Courtney Barnett was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and received her BS in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin. Since moving to LA, she has studied improv at the Second City Hollywood, Upright Citizens Brigade, and M.i.’s Westside Comedy Theater, where she can be seen with her longform team, Soft Clothes. Courtney also performs with her mainstage sketch team, Duke, at iO West, and loves being able to call Second City her comedy home.