Rachel Dratch

Pretty Funny (Minus the Funny)

Erin Gibson | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: New York Times, Salon.com, Rachel Dratch, Erin Gibson, HBO's Girls, Women Beauty Standards, Lena Dunham, Best Friends Forever Nbc, Alessandra Stanley, Funny Women, Comedy News
Erin Gibson

What a skill! Calling out the average looks of one woman by insulting the "conventional beauty" of another. It's like a weird competition all women are participating in, where no one really knows the rules and there are no winners and everyone is sad.

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Is Rachel Dratch 'Too Ugly' For Hollywood?

| Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Television, Video, Rachel Dratch, 30 Rock, Female Comedians, Beauty Standards, Snl, Appearances, Beauty, Hollywood, Women News

By Torie Bosch (Click here for original article.) It's been a rough few years for Rachel Dratch. After a steady climb up the comedy ladder-a st...

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Book Review: Girl Walks Into a Bar or What Happened to Rachel Dratch?

Sheila Moeschen | Posted 04.04.2012

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Sheila Moeschen

What ultimately makes Girl Walks Into a Bar pertinent is Dratch's willingness to dwell in and accept messy ambiguity. Dratch is every woman.

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Nicki Gostin

Rachel Dratch Opens Up About Baby In New Book

HuffingtonPost.com | Nicki Gostin | Posted 04.03.2012

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When Rachel Dratch’s seven-year "Saturday Night Live" contract was up in 2006, she was cast in a sitcom created by her pal Tina Fey, "30 Rock," to p...

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15 Celebs Who Went To Ivy League Schools

Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: John Legend, Ashley Judd, John Krasinski, Rachel Dratch, Julia Stiles, Dartmouth College, Ivy League Colleges, Paul Giamatti, Matt Damon, Celebrities in College, Emma Watson, Conan O'Brien, Ivy Leagues, Elizabeth Banks, Columbia University, Harvard University, Celebs, Edward Norton, Rashida Jones, Yale University, Ivy League Schools, James Franco, Slidepollajax, Mit, College News

Before Elizabeth Banks had a starring role in 30 Rock and the The Hunger Games, she was a sorority girl at the University of Pennsylvania. Rachel Drat...

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The Original Jenna On '30 Rock' Speaks

Posted 03.26.2012

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You won't find a Hollywood feud between Rachel Dratch and Tina Fey. The two "Saturday Night Live" alumnas starred in NBC's "30 Rock" ... that is, an u...

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Dennis Quaid Is A CBS Cowboy

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Rachel Dratch, Video, Tv Casting, Malibu Country, Lily Tomlin, Trooper, Cbs, TV Spoilers, Mira Sorvino, Michael Chiklis, Reality-Free, Scott Foley, Ralph Lamb, Dennis Quaid, TV News

It's official: Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis are bringing the Western back. According to EW, Chiklis and Quaid will star in CBS's new '60s-set dram...

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WATCH: Can Rachel Dratch Name 20 White People?

Posted 01.27.2012

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No other game show is as in-your-face, manic or utterly random as Billy Eichner's "Billy On The Street." It's also the only game show on TV that prett...

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WATCH: Fallon & Dratch Return As Sully & Denise To Open 'SNL'

Posted 12.18.2011

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Fans of Fallon's years on "SNL" knew early on they wouldn't be disappointed by the holiday episode of the show, as popular characters Sully (Fallon) a...

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Curtis M. Wong

Celebrities Poke Fun At Other Stars' Memoirs In Theatrical Context

HuffingtonPost.com | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Rachel Dratch, Sherri Shepherd, Alan Zweibel, Dayle Reyfel, Memoirs, Celebrity Autobiography the Next Chapter, Triad Theatre, Celebrity Memoirs, Eugene Pack, Celebrity Autobiography, New York, New York News

Among the many lessons you'll learn when attending "Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter": Joining the "mile-high" club is a lot more physically ...

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The Real Debbie Downer: An Interview With SNL's Rachel Dratch

Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.26.2011

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Avital Binshtock

Rachel Dratch, best known for her Debbie Downer character on Saturday Night Live, recently volunteered her comedic talents for a televised public-service announcement.

