[1] She has worked as a writer for several television comedies, including Colbert Report, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Mr. Mayor.

[4] She graduated from Radnor High School in 1994 before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornell University in 1998.

[5][4] Scardino studied painting at Parsons School of Design and graduated with a master's degree in fine arts.

[7][4] In 2015, Scardino left The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to join the writing staff of Robert Carlock's and Tina Fey's Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,[8] which she co-executive-produced for its final two seasons.

[9] She has also written for Saturday Night Live, At Home with Amy Sedaris, The Daily Show, Human Giant and the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.