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.[13][14]

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

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Kroll Show Patty TV
2014 Orange is the New Black Mazall 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.
  14. ^ it gets better-----a music video by rebecca drysdale, retrieved 2023-09-05

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