Rebecca Addelman is a Canadian comedian, writer, and actor currently living in Los Angeles, California.[1] While living in Canada, she was nominated for The Cream of Comedy[2] and wrote humor articles for The Walrus[3] and Toro Magazine, where she has a bi-monthly coloumn.[4] In addition to solo comedy, she frequently performs with Toronto comedians Holly Prazoff and Inessa Frantowski as "HIR". She also appeared as a panelist on the Much Music show Video on Trial.
Since moving to Los Angeles, she has written for the CURRENT TV animated sketch-comedy show SuperNews!, as well as appearing in the HEEB 100[5] (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.[6]
She is currently developing a sitcom with CBC Television.[7]