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Adrianne Frost
'' (born October 16, 1978) is an American

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, and

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. She is best known for her work on

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.'' She was born in

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. She attended the

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.Adrianne Frost - Biography
/ref> In 2002, she became a correspondent on ''The Daily Show'', but left the show later that year. In 2004, she became a panelist on ''

'', and stayed until 2007. In 2006, she published her first book ''I Hate Other People's Kids''. She was published in the "Signet Book of American Humor" in 2004 and in " ejected: Tales of The Failed Dumped and Cancele

in 2009. Her comic writing can be found on https://www.mcsweeneys.net/, https://crookedmarquee.com/, http://www.shebytches.com, http://www.askejean.com, and more. She has appeared on ''

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien. NBC aired 2,725 episodes from September 13, 1993, to February 20, 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musi ...

''. Adrianne made her feature film debut in '' Ticking Clock'' with Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Neil McDonough. She was featured in
Bert and Arnie's Guide To Friendship
, released in 2012,"Lovehunter", released in 2013, and
After Everything
in 2018. Most recently, she was on CBS's "Bull" (Episode 17, "Name Game"). She has also been featured in over a dozen nationally syndicated commercials. Currently, Adrianne performs i
Gong Show Live
playing drunken D-list actress Rhonda Smith Duffy Chorus. She is also a 7 time champion of the Manhattan Monologue Slam and was the Grand National Champion for 2010. She has appeared on the NY stage performing improvisation, stand up and storytelling at such venues as Tribeca Y, the UCB Theatre, Caroline's Comedy Club, Gotham Comedy Club, The People's Improv Theatre, The Magnet and various other venues around the city. Outside of NY, she has performed at the Chicago Improv Festival, Orlando's Foolfest, the Funny Women's Festival, Portland and Toronto Improv Festivals and at London's Pleasance Theatre.

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