Kristen Schaal
| Kristen Schaal | |
|---|---|
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Schaal at the 2016 WonderCon in Los Angeles, California. | |
| Born |
Kristen Joy Schaal January 24, 1978 Longmont, Colorado, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Comedian, actress, voice actress, writer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Observational comedy, satire, political satire |
| Notable work |
Mel on Flight of the Conchords Louise Belcher on Bob's Burgers Commentator on The Daily Show Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls Amanda Simmons on The Hotwives of Orlando Carol Pilbasian on The Last Man on Earth Sarah Lynn on Bojack Horseman |
| Spouse(s) | Rich Blomquist[1][2] |
Kristen Schaal (/ʃɑːl/;[3] born January 24, 1978) is an American actress, voice artist, writer, and comedian. She is best known for her roles as Mel on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, Louise Belcher on FOX animated comedy Bob's Burgers, and Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls. Other notable roles include her appearances as a commentator on The Daily Show, Amanda Simmons on The Hotwives of Orlando, Hazel Wassername on 30 Rock, Victoria Best on WordGirl, Trixie from the Toy Story franchise, and Anne on Wilfred. Since 2015, she has co-starred alongside Will Forte in the Fox comedy The Last Man on Earth, playing the role of Carol.
Early life
Schaal was born in Longmont, Colorado, to a Lutheran family of Dutch ancestry.[4] She was raised on her family's cattle farm, in a rural area near Boulder.[4] Her father is a construction worker and her mother is a secretary.[5] She has a brother, David, who is three years older.[5] She graduated from Northwestern University and then moved to New York in 2000 to pursue a comedy career. In 2005, she had her first break when she was included in New York magazine's article "The Ten Funniest New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of".[6]
Career
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Live comedy
In 2006, Schaal performed at the 2006 HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, where she won the award for "Best Alternative Comedian". She was also the winner of the second annual Andy Kaufman Award (hosted by the New York Comedy Festival), Best Female Stand-up at the 2006 Nightlife Awards in New York City, and "Best Female Stand Up Comedian" at the 2007 ECNY Awards.[7] At the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, she won the Barry Award for her show Kristen Schaal As You Have Probably Never Seen Her Before, tying with Nina Conti.[8] Also in 2006, Schaal appeared on the first season of the Comedy Central show Live at Gotham.[9] She co-hosts the weekly variety show Hot Tub in Los Angeles, which was voted “Best Variety Show of 2005” by Time-Out New York’s readers poll. She also performs at the Peoples Improv Theater on the improv team, "Big Black Car", which was awarded best improv troupe of 2005 at the Emerging Comics of New York awards. She is a founding member of the theatre company The Striking Viking Story Pirates, which adapts stories by children into sketches and songs.
Schaal performed live at the Edinburgh Fringe 2007 in Scotland, where she was one of six acts (chosen from over two hundred American productions at the Fringe) requested to perform at the US Consul General-sponsored "Fringe USA" Showcase.
On her return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2008, Schaal was nominated for the If.comedy award for Kristen Schaal And Kurt Braunohler: Double Down Hearts.[10]
Schaal has also performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London, as part of The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 in aid of Amnesty International, and at the Bonnaroo 2009 music festival. In 2010, Schaal appeared as a stand-up comic on John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show and at the Solid Sound Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
Film, TV and radio
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Schaal rose to national attention for her role on HBO's Flight of the Conchords as the stalker-fan Mel, a role which earned her an Ewwy nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2009. She was also a credited consultant and writer for Season 11 of South Park, appeared on the BBC's Never Mind the Buzzcocks and played the boss in Fuse's mockumentary The Intern. She made her first appearance as a "special commentator" on Comedy Central's The Daily Show on March 13, 2008, often presented in recurring appearances as its news team's "Senior Women's Issues Correspondent". On April 13, 2008, she made an appearance on Good News Week during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and in October 2008 she appeared in Amnesty International's The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008.
Her other film and television credits include Kate and Leopold, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Snake 'n' Bacon, Norbit, Get Him to the Greek, Conviction, Cheap Seats, Freak Show, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, Adam and Steve, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Delirious, Australian show Good News Week, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Education of Max Bickford, Comedy Central's Contest Searchlight, Ugly Betty, How I Met Your Mother, MTV's Human Giant and Mad Men. She was also a contributor to the sketch/music series The Nighttime Clap on the Fuse music network. She also appeared on Fuse's original comedy series The P.A. Schaal appeared in two TV pilots written and directed by Jersey City comedian Dan McNamara -- The Calderons[11] and Redeeming Rainbow,[12] both of which were screened as official selections at the 2006 and 2007 New York Television Festivals. She was also in television commercials for Wendy's, RadioShack, and Starburst. She made an appearance, in April 2008, on the IFC sketch comedy show The Whitest Kids U' Know. On April 3, 2009 she taped an episode of Comedy Central Presents.[13] In 2010, she added her voice to the PBS Kids GO! series WordGirl as Victoria Best, a child prodigy whose parents taught her to be the best at everything that she does.[14] Schaal voiced 12-year-old Mabel Pines on Disney Channel's Gravity Falls. She currently voices the character Louise on the FOX Network series Bob's Burgers.
