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Nell Kessler

ACTOR COMEDIAN HOST WRITER

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Man Finds Tape

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MAN FINDS TAPE had its premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Film Film Festival!

Check back soon for more info on where to catch our next screenings.

IndieWire Review Here

Paparazzi

Comedy

STAND-UP REEL

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Writing

My original pilot "Clue Castle" was a Finalist at ATX TV Festival's 2024 Pitch Competition!

Please contact me for further info about my writing work:

"Clue Castle" (30 min comedy pilot)
Untitled female-led horror comedy feature
Political satire writing

ENERGIZER HONEYS

A Comedy Variety Extravaganza

hosted by Delia Kemph & Nell Kessler

Check back soon

for more info on our next show:
Hot Honey Summer!

LOOK, MA!
We're in TIMEOUT NY

FOLLOW US
@energizerhoneys

Upcoming Events

#manfindstape X @tribeca
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Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our premiere! TWO MORE CHANCES to see us at Tribeca- tonight and Wednesday 6/11!
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HMU: @savymakesart

#manfindstape X @tribeca
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Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our premiere! TWO MORE CHANCES to see us at Tribeca- tonight and Wednesday 6/11!
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HMU: @savymakesart

more wedding bits because I simply CAN
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📸: @emcullumphoto
💇‍♀️🎀💄: @savymakesart
💐: @ora_lacasadelasflores
👗👰‍♀️: @alexandragrecco
💿🎧: @stylusdjentertainment
🌳: @vancortlandt_lakehouse

more wedding bits because I simply CAN
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📸: @emcullumphoto
💇‍♀️🎀💄: @savymakesart
💐: @ora_lacasadelasflores
👗👰‍♀️: @alexandragrecco
💿🎧: @stylusdjentertainment
🌳: @vancortlandt_lakehouse

AND I have a discount code for you if ya shoot me a lil DM
@projectorfest @caveatnyc

AND I have a discount code for you if ya shoot me a lil DM
@projectorfest @caveatnyc

⛳️DM me for a promo code!!⛳️
tiktok won’t let me caption this to tell you to come to GOLF WIFE during @projectorfest at @caveatnyc this coming Saturday 5/31 at 4 PM, but you should regardless come to GOLF WIFE during ProjectorFest at Caveat this coming Saturday 5/31 at 4 PM.

⛳️DM me for a promo code!!⛳️
tiktok won’t let me caption this to tell you to come to GOLF WIFE during @projectorfest at @caveatnyc this coming Saturday 5/31 at 4 PM, but you should regardless come to GOLF WIFE during ProjectorFest at Caveat this coming Saturday 5/31 at 4 PM.

my whole bandwidth for writing how I feel eloquently is going towards thank-you cards but we got married and it was my favorite day and @emcullumphoto took the most gorgeous photos, part 1 of really who knows how many

my whole bandwidth for writing how I feel eloquently is going towards thank-you cards but we got married and it was my favorite day and @emcullumphoto took the most gorgeous photos, part 1 of really who knows how many

an extensive catalogue of all my recent candids where I look amazing and am doing glam things JK SIKE professional photos I asked for
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📸 @jtcanshoot

an extensive catalogue of all my recent candids where I look amazing and am doing glam things JK SIKE professional photos I asked for
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📸 @jtcanshoot

📼 @tribeca World Premiere!! 📼

So thrilled to have reunited with @arcanumpictures on MAN FINDS TAPE. Thank you for trusting me with this role. Cannot wait to reunite with this team on my home turf!

#tribeca2025 #tribecafilmfestival #tribecafilm #escapefromtribeca

MAN FINDS TAPE
Pulled in by a series of strange and unexplainable video clips, a brother and sister team up to investigate the events captured in the footage, only to discover a shocking secret that’s overtaking their small-town Texas community.

