Rachel Feinstein is an American

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and

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. Feinstein was a finalist on Season 7 of ''

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''. Rachel plays a comedian performing as herself in the feature film ''Her Composition''.

Early life

Feinstein grew up in

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. Her father was a civil rights lawyer and a blues musician and her mother was a social worker. Her father is from a

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family, whereas her mother

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. She moved to

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at age 17 and slowly developed her character-driven standup act.

Career

Feinstein was a finalist on Season 7 of ''

''. She played a comedian performing as herself in the feature film ''Her Composition'', directed by Stephan Littger. She has also appeared on the HBO series '' Crashing''.

Personal life

On the '' Dudley & Bob with Matt Show'' morning radio show (KLBJ-93.7 FM, Austin, TX), Feinstein announced that her boyfriend at the time was a comedy writer who writes on one of her television shows. During a December 2014 appearance on '' The View'', Feinstein revealed her boyfriend at the time was Tommy Cody, an executive producer of

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''. In September 2018, she married New York City Fire Captain Peter Brennan. Best friend and fellow comedian

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was her

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. On February 20, 2020, again on the ''Dudley & Bob with Matt Afternoon Show'' (93.7 KLBJ-FM), Rachel stated she was 7 months pregnant. She said she plans to continue performing while she’s pregnant, as long as possible. She gave birth to a daughter.

Discography

* 2011: ''Thug Tears'' * 2016: ''Only Whores Wear Purple''

Filmography

* '' Samurai Love God'' (2006) * ''Turbocharge: The Unauthorized Story of The Cars'' (2008) * '' The Venture Bros.'' (2009-2010; episodes: "Handsome Ransom", "Any Which Way But Zeus") * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''Peace After Marriage'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2013-2016) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' Top Five'' (2014) * ''Stuck on A'' (2014; episode: "I Did Not Have Relations with That Man!") * '' Friends of the People'' (2014; episode: "The Horror") * ''

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'' (2015) * ''3rd Street Blackout'' (2015) * ''Her Composition'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2017; episode: "Frisky Business") * '' Crashing'' (2017-2019) * ''

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'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2019, episode "Anne Frank") * '' Hysterical'' (2021) * '' Would I Lie to You? USA'' (2022, episode "Whatcha Doin'?")

References

External links

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