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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,[1] and had auditioned for the Planters commercial "cashew perfume," but was not chosen[2] (it eventually aired during Super Bowl XLII).
Bayer won a 2014 American Comedy Award for her work on SNL.
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