Written and directed by @paulgandersman and @peterhallhuman ( @arcanumpictures )
Produced by @david_lawsonjr @rusticfilms @justinhbenson @aaronmoorhead @holaproductiondesign
DP: @davidcoone
AD: @david_lawsonjr
Starring @heykelseyray @williamamagnuson @brianvillalobos John Gholson and myself!
Art Direction and wardrobe: @holaproductiondesign
HMU: @chloeecoxx
SFX Makeup: @hawgfly_meredith @skylermilianta
1st AC/personal lifesaver to me: @jcdeleon1
DIT: @ldmullen

📼 @tribeca World Premiere!! 📼

So thrilled to have reunited with @arcanumpictures on MAN FINDS TAPE. Thank you for trusting me with this role. Cannot wait to reunite with this team on my home turf!

#tribeca2025 #tribecafilmfestival #tribecafilm #escapefromtribeca

MAN FINDS TAPE
Pulled in by a series of strange and unexplainable video clips, a brother and sister team up to investigate the events captured in the footage, only to discover a shocking secret that’s overtaking their small-town Texas community.

Written and directed by @paulgandersman and @peterhallhuman ( @arcanumpictures )
Produced by @david_lawsonjr @rusticfilms @justinhbenson @aaronmoorhead @holaproductiondesign
DP: @davidcoone
AD: @david_lawsonjr
Starring @heykelseyray @williamamagnuson @brianvillalobos John Gholson and myself!
Art Direction and wardrobe: @holaproductiondesign
HMU: @chloeecoxx
SFX Makeup: @hawgfly_meredith @skylermilianta
1st AC/personal lifesaver to me: @jcdeleon1
DIT: @ldmullen

A 2025 peer-reviewed study showed that consuming sparkling wine such as prosecco or champagne while attending an @energizerhoneys show makes the consumer 30-40% tipsier, while also displaying effects commonly associated with medical-grade skincare, and making the consumer smell like daisies

A 2025 peer-reviewed study showed that consuming sparkling wine such as prosecco or champagne while attending an @energizerhoneys show makes the consumer 30-40% tipsier, while also displaying effects commonly associated with medical-grade skincare, and making the consumer smell like daisies

I just love to yell
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#bachelorette #bachelorettparty

I just love to yell
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#bachelorette #bachelorettparty

another beautiful day temping in the city of dreams

another beautiful day temping in the city of dreams

wait. no no wait!! diva!

Come to Energizer Honeys THIS SATURDAY 3/15 at Caveat at 4 pm!!

#comedy #standup #newyorkcomedy #nyccomedy #thingstodoinnyc

wait. no no wait!! diva!

Come to Energizer Honeys THIS SATURDAY 3/15 at Caveat at 4 pm!!

#comedy #standup #newyorkcomedy #nyccomedy #thingstodoinnyc

bach II: chaos coven

bach II: chaos coven

little difficult takes on the big easy 💜 ft. fave people (pt. 1 of 2, you know I’m milking it)

little difficult takes on the big easy 💜 ft. fave people (pt. 1 of 2, you know I’m milking it)

spotify daylist descriptions are getting crazy
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#spotify

spotify daylist descriptions are getting crazy
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#spotify

maintaining my yearnalistic integrity

maintaining my yearnalistic integrity

are you even allowed to say this year slapped

are you even allowed to say this year slapped

I’m just going with the flow! I know there’s a live tree in my home but it’s just me being chill!

I’m just going with the flow! I know there’s a live tree in my home but it’s just me being chill!

