Rachel Feinstein

Rachel Feinstein is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Feinstein was a finalist on season 7 of Last Comic Standing. In 2011, she released her first comedy album, Thug Tears. In 2014, she appeared on Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents. and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. Her father, Howard Feinstein, was a civil rights lawyer and a blues musician and her mother, Karen, was a social worker. Her father is of Russian and Polish Jewish ancestry, whereas her mother was raised a Methodist, converting to Judaism upon marrying her father. Feinstein's mother was raised in the Mojave Desert region of California, and met Feinstein's father while the two were studying at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She moved to New York City at age 17 with her then-boyfriend, a musician. After breaking up with her boyfriend, Feinstein "did some theater first. Then I started doing open mics. The first time I went out was at a bar that was doing a comedy night and I bombed wildly. I just kept trying to go up and do those bringer shows where you have to bring like five people just to get on stage. I didn’t know many people in New York, so I would just try to make friends with people and bother them into coming to shows." She played a comedian performing as herself in the feature film Her Composition (2015), directed by Stephan Littger. In 2011, she released Thug Tears, her first comedy album, through Comedy Central Records. In 2013, she was featured in the web series Reel Advice from Rachel Feinstein from downpour.com via youtube.com.

In 2016, Feinstein released her first comedy special, Only Whores Wear Purple, produced and presented by Amy Schumer. and in the comedy series Inside Amy Schumer (2013–2022), and Life & Beth (2022). Fellow comedian Amy Schumer was her maid of honor. On February 20, 2020, on the Dudley & Bob with Matt Afternoon Show (93.7 KLBJ-FM), Feinstein stated she was 7 months pregnant. She later gave birth to a daughter.

Discography Thug Tears (2011) Only Whores Wear Purple (2016)

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Samurai Love God Various 3 episodes 2009–2010 The Venture Bros. Barbara Qantas 2 episodes 2010 Last Comic Standing Herself Contestant 2015 Millennium Stage Released via Kennedy Center 2016 Only Whores Wear Purple Released via Comedy Central 2024 Big Guy Released via Netflix

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2013 Grand Theft Auto V Michelle Makes Voice role