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Kristen Schaal on "Flight of the Conchords"
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Kristen Schaal stars as Mel on HBO's comedy "Flight of the Conchords."

Kristen Schaal is one of the rising stars of the alternative comedy scene, with glowing reviews and multiple awards marking her ascent. Kristen Schaal completed a run of her two-person show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where she and her comedy partner Kurt Braunohler were nominated for the If.Comedy Award (Perrier Award).

Kristen Schaal won the award for Best Alternative Comic at HBO's 2006 United States Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. Kristen Schaal is the recipient of the second annual Andy Kaufman Award hosted by the New York Comedy Festival, as well as the winner of the 2006 Nightlife Award in New York for best female stand-up. In October 2005 Kristen Schaal was included in New York Magazine's "Ten Funniest New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of."

Kristen Schaal is the Senior Women's Correspondent for "The Daily Show." Kristen Schaal has also been hired as a writer on Comedy Central's "South Park," but only for one month.

Kristen Schaal can also be seen in "Penelope Princess of Pets," which she co-created with Braunohler, on superdeluxe.com.









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