Crista Flanagan
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Crista Flanagan (born February 24, 1976) is an American television and stand-up comedian as well as a live theatre actress. Flanagan is notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv and currently appears in the show's 13th season.
Biography
Flanagan was born in Mount Vernon, Illinois in an Irish-American family to David and Bonnie Flanagan. She received a BFA in Theatre from the University of Evansville. Flanagan received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine, where she sharpened her theatrical skills in plays including Fool for Love, The Time of our Life, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Marriage of Figaro and Oklahoma!. Her extensive background in theater led to the development of Flanagan's one-person show titled But wait…I have Impressions!. Flanagan's notable guest appearances on television include Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Practice, ER, and a recurring role on You've Got a Friend. She has recently partnered up with the team behind Ask A Ninja to create a video podcast called Hope is Emo. Flanagan currently lives in Los Angeles. Flanagan played the role of Hermione Granger in the 2007 film, Epic Movie.
MADtv
Flanagan officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2005 as a feature performer, for the tenth season, then became a repertory cast member at the beginning of the following season. Her frequent impersonations were of Alex Hooser, Ellen Pompeo, Heidi Klum, Patricia Arquette, Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks, Hayden Panettiere and Hannah Montanna. Also, in one of her "Jazzed for Crafts" sketches, as Epic Movie is playing on the TV, her character Denise says "I love Epic Movie, I especially like that girl who plays Hermione", she is talking about herself, since Crista played Hermione in Epic Movie.
Crista is one of the shortest castmembers standing at just 5' 2". Alex Borstein was the shortest at 5'.
As of September 2007, Flanagan is a regular cast member entering her 4th season into Season 13.
Majority of her characters usually end up crying, bleeding, and are physically and/or emotional abused.
Characters
- Christie (QVC: Quacker Factory)
- Hermione Granger (epic movie)
- Denise (Jazzed for Crafts)
- Grandma Noni
- Luann Lockhart, Stand-Up Comedian
- Nippy (Clownin' and Krumpin')
- Little girl (Sesame Street)
- Wendy Walker (3 Minute Meal)
Impressions
- Aaron Carter
- Alex Hooser
- America Ferrera
- Angela Cartwright
- Becky Johnston
- Cheryl Hines
- Ellen Page (as her character Juno)
- Ellen Pompeo
- Emilie de Ravin
- Geri Jewell
- Hank Hill
- Hayden Panettiere
- Heidi Klum
- Jeff Hardy
- Jerry Douglas(as John Abbott in Y&R sketch)
- Judy Reyes
- Justin Timberlake
- Lindsay Lohan
- Meredith Vieira
- Michelle Ryan
- Miley Cyrus
- Natalie Maines
- Nicholas Newman
- Patricia Arquette
- Rachel McAdams
- Sharon Collins
- Stephen Colbert
- Ted Kennedy
- Tom Cruise
- Toni Basil
- Tracy Hutson
- Vanna White
- Whitney Port
- Nicole Kidman
Hope is Emo
Crista plays the title character in Hope is Emo, an internet comedy podcast that satires the life of a struggling emo girl named Hope. The series was created by Crista and the Ask a Ninja team at Beatbox Giant Productions, whose popularity with Ask a Ninja has been phenomenal.
Catch phrases
- "I recently broke up with my boyfriend, but that's okay because he hit me! I went to a party and he said, 'Yuck, I thought I smelled you here.'" - Luann Lockhart, Standup Comedian
- "DANGIT!" - Peggy Partain, the Roller Skating Champ
- "I usually go to the park everyday, because nature doesn't judge me."- Hope (Hope Is Emo)
- "Boy, fruitcakes are yuck! But don't tell my grandma that." - Luann Lockhart, Standup Comedian
- "You shut your unprotected sex mouth" - Grandma Noni
- "Stop that ticking!" - Wendy Walker, Ten Minute Meals
Television appearances
- Mad Men (2007) as Lois Sadler
- MADtv (2005- present) as Various Characters
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2005) as Mrs. Seiderman's Nurse
- The Practice (2003) as Marcia
- ER (2003) as Pam
Filmography
- Meet the Spartans (2008) as Ugly Betty/Oracle, Spartan Woman
- Epic Movie (2007) as Hermione Granger
External links
- Crista Flanagan at IMDb
- Official MAD TV Website
- Crista Flanagan Homepage
- Hope Is Emo Website
- Suburban Blight Review Crista Flanagan played Wilma
- TV.com TV roles and appearances by Crista Flanagan