Bonnie McFarlane (born March 28, 1969) is a Canadian-American comedian and writer. She is best known for appearing on the second season of the TV reality show ''

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'' and for co-hosting the

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''My Wife Hates Me'' with her husband Rich Vos.

Early life

McFarlane was born March 28, 1969 in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, the youngest of four daughters. She was raised on her parents' rural farm outside Cold Lake.

Career

McFarlane did her first

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in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The manager of the club told her that she should enter a contest, "The Search for Canada's Funniest New Comic." McFarlane entered the contest and won. She then moved to New York where she landed a manager and an agent. She also spent time in Los Angeles doing stand-up and writing. McFarlane has appeared on ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She appeared as a panelist on '' Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn'' and '' Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld'' and as one of Dr. Katz's patients on ''

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''. In 2004, she appeared on season two of the NBC reality show ''

''. She was the first comedian eliminated. In 2005, she had her own

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'' special. In 2008, she had her own '' Comedy Central Presents'' half-hour special. She is also one of the hosts of the

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show ''NickMom Night Out''. McFarlane made occasional appearances on the Opie and Anthony radio program and on the Opie and Jim Norton show. She has also hosted Comedy.tv. McFarlane wrote and directed the film, '' Women Aren't Funny'', which was previewed at

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in November 2012. The film was released in August 2014. In 2016, McFarlane released '' You're Better Than Me'' a memoir published by

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which recounts McFarlane's upbringing and comedic career.

References

External links

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"Bonnie McFarlane at TV.com"

Shecky Magazine
"Vos and Bonnie's My Wife Hates Me"
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