Jessica St. Clair (born September 21, 1976) 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.St. Clair was born in Princeton, New Jersey and raised in
Westfield, New Jersey, where she attended Westfield High School,
graduating as part of the class of 1994. She is a graduate of
Middlebury College, where she was classmates with fellow Upright
Citizens Brigade performer Jason Mantzoukas. 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. She
co-starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom In the Motherhood in 2009.St.
Clair has 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 final, third season in July 2017.
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.St. Clair was born in Princeton, New Jersey and raised in
Westfield, New Jersey, where she attended Westfield High School,
graduating as part of the class of 1994. She is a graduate of
Middlebury College, where she was classmates with fellow Upright
Citizens Brigade performer Jason Mantzoukas. 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. She
co-starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom In the Motherhood in 2009.St.
Clair has 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 final, third season in July 2017.
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