Molly Erdman (born 1974) is an American

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and improvisational comedian. She is most recognizable for her portrayal of Molly the "snarky wife" in Sonic television commercials. Erdman grew up in

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and attended

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, she is a graduate of

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. ...

, where she received a degree in Drama minoring in Political Science. She worked with the Tufts improv group Cheap Sox while attending the university. After graduating, she moved to

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to work with

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, where she appeared in three mainstage revues. She currently lives in LA and writes two blogs devoted to catalog parody, Catalog Living and its spin-off Magazine Living, and in 2012 published the coffee-table book ''Catalog Living at Its Most Absurd: Decorating Takes (Wicker) Balls''.

Filmography

*''The Bobby Lee Project'' (2008) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2008) *''The Goods: The Don Ready Story'' (2009) *''

In the Flow with Affion Crockett ''In the Flow with Affion Crockett'' is a sketch comedy television series starring Affion Crockett and produced by Jamie Foxx, ''MADtv'' co-creators Fax Bahr and Adam Small, ''Arrested Development'' creator Mitch Hurwitz and ''Two and a Half Men ...

'' (2011)

References

External links

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Profile at Sirens Improv
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