Emma Moran

Emma Moran is a screenwriter and comedian from County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. She is best known as the writer and creator of 2023 Disney+ comedy series Extraordinary. Early life From Killadeas, in County Fermanagh, Moran attended Enniskillen Collegiate Grammar School. She moved to London to complete an undergraduate degree at the University College London. Moran relocated for her post-grad degree, graduating with an MA in Screenwriting from the University of Manchester in 2020. Career Moran started performing stand-up comedy whilst at University and performed a sketch show Galpals at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival with comedy partner Sarah King. Moran wrote and produced comedy sketches for digital publisher The Hook and became part of the BBC's Comedy Room development group in 2019 following an application process in which she was selected from 2,728 received scripts. There, she was involved in writing for BBC comedy shows such as Have I Got News For You and Newsjack. She has guested on long-running BBC Radio 4 show Loose Ends, hosted by Clive Anderson and Emma Freud. Moran has also appeared as a guest on The Ryan Tubridy Show for the national broadcaster of Ireland, RTÉ.