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Bayer was hired to join the cast of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as a featured player for the show's [[Season 36|36th season]]. Prior to joining ''SNL'', she performed improvisational comedy at Chicago's ImprovOlympic, Annoyance Theater, and Second City. She had previously appeared in a commercial for [[wikipedia:Blue Cross Blue Shield Association|Blue Cross/Blue Shield]] commercial.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLY-UrxlqlE YouTube video]</ref> She had auditioned for the [[wikipedia:Planters|Planters]] commercial "cashew perfume" but was not chosen;<ref>[http://teamcoco.com/video/vanessa-bayer-peanut-commercial Bayer on Conan]</ref> it eventually aired during [[wikipedia:Super Bowl XLII|Super Bowl XLII]]. |
Bayer was hired to join the cast of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as a featured player for the show's [[Season 36|36th season]]. Prior to joining ''SNL'', she performed improvisational comedy at Chicago's ImprovOlympic, Annoyance Theater, and Second City. She had previously appeared in a commercial for [[wikipedia:Blue Cross Blue Shield Association|Blue Cross/Blue Shield]] commercial.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLY-UrxlqlE YouTube video]</ref> She had auditioned for the [[wikipedia:Planters|Planters]] commercial "cashew perfume" but was not chosen;<ref>[http://teamcoco.com/video/vanessa-bayer-peanut-commercial Bayer on Conan]</ref> it eventually aired during [[wikipedia:Super Bowl XLII|Super Bowl XLII]]. |
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Vanessa Bayer (born November 14, 1981), is a Cleveland native, American actress and comedienne who joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in September 2010.
Bayer was hired to join the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player for the show's 36th season. Prior to joining SNL, she performed improvisational comedy at Chicago's ImprovOlympic, Annoyance Theater, and Second City. She had previously appeared in a commercial for Blue Cross/Blue Shield commercial.[1] She had auditioned for the Planters commercial "cashew perfume" but was not chosen;[2] it eventually aired during Super Bowl XLII.
Characters/Impressions
Characters
- Addi "News Flash" Sweeney
- Jacob
- Kaddafi's best friend from growing up
- Karen
- Ms. Meadows
- Rosa
- Pippa
- Rebecca Stern-Marcowitz-san
- Toni
Impressions
- Alana Thompson
- Amelia Earhart
- Diane Keaton
- Gretchen Carlson
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Jessica McClure
- Kourtney Kardashian
- Lady Gaga
- Mary-Louise Parker
- Margaret Thatcher
- Miley Cyrus
- Molly Ringwald
- Sara Gilbert
- Sophia Grace Brownlee
- Susan Lucci
- Victoria Caputo
SNL Career
- 2010-2012: Featured Player
- 2012-Present: Repertory Player