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Rebecca Drysdale
Born1978 or 1979[1]
Ohio[2]
Occupation(s)Comedian and Writer

Rebecca Drysdale (born 1978 or 1979 in Ohio) is an American comedian and writer[1][3][4][5][6] who was a member of the Second City Chicago E.T.C. cast.[7] She won the 2005 Breakout Performer Award at the 2005 United States Comedy Arts Festival.[8] She performed as part of the multi-arts group performance Synesthesia.[9] She has written for sketch comedy shows such as The Big Gay Sketch Show[10] and Key & Peele. In 2011 she made a video for the It Gets Better Project.[11][12]

Personal life

Drysdale currently lives in Los Angeles where she is openly lesbian.[citation needed][when?] [13]

She is the younger sister of comedy writer Eric Drysdale.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Kroll Show Patty TV
2016 Me Him Her Kris
The Meddler Dani
2018 Arrested Development Lieutenant Toddler TV
2020 Scare Me Bettina

References

  1. ^ a b Zoglin, Richard (9 April 2006). "Comedy Forging the Future: The Naked Truth". Time. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Bio". Rebecca Drysdale. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  3. ^ Jevens, Darel (March 18, 2005). "Drysdale's comic star rages upward // Chicagoan plans to take her one-woman show to New York". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Edinburgh Festival: Toulson and Harvey and Rebecca Drysdale". The Daily Telegraph. 13 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  5. ^ Dowell, Ben (16 August 2007). "Rebecca Drysdale is One Woman… in Several Pieces". The Stage. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  6. ^ "A funny thing happened on the way to stardom; HBO's annual contest gives ambitious comedians a shot at the big time". Los Angeles Times. Feb 15, 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  7. ^ a b Oksenhorn, Stewart (11 February 2005). "Drysdale: weirdo makes a stand-up". Aspen Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  8. ^ WitchelI, Alex (25 June 2006). "The Improviser". New York Times. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  9. ^ Jackson, Sharyn (27 March 2008). "Passing familiarity". Time Out New York. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  10. ^ Belge, Kathy (1 February 2008). "Julie Goldman Interview – An Interview with Lesbian Comedian Julie Goldman". about.com. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  11. ^ "it gets better-----a music video by rebecca drysdale". It Gets Better Project. YouTube. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  12. ^ Rossel, Emma (6 January 2011). ""It Gets Better": le rap lesbien qui dépote". Têtu (in French). Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  13. ^ Kregloe, Karman (29 January 2008). "Interview With Rebecca Drysdale". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2011.


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