About

Rachel Van Nes was born and raised on an almond farm in Modesto, California, consistently ranked among the “Top 10 Most Miserable Cities in the U.S.” thanks to its car theft, drugs, and murder. When you grow up somewhere like that, you have two options: give up or develop a sense of humor. Rachel chose the latter and now writes empathy-driven comedies featuring deeply flawed female protagonists.

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Rachel currently writes charming one-hour dramedies for Greystoke Entertainment and contributes to Some More News. She was staffed on Netflix’s Inside Job (Season 2) and has collaborated with Sony Animation and Amazon Games. Her writing has appeared in Reductress, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and The New Yorker, and she’s written for Wisecrack and Pencilmation (YouTube’s largest 2D animation-focused creator channel.) Her comics have been featured in The New Yorker and Emmy Magazine.

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Rachel trained in sketch and satire at UCB and Second City and spent 8 years writing and performing on UCB LA House Teams. Before comedy, she was a Division I cross-country athlete and a cell and molecular researcher. Lol.

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She is currently represented by Alison Mann at Fourth Wall Management.
In her spare time, Rachel aspires to become a soup witch.