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From the Father of Our Country to the Brat Pack in Three Easy Biographies

Tom Alderman | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Rachel Dratch, Paul Lynde, Hartman, Kristen Wiig, Rob Lowe, Random House Audio, Emilio Estevez, The Outsiders, Father of Our Country, Henry Holt, Matt Dillon, Reagan Arthur Books, Sheldon Leonard, Stories I Only Tell My Friends, Leif Garrett, Francis Ford Coppola, Second City, Ralph Macchio, Dick Van Dyke, George Washington, Hachette Audio, Hammond, Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live, Crown Archetype, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Patrick Swayze, MacMillan Audio, Bossy Pants, Ron Chernow, Belushi, The Brat Pack, Autobiography, Books News
Tom Alderman

If your summer reading includes Ron Chernow's MASSIVE George Washington: A Life, you're going to need some relief, aren't you? Here are a few biographies that are sometimes edifying and a bit more, uhhh, recreational.

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PHOTOS: New Celeb Moms Celebrating Their First Mother's Day

Posted 07.08.2011

Read More: Rachel Dratch, Penelope Cruz, Celine Dion, Mother's Day, Mariah Carey, Jane Krakowski, Alanis Morrisette, Alicia Keys, Christina Applegate, Amy Adams, Ali Larter, Mother's Day 2011, Miranda Kerr, Celebrity Kids, Mothers, Entertainment News

Sunday marks Mother's Day, the time when kids and fathers should ban together to show mom how much they care: breakfast in bed, flowers, the whole nin...

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PHOTOS: New Celeb Moms Celebrating Their First Mother's Day

Posted 07.08.2011

Read More: Rachel Dratch, Penelope Cruz, Celine Dion, Mother's Day, Mariah Carey, Jane Krakowski, Alanis Morrisette, Alicia Keys, Christina Applegate, Amy Adams, Ali Larter, Mother's Day 2011, Miranda Kerr, Celebrity Kids, Mothers, Entertainment News

Sunday marks Mother's Day, the time when kids and fathers should ban together to show mom how much they care: breakfast in bed, flowers, the whole nin...

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WATCH: Fallon Goes To The 'Jersey Floor'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Good news, America! Jimmy Fallon has unveiled "Late Night's" magnum opus, Jersey Floor, and it does for Snookie what Mel Brooks did for Moses. Sort o...

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PHOTOS: Rachel Dratch Debuts Baby Son

people.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rachel Dratch's pregnancy was a surprise to her and her boyfriend John Wahl -- and her Aug. 24 delivery was no different. "I went for a routine vis...

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Rachel Dratch Reveals Her Son's Father

people.com | Lesley Messer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eli's father, Dratch reveals to PEOPLE exclusively, is her boyfriend John Wahl, a California-based consultant to natural foods businesses. Dratch met ...

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New Mom Rachel Dratch 'Taking A Pass' This Holiday Season

People.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Actress Rachel Dratch will be spending her first holiday season with son Eli Benjamin a little differently than most. In fact, the new mom joked that ...

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Rachel Dratch Welcomes Son Eli

people.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seems Amy Poehler's newborn Abel already has a baby best bud: on Tuesday, Aug. 24, former Saturday Night Live star Rachel Dratch welcomed a son, Eli, ...

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Review: 30 Rock Plays Like a Long SNL Sketch

Roger Catlin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roger Catlin

It was a noble experiment 30 Rock attempted Thursday: putting on its show live. Other sitcoms have attempted the same thing over the years, most rece...

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Rachel Dratch Is Pregnant

people.com | Lesley Messer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Looks like Amy Poehler's baby-on-the-way will have a friend from the start: her former Saturday Night Live costar and friend, Rachel Dratch, is expect...

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Amy Poehler Rocks Her Baby Bump (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Amy Poehler attended a New York premiere of Julianne Moore's 'The Kids Are All Right' with obvious reasons to smile - friend Rachel Dratch was her dat...

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As Betty White Leads Classic SNL Episode, the Absence of Funny Females Is Apparent

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kristen Wig, Rachel Dratch, Betty White, Nasim Pedrad, Casey Wilson, Molly Shannon, Abby Elliott, Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live, Michaela Watkins, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Jenny Slate, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Seeing past leading ladies such as Tina Fey, Molly Shannon, Rachel Dratch, and Maya Rudolph return and dominate the Mother's Day edition was just a cold reminder of how underutilized the current female cast really is.

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Celebrities Come Out Big for Adrienne Shelly Foundation eBay Auction

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Ostroy

On Monday we launched the Second Annual Adrienne Shelly Foundation eBay auction in honor of my late wife, Adrienne Shelly, writer, director, and star of the film Waitress.

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Rachel Dratch Finds Work, World Rejoices

NY Mag | Tim Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scramble!, Paul Newman, Rachel Dratch, A Catered Affair, Joanne Woodward, Craig Ferguson, Entertainment News

Photo: Getty Images Just last week, SNL alum Rachel Dratch was kvetching in the pages of our very magazine about the woes of unemployment. So, when we...

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