Lauren Pritchard (actress)

American comic actress

Lauren Pritchard
Born	Orlando, Florida, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Lauren Pritchard is an American comedy actress. Pritchard is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv during its fourteenth season.

Early life

Pritchard was born in Orlando, Florida. She trained as a ballet dancer and danced from age two until she was twenty years old. She toured with the Nutcracker and auditioned for ABT and Miami ballet theater. Pritchard began taking improv classes in 1991 in Orlando, Florida at SAK theatre, with Wayne Brady as her first improv teacher. She was hired by Disney in 1995 and she appeared in Equity shows at EPCOT.^{[citation needed]}

In 2002, Lauren joined the main company of ComedySportz Los Angeles.^[1] In addition to improvising, she also currently directs the organization's Sunday Team.

Career

MADtv

Pritchard joined the cast of MADtv in 2008 as a featured player for the show's final season (season 14; 2008–2009). Pritchard had no recurring characters, but she was known for her impressions of Candy Crowley, Jo Frost, and Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.^[2]

Impressions

Celebrity	Sketch	Season of First Appearance	Notes
René Angélil	Various	14	Husband/manager to Celine Dion
Frances Bavier	Various	14	As her character Aunt Bee from The Andy Griffith Show
Robin Coleman	Various	14	Actress
Candy Crowley	Various	14	CNN Reporter
Jo Frost	Various	14	British nanny and television personality
Michael Kors	Various	14	Fashion designer
Elizabeth II	Various	14	Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth Realms
Mia Michaels	Various	14	Choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance?

Filmography

Film and television roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004–05	World Cup Comedy	Herself	6 episodes
2004	The Sarah Silverman Program	Abortion Clinic Receptionist	2 episodes
2005	Girlfriends	Veronica	1 episode
	Strong Medicine	Tori	1 episode
	Taco!	Natalie	Film
2008–09	MADtv	Various Characters	11 episodes
2009	True Blood	Coralee	2 episodes
2010	Imagination Movers	Dr. Felicia Flutter	1 episode
2012	How I Met Your Mother	Waitress	1 episode
2013–14	Jessie	Coach Penny	3 episodes
2015–2017	Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything	Janice McManiss	Recurring role, 9 episodes
2016–2018	Stuck in the Middle	Bethany Peters	Recurring role, 7 episodes
2020	Apocalypse Goals	Jill Stein	1 episode
2021	Sydney to the Max	Donna	1 episode
2023	Make Some Noise	Herself	1 episode

References

^ "ComedySportz Los Angeles :: About Us :: Lauren Pritchard". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
^ "Fox Flash". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-11-14.