Kristen Schaal
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Schaal at the 2016 WonderCon in Los Angeles, California.
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Kristen Joy Schaal January 24, 1978 Longmont, Colorado, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Comedian, actress, voice artist, writer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Observational comedy, satire, political satire |
| Notable work | Mel on Flight of the Conchords Louise Belcher on Bob's Burgers Commentator on The Daily Show Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls Amanda Simmons on The Hotwives of Orlando Carol Pilbasian on The Last Man on Earth Sarah Lynn on Bojack Horseman |
| Spouse(s) | Rich Blomquist |
Kristen Joy Schaal (/ʃɑːl/; born January 24, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, voice artist and writer. She has played the roles of Mel on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, Louise Belcher on FOX animated comedy Bob's Burgers, and Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls. Other roles include her appearances as a commentator on The Daily Show, Amanda Simmons on The Hotwives of Orlando, Hazel Wassername on 30 Rock, Victoria Best on WordGirl, Trixie from the Toy Story franchise, and Anne on Wilfred. Since 2015, she has co-starred alongside Will Forte in the Fox comedy The Last Man on Earth, playing the role of Carol.
Schaal was born in Longmont, Colorado, to a Lutheran family of Dutch ancestry. She was raised on her family's cattle farm, in a rural area near Boulder. Her father is a construction worker and her mother is a secretary. She has a brother, David, who is three years older. She graduated from Northwestern University and then moved to New York in 2000 to pursue a comedy career. In 2005, she had her first break when she was included in New York magazine's article "The Ten Funniest New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of".
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