"Funniest Comedian STEPHNIE WEIR vs NOËL WELLS"

STEPHNIE WEIR

Stephnie Carmel Weir (born November 28, 1967) is an American actress, comedian and writer. She is best known as a cast member on MADtv from 2000–2006....

Stephnie Carmel Weir (born November 28, 1967) is an American actress, comedian and writer. She is best known as a cast member on MADtv from 2000–2006. Stephnie Weir was born in Odessa, Texas. She attended Odessa College where she majored in theater and broadcasting. Weir then transferred to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where she majored in anthropology and women's studies. After moving to Chicago, Stephnie Weir began performing at the ImprovOlympic and later on The Second City's main stage and the Goodman Theatre. Weir teamed up with her husband, Robert Dassie, to form the comedy duo WeirDass. Weir joined the cast of MADtv in 2000 as a feature performer. She was promoted to a repertory performer status the following season. Weir announced she would leave MADtv in 2005 (season 10). Fellow cast members Aries Spears and Paul C. Vogt would leave as well, and Ron Pederson was let go by Fox due to budget cuts. In order for the viewers to feel a sense of continuity, Weir was persuaded to stay on the show until halfway through season 11. Some of Weir's most famous recurring characters on "MADtv" included Angela Wright, Dr. Kylie, Dorothy Lanier, Leona Campbell, Muriel Weston, and Dot Goddard. Weir also gained notoriety for her offbeat impersonations of Anna Nicole Smith (with whom she shared her birth date), Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Laura Bush, and Marcia Cross. Weir writes and produces for television, most recently for the sitcoms Raising Hope and The Millers. Weir also has a YouTube channel called WeirDass, where she has a comedy short sketch titled "Eleven Year Itch." She starred in FX's mockumentary style sitcom The Comedians alongside Billy Crystal and Josh Gad created by Larry Charles of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm fame. Weir appeared in Disney's Godmothered.

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NOËL WELLS

Noël Kristi Wells (born December 23, 1986) is an American actress, comedian, musician, director, and writer. She is known for her television roles as...

Noël Kristi Wells (born December 23, 1986) is an American actress, comedian, musician, director, and writer. She is known for her television roles as Rachel Silva in Netflix comedy-drama Master of None, as the voice of Kelsey Pokoly in the Cartoon Network animated television series Craig of the Creek, and as a featured player on the late-night variety series Saturday Night Live, as well as for writing, directing, and starring in the film Mr. Roosevelt. Outside of comedy and acting, Wells has also ventured into music, her debut album It's So Nice! was released in 2019. Wells was born in San Antonio, Texas. Her father is a Tunisian immigrant, and her mother is of half Mexican descent. She says her parents named her Noël because she was born two days before Christmas. Wells attended Memorial High School in Victoria, Texas, where she was active in speech and debate and graduated as salutatorian. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010 with degrees in Plan II Honors and Radio-Television-Film. While attending college, she was a cast member of Esther's Follies, Austin's long-running musical satire show, where she performed in sketches and as a magician's assistant. Before becoming an actress, she worked as an editor and did motion graphics.

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