Crista Flanagan (born February 24, 1976) is an American television and film actress. Flanagan is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on the sketch comedy series MADtv, Crista is currently in her 5th Season on MADtv.
Biography
Flanagan was born in Mount Vernon, Illinois. She received a BS in Theatre from the University of Evansville. Flanagan received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine, where she sharpened her theatrical skills in plays including Fool for Love, The Time of our Life, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Marriage of Figaro and Oklahoma!. Her extensive background in theater led to the development of Flanagan's one-person show titled But wait…I have Impressions!. Flanagan's notable guest appearances on television include Mad Men, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Practice, ER, and a recurring role on You've Got a Friend. She partnered up with the team behind Ask A Ninja to create a video podcast called Hope is Emo. Flanagan currently lives in Los Angeles. Flanagan played the role of Hermione Granger in the 2007 film, Epic Movie. She later appeared as Ugly Betty/Oracle in the "sequel" Meet the Spartans, and in Disaster Movie played Juney, a parody of Juno. It is worth noting that both Juney and Hermione were heavily pregnant, and her portrayel of Juney was often seen as the only actually "good" aspect of Disaster Movie.
MADtv
Flanagan officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2005 as a feature performer, for the tenth season, then became a repertory cast member at the beginning of the following season. Her frequent impersonations were of Alex Hooser, Ellen Pompeo, Heidi Klum, Patricia Arquette, Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks, Hayden Panettiere and Hannah Montanna.
In one of her "Jazzed for Crafts" sketches, as Epic Movie is playing on the TV, her character Denise says "I love Epic Movie, I especially like that girl who plays Hermione", she is talking about herself, since Crista played Hermione in Epic Movie.
The majority of Flanagan's characters usually end up crying, bleeding, and getting physically/emotionally abused.
Crista is one of the shortest castmembers standing at just 5' 2". Alex Borstein was the shortest at 5'.
As of June 2008, Flanagan is a regular cast member entering her 5th season into Season 14.
Characters
- Christie (QVC: Quacker Factory)
- Denise (Jazzed for Crafts)
- Diaz (Girlicous)
- Grandma Noni
- Luann Lockhart, Stand-Up Comedian
- Nippy (Clownin' and Krumpin')
- Sally (Sesame Street)
- Wendy Walker (3 Minute Meal)
Impressions
Hope is Emo
Crista plays the title character in Hope is Emo, an internet comedy podcast that satires the life of a struggling emo girl named Hope. The series was created by Crista and the Ask a Ninja team at Beatbox Giant Productions, whose popularity with Ask a Ninja has been phenomenal.
Catch phrases
- "I recently broke up with my boyfriend, but that's okay because he hit me! I went to a party and he said, 'Yuck, I thought I smelled you here.'" - Luann Lockhart, Standup Comedian
- "DANGIT!" - Peggy Partain, the Roller Skating Champ
- "I usually go to the park everyday, because nature doesn't judge me."- Hope (Hope Is Emo)
- "Boy, fruitcakes are yuck! But don't tell my grandma that." - Luann Lockhart, Standup Comedian
- "You shut your unprotected sex mouth" - Grandma Noni
- "Just stop that ticking!" - Wendy Walker, Three Minute Meals
- "Ok, let's get this three minute meal going!" -Wendy Walker, Three Minute Meals
Television appearances
Filmography
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