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Lauren Lapkus
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- UCB performers included on Vulture's "50 Comedians You Should and Will Know" list
- Lauren Lapkus cast in NBC pilot
- UCBTLA performers named New Faces at Just For Laughs
- Lauren Lapkus Q&A featured in Back Stage
- UCBT performers named "Comics to Watch in 2012" by Back Stage
- Lauren Lapkus & Amy Poehler to shoot Matthew Weiner film "You Are Here"
- Chicago Tribune feature on "stand out TV sidekick" Lauren Lapkus
- James Adomian, Anthony Jeselnik, Lauren Lapkus named in Time Out Chicago's "funniest folk of 2011"
- Congratulations UCBT performers cast in new network TV series
- Lauren Lapkus cast in NBC pilot Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Lauren Lapkus is an actress and improviser from Evanston, Illinois. She trained and performed all around Chicago, mainly at iO, and moved to NYC after graduating from DePaul University. She spent a whirlwind year training at UCB and babysitting thousands of children. She then moved to LA and now performs regularly at UCB with Bangarang! and ASSSSCAT. She will play a strong supporting role in "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner's upcoming feature debut "You Are Here" starring Zach Galifianakis and Owen Wilson. She was a series regular on the NBC sitcom "Are You There, Chelsea?" and her other television credits include "The Middle" on ABC and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" where she appeared in a segment with Ryan Reynolds. She was listed on Back Stage's "10 Comics to Watch in 2012" and performed in the New Faces Characters Showcase in Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival. Lauren is
also a member of The Story Pirates, who perform an interactive sketch show at The Geffen Playhouse inspired by stories that were written by kids.
also a member of The Story Pirates, who perform an interactive sketch show at The Geffen Playhouse inspired by stories that were written by kids.