Emily Axford

Emily Lynn Axford is an American actress, writer, and producer. She is a former cast member at CollegeHumor.

Early life
Emily grew up in Albany, New York. She attended George Washington University, where she studied Religion. During her time there, she was a part of the college's oldest comedy group, a co-ed improv troupe known as receSs. After graduating in 2007, she went on to study at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City.

2011–2017: CollegeHumor
Emily began working at CollegeHumor after auditioning for the role of Sheila in Dinosaur Office. She was originally set to play a character only meant to appear in a single episode. However, such a liking was taken to the voice she used for Sheila that, upon landing the part, she was given more lines and a much larger role in the show. She eventually went on to join the cast of CollegeHumor, writing and acting in various sketches.

After making the move to Los Angeles with the company, Emily starred in truTV's Adam Ruins Everything as herself. She was also one of the hosts of "8-Bit Book Club", a podcast where they read books about video games.

In 2017, Emily left CollegeHumor alongside her husband Brian Murphy to work on Pop TV original series Hot Date, a show based on the CollegeHumor web series of the same name.

2018–present: NADDPOD and Dimension 20
On February 2, 2018, "Not Another D&D Podcast", a Dungeons & Dragons play podcast commonly abbreviated as NADDPOD, began. Emily became a player along with Jake Hurwitz and Caldwell Tanner, and Murph as the Dungeon Master. In their first main campaign, which ended on May 9, 2020, she played Moonshine Cybin, a Crick Elf druid. In their monthly campaign run by Caldwell, she plays Onyx Lumiere, a scourge Aasimar warlock.

In the same month, she and Murph published ''Hey, U UP? (For a Serious Relationship): How to Turn Your Booty Call into Your Emergency Contact'', a satirical relationship advice book. A month later, she released an album titled Doomsday Diaries: A Love Song for Any Apocalypse Scenario.

In the fall of 2018, Emily became a player on Dimension 20, Dropout's Dungeons & Dragons actual play show. Since then, she has played multiple characters, including Figueroth "Fig" Faeth from Fantasy High and Dimension 20 Live, Sofia Bicicleta from The Unsleeping City, and Princess Jet Rocks from A Crown of Candy.

Personal life
Emily is married to Brian Murphy. They own many cats, including an official core four that consists of Bruce, Bowie, Stevie, and Cece (short for Cirilla Celeste James) and a formerly feral backyard cat colony they unofficially claim that consists of Reboot, Smoky, Goose, Gigi, and Misty Step (Mysterious Grey Cat).

Trivia

 * Though Emily plays herself in most cases, there are times when these versions of herself do not take her last name. For instance, in "Jake and Amir: Double Date Pt. 4", she is called Emily Wayne Dolphin by Murph, and in Hot Date, she is consistently called Emily Ashford.