18 Facts About Vanessa Bayer

Vanessa Bayer was born on November 14,1981 and is an American actress and comedian.

Vanessa Bayer was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2010 to 2017, for which she was nominated for an Emmy.

Vanessa Bayer co-created, co-executive produced, and had the lead role in the Showtime comedy I Love That for You, loosely based on her experience as a survivor of childhood leukemia.

Vanessa Bayer has appeared in such films as Trainwreck, Office Christmas Party, Carrie Pilby, Ibiza and Wander Darkly.

Vanessa Bayer is the daughter of Carolyn and Todd Bayer.

Vanessa Bayer's family is Jewish, and she has stated that her Jewish upbringing "influenced [her] life and comedy".

Vanessa Bayer has a brother, Jonah, who is a music journalist and the guitarist of the punk supergroup United Nations.

At age 15, Vanessa Bayer was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Vanessa Bayer stated that while battling the disease, she discovered the meaning of comic relief.

Vanessa Bayer was part of the all-Jewish cast of The Second City's stage show Jewsical: The Musical, a musical that presented a comedic take on Jewish life and culture.

Vanessa Bayer played Kate Clark in the Chicago-based feature comedy Off the Cuff.

Vanessa Bayer performed improvisational comedy at Chicago's ImprovOlympic, where she trained with SNL castmate Paul Brittain, and at the Annoyance Theatre and The Second City.

Vanessa Bayer joined the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player on September 25,2010.

Vanessa Bayer departed SNL on May 20,2017, after seven years there.

Vanessa Bayer appeared on ABC's Single Parents in 2019 in a recurring role as Mia Cooper, the ex-wife of Taran Killam's character.

Vanessa Bayer is the co-creator, co-executive producer and star of the Showtime comedy I Love That for You, which premiered on May 1,2022, and is loosely based on her life as a survivor of childhood leukemia.

Vanessa Bayer has a rivalry with energy Vampire Colin Robinson, played by Mark Proksch, who uses boring long-winded explanations to get the same result.

In gratitude and recognition, Vanessa Bayer is involved with the foundation.