Vanessa Polster Bayer is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for being a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2010 to 2017, which earned her an Emmy nomination. Bayer also appeared in films such as Trainwreck, Office Christmas Party, Carrie Pilby, and Ibiza.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
I Love That for You (2022)
Starring as Joanna Gold
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Shop Cancer's Ass (Jun 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Point of No Returns (Jun 12, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Crystal Buddiez (Jun 5, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Daddy's Lil' Cookies (May 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Impeccable She Casuals (May 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: #JoannaStrong (May 15, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Faux Florals (May 8, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: GottaHaveIt (May 1, 2022)
Alice's Wonderland Bakery (2022)
Guest starring as Tweedle Do
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Croquet Away (Jun 28, 2023)
- Episode 2x11: Alice's Tea Party To-Go-Cart (Jun 28, 2023)
- Episode 2x06: Peanut Butter Change-Up (Jun 28, 2023)
- Episode 2x05: Fiesta of the Red & White Roses (Jun 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x47: Alice the Piefectionist (Mar 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x46: Back to the Root (Mar 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x32: A Very Wonderland Wedding (Jul 1, 2022)
- Episode 1x31: Meet the Tweedles (Jul 1, 2022)
Guest starring as Daff
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x30: The Princess and the Hare (Jun 10, 2022)
- Episode 1x29: A Special Blend (Jun 10, 2022)
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019)
Guest starring as Brenda
- Episode 1x01: Has This Ever Happened to You? (Apr 23, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Vanessa Bayer
- Episode 1x41: Vanessa Bayer (Jun 3, 2019)
What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
Guest starring as Evie Russell
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x04: The Campaign (Jul 27, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Werewolf Feud (Apr 10, 2019)
Single Parents (2018)
Guest starring as Mia
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x18: Oh Dip, She's Having a Baby (Apr 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x13: Graham D'Amato: Hot Lunch Mentalist (Jan 23, 2019)
- Episode 1x12: All Aboard the Two-Parent Struggle Bus (Jan 16, 2019)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Vanessa Bayer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2019-06-03: Wanda Sykes, Vanessa Bayer (Jun 3, 2019)
- Episode 2018-05-21: Zachary Quinto, Vanessa Bayer, Dean Baquet (May 21, 2018)
- Episode 2017-07-31: Matthew McConaughey, Vanessa Bayer (Jul 31, 2017)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Vanessa Bayer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2022-04-25: Terry Crews, Vanessa Bayer, Fred Eltringham (Apr 25, 2022)
- Episode 2015-07-20: Ryan Seacrest, Vanessa Bayer, Chris Gethard, David Lovering (Jul 20, 2015)
- Episode 2014-12-16: James Corden, Vanessa Bayer, Robert Earl (Dec 16, 2014)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
Guest starring as Officer Debbie Fogle
(3 episodes)
- Episode 7x05: Debbie (Feb 27, 2020)
- Episode 7x04: The Jimmy Jab Games II (Feb 20, 2020)
- Episode 7x01: Manhunter (Feb 6, 2020)
The Awesomes (2013)
Guest starring as Dr. Jill Stein-Awesome-Kaplan
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: The Final Showdown (Nov 3, 2015)
- Episode 3x09: Super(hero) Tuesday (Oct 27, 2015)
- Episode 3x06: The Dames of Danger (Oct 6, 2015)
- Episode 3x04: Awesomes for Hire (Sep 22, 2015)
Drunk History (2013)
Guest starring as Carrie Nation
- Episode 4x03: Bar Fights (Oct 11, 2016)
Guest starring as Mary Gillespie
- Episode 5x07: Drunk Mystery (Mar 6, 2018)
Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012)
Guest starring as Vanessa Bayer
- Episode 3x01: Patton Oswalt Wears a Black Blazer and Dress Shoes (May 8, 2014)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Vanessa Bayer
(7 episodes)
- Episode 19x77: Paige DeSorbo & Vanessa Bayer (May 2, 2022)
- Episode 18x157: Vanessa Bayer and B.J. Novak (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 18x27: Vanessa Bayer, Fortune Feimster (Feb 9, 2021)
- Episode 15x93: Gillian Jacobs; Phoebe Robinson; Vanessa Bayer (May 27, 2018)
- Episode 13x193: Kristen Doute & Vanessa Bayer (Nov 28, 2016)
- Episode 12x45: Kristen Doute & Vanessa Bayer (Mar 9, 2015)
- Episode 11x40: Camille Grammer & Vanessa Bayer (Mar 3, 2014)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Vanessa Bayer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2022-04-20: Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Bayer, Noah Cyrus (Apr 20, 2022)
- Episode 2018-03-14: Will Forte, Vanessa Bayer, The Dirty Heads (Mar 14, 2018)
Will & Grace (1998)
Guest starring as Amy
(3 episodes)
- Episode 11x05: The Grief Panda (Nov 21, 2019)
- Episode 11x04: The Chick and the Egg Donor (Nov 14, 2019)
- Episode 9x14: The Beefcake and the Cake Beef (Mar 15, 2018)
Guest starring as Friday
(3 episodes)
- Episode 11x15: Broadway Boundaries (Mar 19, 2020)
- Episode 11x13: Filthy Phil, Part II (Mar 5, 2020)
- Episode 11x09: Bi-Plane (Feb 6, 2020)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Starring as Vanessa Bayer
(14 episodes)
- Episode 42x19: Chris Pine / LCD Soundsystem (May 6, 2017)
- Episode 41x05: Elizabeth Banks / Disclosure (Nov 14, 2015)
- Episode 40x18: Taraji P. Henson / Mumford & Sons (Apr 11, 2015)
- Episode 40x17: Michael Keaton / Carly Rae Jepsen (Apr 4, 2015)
- Episode 40x14: Dakota Johnson / Alabama Shakes (Feb 28, 2015)
- Episode 40x01: Chris Pratt / Ariana Grande (Sep 27, 2014)
- Episode 38x07: Anne Hathaway / Rihanna (Nov 10, 2012)
- Episode 37x18: Sofía Vergara / One Direction (Apr 7, 2012)
- Episode 37x13: Channing Tatum / Bon Iver (Feb 4, 2012)
- Episode 37x12: Daniel Radcliffe / Lana Del Rey (Jan 14, 2012)
- Episode 37x11: Charles Barkley / Kelly Clarkson (Jan 7, 2012)
- Episode 37x02: Melissa McCarthy / Lady Antebellum (Oct 1, 2011)
- Episode 37x01: Alec Baldwin / Radiohead (Sep 24, 2011)
- Episode 36x04: Emma Stone / Kings of Leon (Oct 23, 2010)
Guest starring as Vanessa Bayer
(2 episodes)
- Episode S40 Special: Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary (Feb 15, 2015)
- Episode S44 Special: A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special (Dec 4, 2018)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as Vanessa Bayer
- Episode 2022-09-12: The 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2022 (Sep 12, 2022)
Crew Credits
I Love That for You (2022)
Episode crew as Writer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Shop Cancer's Ass (Jun 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: GottaHaveIt (May 1, 2022)