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'''Rachel Anne Sennott''' is an American comedienne and actress best known for her online comedy, television series with [[Ayo Edebiri]], and playing Danielle in the film ''[[Shiva Baby]]''.
'''Rachel Anne Sennott''' is an American comedian and actor best known for her online comedy, television series with [[Ayo Edebiri]], and playing Danielle in the film ''[[Shiva Baby]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 22:22, 5 December 2020

Rachel Sennott
Born
Rachel Anne Sennott

(1995-09-19) September 19, 1995 (age 29)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Comedian
Years active2016–present

Rachel Anne Sennott is an American comedian and actor best known for her online comedy, television series with Ayo Edebiri, and playing Danielle in the film Shiva Baby.

Early life

Rachel Anne Sennott[1] was born on September 19, 1995.[2] She is of Italian descent,[3] and is from Connecticut[4] but based in New York City.[5]

Career

Sennott became interested in comedy as a freshman in college, when she dated a man interested in stand-up.[6] She studied acting at NYU Tisch and graduated in 2017.[7][8] During college she continued to perform comedy at open mic nights, as well as acting in student films, including the lead role of Danielle in the 2017 short film version of Emma Seligman's Shiva Baby; she reprised this role in the 2020 feature film adaptation. In 2018, feeling out of control of her fledgling career, she turned to Twitter comedy, writing short jokes and tweeting multiple in a day, creating her own voice.[6] She told Nylon that she did not enjoy the Manhattan open mic scene, feeling that people were laughing at her rather than with her, and quickly moved into the alt scene with a regular gig on It's A Guy Thing.[7] She then developed her own shows in 2018, Puke Fest and Ur Gonna Slp Rlly Well Tonight.[9] Puke Fest combines stand-up sets with a drinking game,[10] and moved to Instagram Live during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Her distinct comedic voice, a "messy" persona often complaining about dating and the economy, quickly became popular in the alt scene;[7] in 2019, she was named one of the six best comedians of the alt scene on lists from both Time Out New York and Pop Dust, citing her unique satirical takes on aspects of millennial life and culture.[11][12] She satirizes other elements of culture, with some of her most popular bits including a video about the LA movie culture[7][13] and one about baby-obsessed young women.[14] A sound clip from her LA video is sampled at the beginning of the song "Bump This" by Michael Medrano, Jake Germain, and Michete.[15]

On television, Sennott has starred in HBO's High Maintenance,[6] and plays Jackie Raines on Call Your Mother.[16] She is also developing Comedy Central series with Ayo Edebiri,[6][7] and their shows Ayo and Rachel Are Single and Taking the Stage began airing on the network in 2020.[17][18] She also appears with Edebiri and other comediennes on the web comedy-documentary series Speak Up, seeking to amplify female voices about working in comedy.[19][20] In film, she has starred in the 2020 feature films Tahara as Hannah Rosen,[21] and Shiva Baby as Danielle. Both films focus on queer Jewish coming of age narratives at funeral services, though Sennott is not queer or Jewish.[22][23]

In the lead role of Danielle in Shiva Baby, which premiered at SXSW and TIFF in 2020, Sennott's performance was highlighted in several reviews,[24][25][26] with Andrew Parker of The GATE saying that she gave "a wonderful, star making performance"[27] and Alex de Vore of the Santa Fe Reporter writing that "after her performance in [the film], she should probably just be allowed to do whatever she wants – she's a natural."[28] Sennott was named one of the seventeen best performances of TIFF 2020 by Seventh Row,[29] and won the Rising Star award at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival.[30]

She was part of the popularization of front-facing camera comedy during COVID-19 pandemic quarantines,[4] and coining the term "soft launching" to describe tagging new relationships on Instagram without explicitly announcing them.[31] In June 2020 she took part in a livestream benefiting the Black Trans Travel Fund.[32] She has been an inspiration to younger comedians looking to launch careers through social media.[33]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2018 High Maintenance Television
2018 Shiva Baby Danielle Short film
2020 Tahara Hannah Rosen Feature film
2020 Shiva Baby Danielle Feature film; also executive producer
2020 Ayo and Rachel Are Single Television
2020 Taking the Stage Television
2020 Speak Up Herself Television
2021 Call Your Mother Jackie Raines Television

