▁the ▁H arts . ▁She ▁previously ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁staff ▁writer ▁on ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁She ▁won ▁an ▁Em my ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁a ▁W GA ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁both ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁on ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Sp ive y ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁States ville , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁High ▁Point , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁T . ▁Wing ate ▁Andrew s ▁High ▁School . ▁She ▁earned ▁her ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Gre ens bor o ▁and ▁her ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁Lo y ola ▁Mary mount ▁University ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁she ▁joined ▁The ▁Gr ound lings . ▁Sp ive y ▁wrote ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Hill , ▁which ▁she ▁left ▁to ▁go ▁write ▁for ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁writing ▁the ▁script , ▁Sp ive y ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ensemble ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁Net fli x ▁movie ▁W