Alice Wetterlund
Alice Wetterlund (born May 16, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and podcast host.[1] She played the role of Carla Walton on the HBO sitcom Silicon Valley.[2]
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Alice Wetterlund at The Del Monte Speakeasy at Townhouse in 2013 | |
Born | Minnesota, U.S. | May 16, 1981
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress, comedian |
Known for | Silicon Valley |
Early life
Wetterlund was born in Minnesota and left for New York in 1999 where she attended Cooper Union.
Career
She began doing stand-up comedy in the late 2000s, and performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre improv group from 2008 on. This led to an audition[3] for MTV's Girl Code,[4] where one of her notable parts was in a parody TV commercial for "Culture Culture Probiotics" - a "cure" for diarrhea.[5] Since then she has been featured in many television commercials for companies such as BMW, Lenscrafters, Scotch Brite and Southwest Airlines.[6] She has appeared on Cave Comedy Radio as a teacher of meditation and cat whispering.[7]
Wetterlund and Veronica Osorio co-host the Star Trek: The Next Generation podcast Treks and the City. Wetterlund and Kevin Porter co-host the Maisel Goys (hosted under the Gilmore Guys podcast) about Amazon Prime's television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
She has been married and divorced and talks about it on The Maisel Goys episode 103.[8]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Mad Men Jumps the Shark | Joan Holloway | Short |
2011 | The Math | Michelle Sellers | |
Close to You | Unknown | Also Writer and Producer | |
2013 | Hashtag Warrior | Short | |
2014 | The Interview | Alice | |
2015 | The Shocking Truth about Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Short |
Welcome to Bridgetown | Herself | Documentary | |
2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Cousin Terry | |
TBA | Normal | Sunny Berger | Short; post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Chelsea Lately | Herself | 1 episode |
New Girl | Hostess | ||
Betas | Young Manager | ||
2013–15 | Girl Code | Herself | 76 episodes |
2015–16 | Silicon Valley | Carla Walton | 6 episodes |
2015–17 | @Midnight | Herself | 5 episodes |
2016 | Flophouse | 1 episode | |
Adam DeVine's House Party | |||
The UCB Show | N/A | ||
Take My Wife | Alice | ||
Conan | Herself | 2 episodes | |
2016–17 | People of Earth | Kelly Grady | 13 episodes |
2017 | Talk Show the Game Show | Herself | 1 episode |
2018 | GLOW | Carol | Episode: "Mother of All Matches" |
Alone Together | Stephie | Episode: "Mom" | |
The 5th Quarter | Shirley | 2 episodes | |
2019 | Single Parents | Nora | Episode: "The Shed" |
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Dr. Inx | Episode: "The Rhy Chromosome" | |
2020 | Space Force | Maj. Jane Pike | Episode: "Lunar Habitat" |
References
- Holm, Barbara (15 April 2014). "Bridgetown Second Night". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- Chappell, Les. "Silicon Valley: "The Lady"". A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- Hill, Jazmine (30 May 2013). "Get Happy & Smile Hard With Alice Wetterlund!". Serial Optimist. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- "Girl Code — Cast Bios". MTV. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- "Girl Code Introduces Probiotic For When You Have Diarrhea... Just You, No One Else Gets Diarrhea". The Huffington Post. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- Rackham, Casey (19 November 2014). "'Girl Code's' Alice Wetterlund has basically been in every commercial ever". Zap2it. Zap2it. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- "Baby Geniuses: Episode 63". cavecomedyradio.com. Cave Comedy Radio. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- "MG 103 - Because You Left (with Anthony Troli)". acast. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
External links
- Official website
- Alice Wetterlund on IMDb
- "Vag" is Lame – Article in Slate by Wetterlund