Rebecca Addelman (born 1981) is a Canadian comedian, writer, director and actress living in

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. She was a contributing staff writer on

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's sitcom ''

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''.

Background and education

Addelman is from

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.She was born in a Jewish family. She received a B.A. in literature at the

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and studied comedy writing and performance at

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. After several years working as a copy-editor and performing stand-up comedy, Addelman moved to

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in 2008.

Career

While performing stand-up comedy in Canada, Addelman was nominated for The

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and wrote humor articles for

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and ''Toro Magazine'', where she has a bi-monthly column. Addelman performs with Toronto comedians Holly Prazoff and Inessa Frantowski as "HIR". She has also appeared as a panelist on the

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show Video on Trial. Addelman has written for the ''CURRENT TV'' animated sketch-comedy show

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, as well as appearing in the ''HEEB'' 100 (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

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in Los Angeles. Addelman wrote and directed the 2018 movie ''

Paper Year ''Paper Year'' is a 2018 Canadian romantic drama film written and directed by Rebecca Addelman and starring Eve Hewson, Avan Jogia, Hamish Linklater and Andie MacDowell. It is Addelman's feature debut. Cast *Andie MacDowell as Joanne Winters *Av ...

'', which is loosely based on her own failed marriage. She is currently developing a sitcom with

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and is a contributing writer on

's sitcom ''

''.

Personal life

At age 23, Addelman married Will Weldon, who was 19 at the time. The marriage lasted six years. Addelman has one daughter, Hannah Beth Bissonnette, with partner Matthew Bissonnette.

References

External links

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HIR Official Website
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