She also stars in A. D. Miles' MyDamnChannel.com series Horrible People. In October 2008, Schaal appeared in an episode of Spicks and Specks. On June 10, 2009, Schaal broadcast her first radio show, High Five!!, on Sirius XM Radio's 'RawDog' channel with co-host Kurt Braunohler.[15] She played Gertha Teeth in the 2009 movie The Vampire's Assistant. Schaal stars in her own web series, Penelope Princess of Pets, one episode of which doubled as the video for the New Pornographers' "Mutiny, I Promise You".[16] She voiced Trixie the Triceratops in Toy Story 3 and Pumpkin Witch and Palace Witch in Shrek Forever After.[17] She was also in the music video for Joey Ramone's "New York City". She also guest starred in the Modern Family episode "Fifteen Percent", as well as the music video for "Conversation 16" by The National. Schaal guest starred on the MC Frontalot album Solved. She was featured with Kurt Braunohler on the Radiolab episode "Loops".[18] Schaal was in a commercial for the Xperia Play version of Minecraft.
Schaal guest starred on The Simpsons May 8, 2011 episode "Homer Scissorhands" in which she plays Taffy, a love interest of Milhouse. She is incorrectly listed in the credits as "Kristen Schall". This prompted Simpsons writers to issue her a unique apology on the next week's episode in which Bart's chalkboard gag in the intro to the show states "It’s Kristen Schaal, not Kristen Schall." Schaal also appeared in a music video for Weird Al Yankovic's 2014 song "Tacky", a parody of Pharrell Williams's "Happy".
In 2014, Schaal co-starred alongside Casey Wilson, Danielle Schneider, Tymberlee Hill, Andrea Savage, and Angela Kinsey in the first season of the Hulu original series The Hotwives of Orlando. She is currently co-starring alongside Will Forte in the FOX comedy The Last Man on Earth, which premiered on March 1, 2015.
Schaal also voices a character Sarah Lynn in a 2014 Netflix original animated series BoJack Horseman.[19]
Schaal appears in A Walk in the Woods (2015) as hiker Mary Ellen.
Books
Schaal wrote a book of humor, The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex, with her husband, former Daily Show writer Rich Blomquist. It was published in July 2010 by Chronicle Books.[1] She originally intended for them to write the book under pseudonyms, "because I don't want anyone to imagine me doing those things,"[20] but realized it would be harder to promote the book without using their real names.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kate & Leopold | Miss Tree | Film debut |
| 2004 | Poster Boy | Bookstore Lady #14 | |
| 2005 | Adam & Steve | Ruth | |
| 2006 | Delirious | Joelle | |
| 2007 | Norbit | Event Organizer | |
| 2009 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Stewardess Stacey | |
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Gertha Teeth | ||
| 2010 | When in Rome | Ilona | |
| Valentine's Day | Ms. Gilroy | ||
| Shrek Forever After | Pumpkin/Palace Witch | Voice | |
| Get Him to the Greek | Today Show Production Assistant | ||
| Toy Story 3 | Trixie | Voice | |
| Dinner for Schmucks | Susana | ||
| Going the Distance | Female Bartender | ||
| 2011 | Butter | Carol Ann | |
| Hawaiian Vacation | Trixie | Voice | |
| The Muppets | Moderator | ||
| 2012 | Sleepwalk with Me | Cynthia | |
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Shannon | Voice |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Barb | ||
| Welcome to the Jungle | Brenda | ||
| 2015 | A Walk in the Woods | Mary Ellen | |
| 2016 | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Gloria/Deborah, Donald's receptionist | Voice |
| The Boss | Sandy | ||
| The Runaround | Roberta | Filming | |
| 2017 | Boundaries | Filming | |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Trixie | Voice, in production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | The Education of Max Bickford | Valerie Holmes | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Abby | Episode: "Brotherhood" |
| 2005 | Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | Emily | Episode: "Dog Show/World Beard and Mustache Championship" |
| 2006 | Conviction | Allie Rubinoff | Episode: "Madness" |
| Ugly Betty | Nancy | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Six Degrees | Gail | 2 episodes | |
| Freak Show | Various | Voice, 7 episodes | |
| 2007 | Scott Bateman Presents | Earth's New Robot Overlord Trixie Tangway |
Voice, 2 episodes |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Alana Binder | Episode: "30" | |
| Human Giant | Girl in Doritos Commercial | Episode: "Lil 9-11" | |
| Mad Men | Nannette | Episode: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | |
| How I Met Your Mother | Laura Girard | Episode: "The Platinum Rule" | |
| 2007–09 | Flight of the Conchords | Mel | 21 episodes |
| 2008 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Tammy Tangerine (voice) | As Frannie Hood, Episode: "Bible Fruit" |
| The Whitest Kids U'Know | Homeless Woman | Episode: "2.9" | |
| Never Mind The Buzzcocks | Herself | Series 21, Episode 4 | |
| 2008–16 | The Daily Show | herself | recurring role |
| 2009 | Xavier: Renegade Angel | Frantic Spectator / Old Ryan's Wife (voice) | Episode: "Going Normal" |
| Comedy Central Presents | Herself | Season 13, Episode 24 | |
| Snake 'n' Bacon | The Green Fairy | TV movie | |
| Comedy Showcase | Tourist | Episode: "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret" | |
