Jennifer Bartels

Biography

Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, she is a graduate of East Carolina University with a BFA in Professional theatre, Meisner concentration. She began studying at UCB-NY in 2006 and has studied under the teachings of Tara Copeland, Joe Wengert, Chris Gethard, Jason Mantzoukas, and Michael Delaney. She is a past member of the Harold community on such teams as Twelve Thousand Dollars, BANGS, Scootch and the Raw Harold. She was also a member of the Maude Sketch Community with Gorilla, Gorilla and Gramps. Jennifer currently can be seen hosting LADY/FREAK with Grace Parra at UCB Sunset. Credits include truTV’s sketch show “Friends of the People” where she served as writer, actor and EP, as well as VH-1, ESPN, MIB3, Little Horribles and commercials where she usually plays the sarcastic friend. She was also featured as the NY Daily News Top 5 funny ladies of NYC. She can only handle one cup of cold brew.