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Rachel Susan Dratch (born February 22, 1966 in Lexington, Massachusetts) is an American comedienne, most famous for her role on Saturday Night Live
, of which she has been a cast member since 1999.

Before joining SNL, she was part of the Second City comedy troupe, and was a veteran of the company’s mainstage productions. The theater hosted the first incarnation of "Dratch & Fey". In 2000, she performed her critically praised two-woman show "Dratch & Fey" opposite SNL head writer Tina Fey at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York which was dubbed "the funniest thing to be found on any New York comedy stage" by Time Out New York.

Education

Rachel graduated from Dartmouth College in 1988 where she majored in drama and psychology.

SNL career

Since joining SNL in 1999 as a featured player and becoming a Repertory Player in 2001, Dratch has imitated many people, both real and fictional, including Calista Flockhart, Nicole Richie, Barbara Walters, Jane Eyre, Jenny Jones, Harry Potter, and the recurring characters Sheldon Green, Denise "Zazu" McDonough, and Debbie Downer.

The Debbie Downer character debuted on the May 1, 2004 broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Dratch, portraying a woman who persistently makes inappropriate and depressing comments, had Jimmy Fallon, Amy Poehler, Dratch and guest host Lindsay Lohan unable to hold back their laughter by the end of the skit.

Dratch's characters

Abe Scheinwald
A cocktail watress in Rialto Grande
Debbie Downer
Denise McDonough, one of the Boston Teens
As Cheb Mami, French-Algerian singer in Sting's "Desert Rose"
a dancer in the Lundford Twins Feel Good Variety Hour
Lynne Bershad from Delicious Dish
Nicole, the Girl With No Gay-Dar!
Phoebe
Ruth Weinstock, one of the Adult Students
Sheldon from Wake Up, Wakefield!
Virginia Klarvin, one of the Lovers

Movies

Rachel has also been in a number of movies, including Martin & Orloff; The Hebrew Hammer; Down with Love; and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, to name a few. She also has joined fellow SNL cast members on A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T.: Improv which aired September 7, 2005, on the Bravo channel. Dratch has also made television appearances on NBC's Third Watch and in a recurring role on King of Queens. Dratch wrote, directed and performed in the short film "The Vagina Monologues Monologues," which premiered at the New York Comedy Film Festival in 2001.

Trivia

At an even 5 feet tall, she is the second shortest regular cast member ever to appear on Saturday Night Live, being 16 inches shorter than the tallest cast members: Chevy Chase, Kevin Nealon, or Randy Quaid. (Denny Dillon was the shortest cast member, standing only 4'11".)

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