Laura Valdivia is an American writer and comedian whose writing credits include Graves, Telenovela, and Ben and Kate. On screen credits include Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz, MADtv, and the 2017 film It Happened In L.A.. She has also performed stand-up at live venues across the country. In 2016 and 2017, she sold pilots to FBC and 20th Century Fox. In 2018, she began writer and co-executive producer in NBC drama series New Amsterdam.