Jessica Makinson | |
|---|---|
| Education | BA (Theater) |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Children | 1 [1] |
Jessica Makinson is an American actress, comedian, and improviser known as a series regular for several Comedy Central programs, for voice-over work for animation, and as a sketch player for late night talk shows.
Makinson graduated from Arizona State University in 2000 with a BA in theater. [2] She then began sketch and improvisation work at ASU. Makinson helped build ASU's Farce Side Comedy Hour and Barren Mind into on-campus hits with her comedic skills. Soon after graduating, Makinson moved to Los Angeles, where she studied at Improv Olympic, going on to become a stand-out performer in groups like Brand X, King Ten, and The Armando Show.
A go-to girl for Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Makinson guest-starred on their political sitcom That's My Bush and has contributed voices to their long-running animated series South Park . [3] She has also contributed sketches and characters to ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! , CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson , and Showtime's The Underground .
In 2003, Makinson starred in a season of Comedy Central's improv/hidden camera series Trigger Happy TV before landing the role of Eleanor (the weeper) on Spike TV's 2004 reality parody Joe Schmo 2 . The following year she starred in two pilots, The Hollywood Show for Comedy Central (playing a mock reporter) and The Sportsmen's News for the Outdoor Channel (playing a mock news co-anchor). In early 2007, Makinson starred as Carly Barzak in the short-lived series, Halfway Home .[ citation needed ]
In December 2007, she appeared in TV commercials for Toshiba HDTV that cross-promoted the movie Shrek the Third .
Makinson played Lauren Ackerman in the Nickelodeon series iCarly entitled "iHave a Lovesick Teacher" as a verbally abusive history teacher. She briefly reappears at the end of "iStage an Intervention" . She also appears in the True Jackson, VP episode "Trapped in Paris" as a rude airline passenger, and Liquid Plumr's "Double Impact" commercial as an overheated shopper.