References

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  3. ^ "I'm Italian". Twitter. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Tweeting Through Quar With Rachel Sennott". PAPER. 2020-05-11. Archived from the original on 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  5. ^ Ortved, John. "From Subway Rides to Breakfast in a Diner, What 13 Prominent New Yorkers Miss the Most Right Now". Vogue. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  6. ^ a b c d Escandon, Rosa. "24-Year-Old Rachel Sennott Is Always Juggling Projects". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  7. ^ a b c d e Halabian, Layla. "How Rachel Sennott Is Turning The "Hot Girl" Trope On Its Head". Nylon. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  8. ^ Mikel, Ryan. "Tisch Alumna Talks Sugar Babies, Shivas and SXSW". Washington Square News. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  9. ^ Chee, Karen (2018-02-09). "@Rachel_Sennott on Being Personal, Snarky, and Wanting to Be Liked". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  10. ^ "Puke Fest with Rachel & Moss". NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  11. ^ "Time Out New York's Comedians to Watch 2019". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  12. ^ "The Six Hottest Comedians from NYC's Burgeoning Alt-Comedy Scene". Popdust. 2019-03-29. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  13. ^ Fricker, Gen (2020-06-17). "Gen Fricker: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  14. ^ Kelly-Clyne, Luke (2019-03-26). "Join Rachel Sennott's Baby Cult If You Dare". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  15. ^ "The Musicians Behind 'Bump This' Talk Titties and Tequila". PAPER. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (2020-09-28). "Sherri Shepherd To Recur on ABC's Kari Lizer Comedy Series 'Call Your Mother'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  17. ^ Martin, Clare (2020-05-28). "Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott Are Singularly Funny". pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  18. ^ Refinery29. "Why Introverts Make Great Comedians". Refinery29. Archived from the original on 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Escandon, Rosa. "Comedy Central And Refinery29 Announce Two All-Female Digital Shows". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  20. ^ "8 Funny Women Interview Each Other In Speak Up". Refinery29. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  21. ^ "Slamdance 2020: The Messy Awkwardness of Adolescence in "Tahara"". Independent Magazine. 2020-02-18. Archived from the original on 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  22. ^ Cohen, Anne (September 14, 2020). "Sex, Death & Lox: Shiva Baby Is An Instant Coming-Of-Age Classic". Refinery29. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  23. ^ "'Tahara' review: A slow-burning drama about unrequited LGBTQ love". Metro Weekly. 2020-10-17. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  24. ^ Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra (September 8, 2020). "SHIVA BABY (TIFF20) – Review by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS". Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  25. ^ Castillo, Monica (September 16, 2020). "TIFF 2020: The Disciple, New Order, Wildfire, Shiva Baby | Festivals & Awards". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  26. ^ Kleinmann, James (2020-09-11). "TIFF 2020 Film Review: Shiva Baby ★★★★★". The Queer Review. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  27. ^ Parker, Andrew (2020-09-11). "Shiva Baby | TIFF 2020 Review". The GATE. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  28. ^ de Vore, Alex (October 13, 2020). "2020 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival: 'Shiva Baby' Review". Santa Fe Reporter. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  29. ^ Seventh Row (September 24, 2020). "The 17 best performances at TIFF '20". Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-14. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; November 1, 2020 suggested (help)
  30. ^ Bernstein, Jesse (2020-11-05). "Film Festival Moves Online for 40th Anniversary". Jewish Exponent. Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  31. ^ "What Does It Mean to "Soft Launch" Your Relationship on Instagram?". InsideHook. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  32. ^ "Here Are All the Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch During the Coronavirus Crisis: Week of June 22". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  33. ^ "Just for likes: How young comedians are launching their careers on social media". The Eyeopener. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
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