Lennon Parham (born October 26, 1975) is an American actress and improvisational comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. With frequent collaborator Jessica St. Clair, she created and co-starred in NBC's Best Friends Forever and USA Network's Playing House. She also co-starred in the CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose from 2009 to 2010. More recently, she has appeared in the Max series Minx.
Early life Parham attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia, and graduated with a B.S. Degree in Theatre from the University of Evansville. Following college, she taught French for two years at T. L. Weston High School in Greenville, Mississippi, as part of the Teach For America program.
Career
After her stint as a French teacher, Parham began performing comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. During this time, she starred in the two-person show The Adventures of Lock & Kay and the one-woman show She Tried to be Normal. In the fall of 2009, Parham began a supporting role in the comedy Accidentally on Purpose.
Parham and frequent collaborator Jessica St. Clair created and starred in the NBC comedy Best Friends Forever, which ran for one season in 2012. Their second sitcom, Playing House, premiered on USA on April 29, 2014, and lasted three seasons. In 2015, Parham and St. Clair spun-off their Comedy Bang! Bang! characters Wompler and Listler for a new Earwolf podcast called WOMP It Up!, with St. Clair as host Marissa Wompler and Parham co-hosting as Marissa's teacher Charlotte Listler. Frequent guests on the podcast include Brian Huskey as Marissa's stepdad "Seth" and Jason Mantzoukas as Marissa's former flame Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman.
Parham has made appearances on television programs such as Veep, Parks and Recreation, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Bad Judge, Arrested Development, Lady Dynamite, Review, and Mad Men. In 2019 and 2020, she was a main cast member of the ABC sitcom Bless This Mess, starring Lake Bell and Dax Shepard. Her notable work in film includes Confessions of a Shopaholic, Splinterheads, and Horrible Bosses 2.
Parham was a guest on The Big Alakens Big Lake marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show.
Personal life Parham is married to Javier Guzman. Their daughter Saraya was born on April 21, 2013. Their second child was born in October 2016.
Filmography
+Film Year Title Role Notes2008Pretty BirdWoman at Gas StationTransferantsThe girlShort film2009StrangersWomanConfessions of a ShopaholicJoyceHysterical PsychoDeaf Mute SisterSplinterheadsWyoming2011Volcano GirlJob CounselorShort film2014Horrible Bosses 2Roz2016Other PeopleVicki2017The HouseMartha2019BombshellBeth's Employee2020For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del CloseArabella2025HollandGwenSwipedTour Guide2026The DinkKris
+Television Year Title Role Notes2007UCB Comedy OriginalsHerselfTV series2009Boldly Going NowhereJoyceTV movieParks and RecreationKate SpeevackEpisode: "Canvassing"Attack CardioVideo short2009–2010Accidentally on PurposeAbby Chase18 episodes2010Big LakeJanetEpisode: "Chris Moves In"2011How I Met Your MotherBevEpisode: "Desperation Day"Funny or Die PresentsJablonsky4 episodesChildrens HospitalPharmacistEpisode: "Stryker Bites the Dust"2012Best Friends ForeverLennon WhiteLead role (6 episodes); also co-creator, writer, executive producerNTSF:SD:SUV::StephanieEpisode: "The NTSF: SD: SUV: HISS Infomercial"2013Mad MenGinny HuntEpisode: "The Flood"Arrested DevelopmentTherapist SandyEpisode: "Off The Hook"2014In Bed with JoanHerselfEpisode: "Lennon Parham & Jessica St. Clair"The Birthday BoysDoctorEpisode: "Women Are Funny"Bad JudgeRegina BullockEpisode: "Face Mask Mom"2014–2015Comedy Bang! Bang!Gabby / DJ Forsythia2 episodes2014–2017Playing HouseMaggie CarusoLead role (26 episodes); also co-creator, writer, director, executive producer2015ReviewMrs. Greenfield2 episodesEastSidersCarmella FredrickEpisode: "Open Bar"2015–2019VeepKaren Collins7 episodes2016New GirlCarolEpisode: "Bob & Carol & Nick & Schmidt"Documentary Now!RamonaEpisode: "Parker Gail's Location Is Everything"Bajillion Dollar Propertie$Carla SutcliffeEpisode: "Amir vs Dean"2016–2017AnimalsAshley / Charly (voice)2 episodesLady DynamiteLarissa12 episodesAdventure TimeDr. Gross (voice)3 episodes2017GhostedDeidreEpisode: "Ghost Studz"2017–2024Bob's BurgersVarious voices6 episodes2018SpeechlessSarahEpisode: "The H-u-s-Hustle"Little Big AwesomeVarious voices4 episodesTeachersC.F. BlinkyEpisode: "The Book Challenge"A Million Little ThingsGailEpisode: "The Game of Your Life"2019I'm SorryBeth 4 episodesAmerican Dad!Crony Girl (voice)Episode: "Top of the Steve"Star vs. the Forces of EvilApothecarry Sherry (voice)Episode: "Yada Yada Berries/Down by the River"2019–2020SchooledLiz Flemming12 episodesBless This MessKay Bowman26 episodes; also director2020Curb Your EnthusiasmRandiEpisode: "Happy New Year"RobbieRooney SwittEpisode: "Robbie vs. Rooney"Close EnoughToluca Lake (voice)Episode: "Robot Tutor/Golden Gamer"The George Lucas Talk ShowHerselfEpisode: "The Big Alakens Marathon"2021M.O.D.O.K.Doris / Mrs. Horgan (voice)2 episodesStar Trek: Lower DecksShari Yn Yem (voice)Episode: "I, Excretus"2021–2022Tuca & BertieVarious voices2 episodes2022Big City GreensJanice (voice)Episode: "Papaganda"Better ThingsPaige2 episodesLittle DemonDarlene (voice) 8 episodes2022–2025The Great NorthMarie (voice)5 episodes2022–2023MinxShellyMain cast2023History of the World, Part IIGretaEpisode: "VIII"Digman!Lillian (voice)Episode: "The Mile High Club"The Ghost and Molly McGeeMiss Fiamma (voice)Episode: "Welcome to Necrocomic-con/Fit to Print"2023–2024Somebody SomewhereDirector (5 episodes); writer (2 episodes)Royal CrackersMel Dennison, various voicesRecurring role2024–2025The Second Best Hospital in the GalaxyFlork 2 (voice)13 episodes2025Electric BloomStephanie Bradley2 episodes2026Going DutchDirector (2 episodes)KevinShirley MacLaine (voice)Episode: "Fourth of July"Life, Larry and the Pursuit of UnhappinessLaura KeeneEpisode: "Lincoln"
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