Hope that everyone had an amazing Holiday* season (*meaning @energizerhoneys annual seasonal special A Very Honey Holiday, one of my top 3 favorite days of the year, why, is there something else happening) 😘
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📸: the glam and lovely @carolineepace

Hope that everyone had an amazing Holiday* season (*meaning @energizerhoneys annual seasonal special A Very Honey Holiday, one of my top 3 favorite days of the year, why, is there something else happening) 😘
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📸: the glam and lovely @carolineepace

accidental @rusticfilms merch ads at the @energizerhoneys open mic

accidental @rusticfilms merch ads at the @energizerhoneys open mic

Halloween is the right time to post about your July birthday, right??
🐝🥂for my 30th, I somehow got a bunch of lovely people to agree to come to my ‘Bridgerton Behind the Scenes’ themed party in full between-takes eleganza, from robes to hairnets to shades to accurately-sized daily sides. @kimberqueen16 baked approx. one million of the best tasting baked goods in existence and it was overall just the best time possible

Halloween is the right time to post about your July birthday, right??
🐝🥂for my 30th, I somehow got a bunch of lovely people to agree to come to my ‘Bridgerton Behind the Scenes’ themed party in full between-takes eleganza, from robes to hairnets to shades to accurately-sized daily sides. @kimberqueen16 baked approx. one million of the best tasting baked goods in existence and it was overall just the best time possible

tanning!! you know, for fall, when I’m posting this!!
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#tanning #tanningsalon #23andme #spf #standup #comedy #standupcomedy #standupcomedian #womenincomedy #lacomedy #nyccomedian

tanning!! you know, for fall, when I’m posting this!!
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#tanning #tanningsalon #23andme #spf #standup #comedy #standupcomedy #standupcomedian #womenincomedy #lacomedy #nyccomedian

went to #edinburghfringe and had a perfect relaxing time every day 🧘‍♀️
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#edinburgh #edinburghfringe #scotland #comedy #comedyreels #standup #standupreels #fringe #dormlife

went to #edinburghfringe and had a perfect relaxing time every day 🧘‍♀️
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#edinburgh #edinburghfringe #scotland #comedy #comedyreels #standup #standupreels #fringe #dormlife

swipe for my reaction to thinking I’m even slightly inconveniencing somebody
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📸 @seanbarryphotos

swipe for my reaction to thinking I’m even slightly inconveniencing somebody
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📸 @seanbarryphotos

fringe unleashed 👔🇺🇸🦅

fringe unleashed 👔🇺🇸🦅

changing *every* day?? in **every** possible way??! 🇮🇪

changing *every* day?? in **every** possible way??! 🇮🇪

the big three? Oh!! 🥂🎈
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📸 @delia.kemph

the big three? Oh!! 🥂🎈
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📸 @delia.kemph

june-y b. jones

june-y b. jones

I just don’t wanna be podcast content
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#truecrime #truecrimecommunity #truecrimepodcast #truecrimegirls #comedy #comedyreels #comedian

I just don’t wanna be podcast content
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#truecrime #truecrimecommunity #truecrimepodcast #truecrimegirls #comedy #comedyreels #comedian

a gentle “oh damn, I’ll be out of town that day” compilation

a gentle “oh damn, I’ll be out of town that day” compilation

tim cook I just wanna talk
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#reels #comedy #comedyreels #apple #airpods #airbud

tim cook I just wanna talk
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#reels #comedy #comedyreels #apple #airpods #airbud

I need structure and I need an A+ and I need them now
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#comedy #comedyreels #gradschool

I need structure and I need an A+ and I need them now
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#comedy #comedyreels #gradschool

big @energizerhoneys announcement today… go follow so I won’t have to yell it at you like in slide 2 >>…
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📸: @carolineepace 💕

big @energizerhoneys announcement today… go follow so I won’t have to yell it at you like in slide 2 >>…
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📸: @carolineepace 💕

always in a Honeys state of mind 🍯 give @energizerhoneys a follow if u somehow have not cuz we have fun fun things coming!!
📸: the lovely @carolineepace

always in a Honeys state of mind 🍯 give @energizerhoneys a follow if u somehow have not cuz we have fun fun things coming!!
📸: the lovely @carolineepace

scoured for non-spoiler-y pics and came up with a few cuties 🪱thank you so much to absolutely everyone who touched #manfindstape 🖤

scoured for non-spoiler-y pics and came up with a few cuties 🪱thank you so much to absolutely everyone who touched #manfindstape 🖤

i love music

i love music

oh sorry, didn’t realize this is LA 😬🥸🤡

oh sorry, didn’t realize this is LA 😬🥸🤡

hey friend, we’re all gonna pretend my glasses aren’t crooked, cool? *snuggle* *kiss*
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begging u at this point to go see @jma___photography about pics of your head

hey friend, we’re all gonna pretend my glasses aren’t crooked, cool? *snuggle* *kiss*
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begging u at this point to go see @jma___photography about pics of your head

