Vanessa Bayer is an American actress and comedian. She studied and performed improvisational comedy at ImprovOlympic, Second City, and Annoyance Theatre, leading to her hiring at Saturday Night Live. Bayer has appeared in films such as Despicable Me 2, Carrie Pilby, Trainwreck alongside John Cena, Wander Darkly, and Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. She also starred in the series I Love That for You. Additionally, she hosted the comedy interview podcast How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer.