1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/racheldratch.jpg]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Debbie Downer off the clock.]] |
3 | ->''"If you have an impulse, not if you're going to ruin someone elses' scene, if you have an impulse of a funny little add-on or taking something in a weird direction, try it."'' |
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5 | Rachel Susan Dratch (born February 22, 1966 in Lexington, Massachusetts) is an American actress, comedian and writer who broke out on the scene playing a number of memorable characters on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', the most famous being the perpetually frowning Debbie Downer. |
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7 | Her autobiography ''Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle'' was published in 2012. |
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9 | !!Television |
10 | * ''Series/ThirtyRock'' as various roles |
11 | * ''Series/BroadCity'' as Linda Lodi |
12 | * ''Series/ImaginaryMary'' as Mary |
13 | * ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'' as Wanda Jo Oliver |
14 | * ''Series/TheMiddle'' as Principal Barker |
15 | * ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (Seasons 25-31) as Debbie Downer, Denise [=Mc=]Denna |
16 | * ''Series/SesameStreet'' as herself |
17 | * ''WesternAnimation/BluesCluesAndYou'' as herself |
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19 | !!Film |
20 | * ''Film/LookingForKitty'' as Julie |
21 | * ''Film/{{Click}}'' as Alice/Alan |
22 | * ''Film/INowPronounceYouChuckAndLarry'' as Benefits Supervisor Sara Powers |
23 | * ''Film/SpringBreakdown'' as Judi |
24 | * ''Film/MyLifeInRuins'' as Kim Sawchuck |
25 | * ''Film/WineCountry'' as Rebecca |
26 | * ''Film/ILoveMyDad'' as Erica |
27 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'' as School Councilor |
28 | !!Western Animation |
29 | * ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' as Actress Aang |
30 | * ''WesternAnimation/Ballmastrz9009'' as The Blab |
31 | * ''WesternAnimation/FishHooks'' as Esmargot, Koi and Koi's Mom |
32 | * ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' as Nora Fries and Queen Hippolyta |
33 | * ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' |
34 | ** [[Recap/KimPossibleS1E15AllTheNews S 1 Ep 15 "All the News"]] as Adrena Lynn |
35 | * ''WesternAnimation/WheresWaldo2019'' as Wizard Fix-It |
36 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Grimsburg}}'' as Stan Flute |
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38 | !!Tropes which apply to Rachel Dratch's works: |
39 | * ApprovalOfGod: She impersonated Sen. UsefulNotes/AmyKlobuchar on ''SNL'' during the 2020 primary election, to Klobuchar's amusement and wholehearted approval.[[note]]Ironically, Dratch attended Dartmouth with ''another'' female 2020 Presidential candidate: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).[[/note]] |
40 | * InspirationForTheWork: According to Dratch Debbie Downer was inspired when she was on vacation in Costa Rica and in a conversation with a woman she met told her she lives in New York to which the woman immediately asked her if she was there for 9/11. |
41 | * SesameStreetCred: Played the security guard in the ''Series/SesameStreet'' special ''The Cookie Thief''. |
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