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Jessica St. Clair (born September 21, 1977) is an American actress and improvisational comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. With frequent collaborator Lennon Parham, she co-created and co-starred in NBC's ''Best Friends Forever'' and USA Network's ''Playing House''. She also currently recurs on the Comedy Central series ''Review''. ==Life and career== St. Clair was born and raised in Westfield, New Jersey, where she attended Westfield High School. She is a graduate of Middlebury College. She began her comedy career as a regular improviser and sketch performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and Los Angeles, originally as a member of the improv team "Mother". Her first major television work was as a regular panelist on the VH1 series ''Best Week Ever'', offering comedic insights on pop-culture and the news of the week.〔(Jessica St Clair's work at Best Week Ever )〕 She then co-starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom ''In the Motherhood'' in 2009. St. Clair has since gained notice for her frequent guest appearances (often alongside performing partner Lennon Parham) on podcasts such as ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'', where she plays the show's teenage intern Marissa Wompler. In 2015, St. Clair and Parham spun-off their characters in a new Earwolf podcast called ''WOMP It Up!'', with St. Clair as host Marissa Wompler and Parham co-hosting as Marissa's teacher Miss Listler. Frequent guests on the podcast include Brian Huskey as Marissa's stepdad "Seth" and Jason Mantzoukas as Marissa's former flame Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman. The podcast ran through the summer of 2015, returning after a hiatus on November 16, 2015. St. Clair and frequent collaborator Lennon Parham created and starred in the NBC comedy series ''Best Friends Forever'', which premiered on April 4, 2012 and aired for one season. St. Clair and Parham created and starred in their second comedy ''Playing House'', which premiered on USA on April 29, 2014 and concluded its second season in fall 2015. St. Clair has had recurring roles on television programs such as ''Veep'', ''Weeds'', ''The McCarthys'', ''Marry Me'', ''Worst Week'' and ''United States of Tara''. She is also part of the recurring cast on the Comedy Central series ''Review'', playing the role of Suzanne, the long-suffering wife of host Forrest MacNeil (played by Andy Daly), currently in its second season. St. Clair's notable work in film includes supporting roles in ''Bridesmaids'', ''She's Out of My League'', ''Afternoon Delight'' and ''Enough Said''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jessica St. Clair」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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