Emily Fortune Feimster (; born July 1, 1980)[ she starred as Colette on The Mindy Project (2015–2017). In July 2019, she began hosting the hit radio show What a Joke with Papa and Fortune with Tom Papa, interviewing comedians and celebrities, the first live programming on the Sirius XM channel Netflix is a Joke.]
Early life and education
Feimster was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Mike and Ginger Feimster; the youngest of three, with two older brothers, Price and Jay. Fortune is her maternal great-grandmother's maiden name.[ Growing up in Belmont, North Carolina, she attended Belmont Central Elementary School and Belmont Junior High,][ subsequently graduating from South Point High School in 1998.][ At South Point, she played basketball, softball, and tennis.][
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She attended Peace College, then a women-only university, and was elected student body president, majored in communications, and played soccer and tennis. She graduated summa cum laude and was the student speaker at commencement in 2002. The graduation speaker was Raleigh native actress Emily Procter, with whom Feimster became acquainted after the graduation.[
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Career
After living in Spain for a year, she moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to become a personal assistant to Procter[ and pursue comedy.][ In 2005, she joined The Groundlings Theatre, studying improv and sketch comedy. After four years, she was selected to join the Groundlings' Sunday Company.][
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Feimster had a supporting role in the 2025 film Zootopia 2 as Nibbles Maplestick, a beaver who is a conspiracy theorist and podcast host;
Personal life
Feimster came out as a lesbian[ In 2016, she began dating kindergarten teacher Jacquelyn Smith,][ becoming engaged in early 2018.][ In June 2025, Feimster and Smith announced that they had been separated for an unspecified amount of time and in the process of divorcing.]
Filmography
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| 2010
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| 2011–2013
! scope="row" | After Lately | Herself | | |
| 2011–2014
! scope="row" | Chelsea Lately | Round table co-host | | |
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! scope="row" | 2 Broke Girls | Sherlock Mary | | |
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| 2015
! scope="row" | Glee | Butch Melman | | |
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! scope="row" | Hot Girls Walk By | Ruth | | |
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! scope="row" | Married | Woman on Rascal | | |
| 2015
! scope="row" | Drunk History | Herself | | |
| 2015-2017
! scope="row" | The Mindy Project | Collette Kimball-Kinney | Main role (Seasons 4–6); 39 episodes | |
| 2016
! scope="row" | Go-Go Boy Interrupted | Fortune | Web series | |
| 2016–2019
! scope="row" | Life in Pieces | Dougie | | |
| 2017
! scope="row" | Chelsea | Ann Coulter / Sarah Huckabee Sanders | | |
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| 2017–2018
! scope="row" | Nobodies | Libby | | |
| 2017–2019
! scope="row" | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | 3 episodes (including "RuPaul Roast" and "L.A.D.P.!") | |
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! scope="row" | Another Period | Garva | | |
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| 2018–2023
! scope="row" | Summer Camp Island | Ava / various (voice) | 25 episodes | |
| 2018–2024
! scope="row" | Craig of the Creek | Laura Mercer (voice) | 7 episodes | |
| 2019
! scope="row" | Historical Roasts | Princess Diana | Episode: "Freddie Mercury" | |
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| 2019–2020
! scope="row" | | Heather | 3 episodes | |
| 2019–2021
! scope="row" | Bless the Harts | Brenda (voice) | 26 episodes | |
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! scope="row" | Sweet and Salty | Herself | Netflix Stand-Up Special | |
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| 2021
! scope="row" | iCarly | Countess Debra | Episode: "iGot Your Back" | |
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| 2021–2022
! scope="row" | Ada Twist, Scientist | Rosie's Mom (voice) | 4 episodes | |
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| 2022
! scope="row" | Is It Cake? | Herself (judge) | | |
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| 2022–2023
! scope="row" | Firebuds | Flip / Flap (voice) | 7 episodes | |
| 2023
! scope="row" | Frog and Toad | Lizard (voice) | | |
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! scope="row" | Velma | Olive (voice) | | |
| 2023–2025
! scope="row" | FUBAR | Ruth/Roo | | |
Podcasts
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| 2018
! scope="row" | Bertcast | Herself | "315" | |
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! scope="row" | Queery | "112" | |
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| 2020
! scope="row" | This Past Weekend | "254" | |
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! scope="row" | Good For You | "92" | |
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| 2021-2023
! scope="row" | Comedy Bang! Bang! | 2 episodes | |
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! scope="row" | Scam Goddess | "120", "The Scammer Hood of the Traveling Wigs w/ Fortune Feimster" | |
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! scope="row" | You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes | "Fortune Feimster and Mae Martin" | |
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