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Rachel Feinstein (comedian)
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Rachel Feinstein (/ˈfaɪnstaɪn/) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Feinstein was a finalist on season 7 of Last Comic Standing (2010). In 2011, she released her first comedy album, Thug Tears. In 2014, she appeared on Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents.[4] In 2016, her first comedy special, Only Whores Wear Purple,[5] was released on Comedy Central, and in 2024, her second special, Big Guy, was released on Netflix.
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Early life
Feinstein was born in Washington, D.C.[6] and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland.[7] Her father, Howard Feinstein,[8] was a civil rights lawyer and a blues musician and her mother, Karen, was a social worker.[9] Her father is of Russian and Polish Jewish ancestry,[10] whereas her mother was raised a Methodist,[11] converting to Judaism upon marrying her father.[12] Feinstein's mother was raised in the Mojave Desert region of California, and met Feinstein's father while the two were studying at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[11]
Feinstein has said that she was a poor student and "barely graduated" high school.[13] She moved to New York City at age 17 with her then-boyfriend, a musician.[14] After breaking up with her boyfriend, Feinstein "did some theater first. Then I started doing open mics. The first time I went out was at a bar that was doing a comedy night and I bombed wildly. I just kept trying to go up and do those bringer shows where you have to bring like five people just to get on stage. I didn’t know many people in New York, so I would just try to make friends with people and bother them into coming to shows."[14]
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Career
Feinstein was a finalist on season 7 of Last Comic Standing (2010).[15] She played a comedian performing as herself in the feature film Her Composition (2015), directed by Stephan Littger.[16] In 2011, she released Thug Tears,[17] her first comedy album, through Comedy Central Records.[1]
In 2013, she was featured on the video game Grand Theft Auto V, providing the voice of talk show host Michele Makes.[18] In 2013, she was featured in the web series Reel Advice from Rachel Feinstein from downpour.com via youtube.com.[19]
In 2016, Feinstein released her first comedy special, Only Whores Wear Purple, produced and presented by Amy Schumer.[14]
She subsequently appeared on the HBO series Crashing (2017–2019),[20] and in the comedy series Inside Amy Schumer (2013–2022), and Life & Beth (2022).[21] Feinstein was also featured on an episode of The Standups (2018).[21] She has performed sets on Conan, The Tonight Show and The Late Late Show.
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Personal life
In September 2018, Feinstein married Peter Brennan, a Battalion Chief of the New York City Fire Department.[22] Best friend and fellow comedian Amy Schumer was her maid of honor.[23] On February 20, 2020, on the Dudley & Bob with Matt Afternoon Show (93.7 KLBJ-FM), Feinstein stated she was 7 months pregnant. She later gave birth to a daughter.[24]
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