| Rebecca Addelman | |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Occupation: | Comedic writer |
Rebecca Addelman (born 1981) is a Canadian comedian, writer, director and actress living in Los Angeles, California.[1] She was a contributing staff writer on Fox's sitcom New Girl and is the creator of Guilty Party (TV series).
Addelman is from Ottawa, Ontario. She was born in a Jewish family. She received a B.A. in literature at the University of Toronto (2004) and studied comedy writing and performance at Humber College (2005).[2] [3] [4] After several years working as a copy-editor and performing stand-up comedy, Addelman moved to Los Angeles in 2008.[2]
While performing stand-up comedy in Canada,[2] Addelman was nominated for The Cream of Comedy[5] and wrote humor articles for The Walrus[6] and Toro Magazine, where she has a bi-monthly column.[7] Addelman performs with Toronto comedians Holly Prazoff and Inessa Frantowski as "HIR". She has also appeared as a panelist on the Much Music show Video on Trial.
Addelman has written for the CURRENT TV animated sketch-comedy show SuperNews!, as well as appearing in the HEEB 100[8] (whose book, "Sex, Drugs, and Gefilte Fish", she also contributed to). In April and May 2010 she co-wrote and performed "The Holly and Rebecca Show: A Very Special episode" with Prazoff at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.[9]
Addelman worked as a staff writer and story editor on Fox's sitcom New Girl beginning in the show's second season.[10]
Addelman wrote and directed the 2018 movie Paper Year, which is loosely based on her own failed marriage.[11] In 2021, she created the show Guilty Party (TV series).
At age 23, Addelman married Will Weldon, who was 19 at the time.[11] The marriage lasted six years.[11] Addelman has one daughter, Hannah Beth Bissonnette, with partner Matthew Bissonnette.