| 2010 | Modern Family | Whitney | Episode: "Fifteen Percent" |
| Comedy Lab | Penelope | Episode: "Penelope Princess of Pets" | |
| Fact Checkers Unit | Paula | Episode: "One Groundhog Day Dog" | |
| Scared Shrekless | Sugar the Gingerbread Girl | Voice | |
| 2010–15 | WordGirl | Victoria Best (voice) | Episodes: "Victoria Best", "Cherish is the Word", "Crime in the Key of V", "Don't Mess with the Best", "Victoria Is the Best ... WordGirl?", "There is no V in Team", "World's Best Dad", and "The Best of the Bests" |
| 2011 | The Simpsons | Taffy | Voice, Episode: "Homer Scissorhands"; credited as "Kristen Schall"[21] |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | Muffy, Bluffy, and Fluffy the bunny rabbits | Voice, Episode: "Operation: Neighbor Swap" | |
| Soul Quest Overdrive | Tammy | Voice | |
| The Heart, She Holler | Hershe Heartshe | 6 episodes | |
| 2011–12 | American Dad! | Librarian / Girl | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2011–present | Bob's Burgers | Louise Belcher | Voice, series regular |
| 2012–13 | 30 Rock | Hazel Wassername | 11 episodes |
| 2012–14 | Adventure Time | Jake Jr. | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2012–16 | Gravity Falls | Mabel Pines | Voice, Lead role |
| 2013 | Archer | Tiffy | Voice, 2 episodes |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Herself | Series 27, Episode 5 | |
| Wilfred | Anne | 4 episodes | |
| NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Deborah | Episode: "Trading Faces" | |
| Toy Story of Terror | Trixie | Voice | |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the Year | Herself | Panelist | |
| 2013–14 | @midnight | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2013–16 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Herself / Gina Guppies | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Hotwives of Orlando | Amanda Simmons | Series regular |
| Glee | Mary Halloran | Episode: "The Untitled Rachel Berry Project" | |
| Toy Story That Time Forgot | Trixie | Voice | |
| 2014–16 | BoJack Horseman | Sarah Lynn / Various | Voice; 10 episodes |
| 2015 | Axe Cop | God | Voice; episode: "Axe Cop Saves God" |
| The Hotwives of Las Vegas | Amanda Simmons | Episode: "Old Friends, New Enemies" | |
| 2015–present | The Last Man on Earth | Carol Pilbasian | Main role (30 episodes) |
| 2016 | Wander Over Yonder | Mavis | Voice; episode: "The Cartoon" |
| Not Safe with Nikki Glaser | Herself, black male office worker in porno | Episodes: "Get Her a Glass of Water" and "I Miss David Bowie" | |
| The Big Fat Quiz of Everything | Herself | Panelist | |
| Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio | Voice; episode: "For Sarandon" | ||
References
- 1 2 Schaal, Kristen; Blomquist, Rich (2010-07-28). The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0811871266.
- ↑ Friedlander, Whitney (6 May 2016). "'Daily Show's' Rich Blomquist Signs Overall with Fox TV". Variety. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson: "The Science of Sex". 2013. Accessed 12 August 2013. The original Dutch pronunciation would be /sxaːl/.
- 1 2 Patterson, John (2010-10-15). "Kristen Schaal: The toast of American comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- 1 2 "The Kooky Monster". Melbourne: The Age. 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ Todd, Charlie (2005-09-26). "The Ten Funniest New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ "4th Annual ECNY Award Winners". ECNY Awards. 2011-02-10. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ Kent, Melissa (2008-04-13). "Top comics grin and share the main prize". The Age. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ Strachan, Alex (2009-10-17). "Live at Gotham a Prerequisite for the Big Time". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ "Edinburgh Festival If.comedy award shortlist announced". The List. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ The Calderons at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Redeeming Rainbow at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Gets the New Year Rolling with Laughter!". PR Newswire. Bloomberg. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ Liu, Ed (2009-06-10). "Scholastic Media Renews "WordGirl" for 26 More Episodes". toonzone.net. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ Brophy-Warren, Jamin (2009-06-10). ""Flight of the Conchords" Meets "South Park" on Satellite Radio". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ "Kristen Schaal (COMEDIAN)". The Believer. June 2008. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ Chen, David (2009-10-12). "Lee Unkrich Announces Kristen Schaal and Blake Clark Cast in Toy Story 3; Toy Story 3D Double Feature To Stay in Theaters". slashfilm.com. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ "Kristen Schaal". Radiolab. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ Paskin, Willa (August 22, 2014). "The Longest Face". Slate. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ↑ Powers, Nicole (2008-12-10). "Kristen Schaal: Confessions of a Disappointed Hillary Supporter". SuicideGirls. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (2011-05-16). "Credit Where It's Due: A 'Simpsons' Spelling Lesson". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
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