Gore was raised in Washington, D.C., graduated from National Cathedral School in 1995 and from Harvard University in 1999. While at Harvard she was an editor for the Harvard Lampoon: Until her senior year, at Harvard, she was the only woman on the literary board of the Harvard Lampoon. 'I didn't know its reputation at all,' she says. 'It was just that the funniest people I knew at Harvard were on the Lampoon, so I looked into it and it ended up being one of the best things I did.'

Gore has published two novels, Sammy's Hill (2004) and Sammy's House (2007). She co-wrote the screenplay for the upcoming 2010 film Nailed and the narration for the 2007 documentary Arctic Tale. She was also a writer for the FOX animated sitcom Futurama and the long-running NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.

Winner:

• 2007: Writers Guild of America Award - Saturday Night Live

Nomination:

• 2003: Emmy Award - Saturday Night Live