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Jennifer Bartels Biography

Birth Name:Jennifer Bartels

Birth Place:Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Profession Actress, Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • The "NY Daily News" named her one of the 5 funniest ladies of New York City
  • Graduated from East Carolina University with a BFA in professional theater with a Meisner concentration
  • Started studying at the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2006, learning from Tara Copeland, Joe Wengert, Chris Gethard, Jason Mantzoukas and Michael Delaney
  • Was a member of such comedy performing communities as Twelve Thousand Dollars, BANGS, Scootch, Raw Harold and Gramps
  • Quote: "I am an improviser and actor in NYC․ Not a shop keeper or a baby pig․"
  • A comic known for such sketch work as "Friends of the People," TruTV's first sketch comedy series