I wrote a TV pilot based on my years working in NYC escape rooms (mental breakdown pictured), and I’m so psyched that it’s a finalist for this year’s ATX TV Festival Pitch Competition! This is super exciting for many reasons, perhaps most of all because of how vocally I stan Canva.
Thank you @atxfestival!! Can’t wait!

I wrote a TV pilot based on my years working in NYC escape rooms (mental breakdown pictured), and I’m so psyched that it’s a finalist for this year’s ATX TV Festival Pitch Competition! This is super exciting for many reasons, perhaps most of all because of how vocally I stan Canva.
Thank you @atxfestival!! Can’t wait!

proof I left the house in march

proof I left the house in march

made a baby stand-up reel for my website which is active! linked on my bio! and designed by the badass @goldiewashere ☺️🎤!

made a baby stand-up reel for my website which is active! linked on my bio! and designed by the badass @goldiewashere ☺️🎤!

so thrilled to announce that Kelly Clarkson wore this jumpsuit in a commercial 💜 blessings
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throwing it back to having saaauurrr much fun at @messyqueensnyc as captured by @whosmansisthis 📸

so thrilled to announce that Kelly Clarkson wore this jumpsuit in a commercial 💜 blessings
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throwing it back to having saaauurrr much fun at @messyqueensnyc as captured by @whosmansisthis 📸

making the bold and courageous choice to post my ‘23 recap carousel on Jan the 5th

making the bold and courageous choice to post my ‘23 recap carousel on Jan the 5th

TODAY is the last day to get discounted tix for BOTH @energizerhoneys which is tomorrow and @manupladies “Christmas At All Costs” on 12/19!! Also check out @murmurationtheatreco First Flight showcase in late Jan!! unless of course you’re mAD AT ME

TODAY is the last day to get discounted tix for BOTH @energizerhoneys which is tomorrow and @manupladies “Christmas At All Costs” on 12/19!! Also check out @murmurationtheatreco First Flight showcase in late Jan!! unless of course you’re mAD AT ME

engaged to Santa ✨ sike, engaged to the grinch 💚 (sike, engaged to Henry)

engaged to Santa ✨ sike, engaged to the grinch 💚 (sike, engaged to Henry)

start your emails to me with “bonjour boo” or do NOT contact me

start your emails to me with “bonjour boo” or do NOT contact me

swiftly tossing it back to one of my fave @energizerhoneys moments to DATE 🥹 give us a follow for further exciting upcoming moments!!!
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📸: @jtcanshoot

swiftly tossing it back to one of my fave @energizerhoneys moments to DATE 🥹 give us a follow for further exciting upcoming moments!!!
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📸: @jtcanshoot

it’s not avoidance, it’s an alternative to-do list
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#unemployment #funemployment

it’s not avoidance, it’s an alternative to-do list
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#unemployment #funemployment

do you like pork?? 👀 no reason
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#equinox #fitness #jewish #comedy #noevidenceforthisjoke

do you like pork?? 👀 no reason
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#equinox #fitness #jewish #comedy #noevidenceforthisjoke

ready set bake (and file for #unemployment)
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#unemployment #funemployment #comedy #bakeoff #gbbo #oliviarodrigo

ready set bake (and file for #unemployment)
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#unemployment #funemployment #comedy #bakeoff #gbbo #oliviarodrigo

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