Vanessa Bayer

Vanessa Bayer burst onto the scene during her debut season of Saturday Night Live with her impersonation of Miley Cyrus in the wildly popular sketch "The Miley Cyrus Show." She has continued to wow audiences with her impressions of Diane Keaton, Kourtney Kardashian and Fox and Friends host Gretchen Carlson, as well as her recurring characters Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy and the ditzy porn star-turned-aspiring- pitchwoman Brecky.

Bayer joined the cast of SNL from Chicago, where she studied and performed at iO, The Annoyance and The Second City. Bayer starred in the web series Sound Advice with Janessa Slater, which she co-created with her brother Jonah for Broadway Video's Above Average. She has appeared as a guest star on television shows such as Portlandia and Man Seeking Woman.

Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Bayer received her degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004.

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