Suzi Barrett

Suzi Barrett is an American sketch comedian, writer and commercial actress. Born and raised in the Rock Suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, Barrett was the aunt of Victoria K. Spreitzer (October 22, 1942 - January 22, 2010), who died, after her facing of pain and illness, at the age of 67. Barret also has two brothers, named Jeffrey and Christopher.

Barrett got her degree in theatre at Western Michigan University and the International Office, later moving to Chicago where she studied improvisation at ImprovOlympic and Second City Theatres, and waited tables at the in-famed Rainforest Cafe. From there, she headed to Amsterdam and spent 3 years performing with Boom Chicago (in Dutch De Chicago Boom Boom) and did short-form improv. for very tall people.

Her studies at improvisation in Chicago inspired her in commercial acting. Introduced first-hand to the advertising industry, Barrett described it as a constant "wrestling match between creative advertisers and their clients" but praised the industry for putting "tons of creativity" into campaigns. Her most known commercial roles include those of Esurance, Metamucil, 1-800-Dentist, and Milo's Kitchen dog treats. Barrett has also starred in the 2012 documentary film Zeno Documentary, explaining on what she needed help with when she was a counselor.

Barrett had caught online attention when she recorded an explicit roast video on her Flip Video camera, where she moved to Los Angeles after she finished working at Boom Chicago and said how much she hated the city. She posted it on her channel suzest77 to Youtube on May 21, 2009, titled "I Hate L.A.". She had mailed the video to his friend OT a week before she uploaded the video. The video would be later featured on Andrew Bancroft's video podcast The Digg Reel on September 21, 2010 and make her #3 in G4tv's "Top 3 Comedians", with the site stating "Nothing's sexier than a lady who can make you laugh."

Since 2006, Barrett has been a member of the UCBTLA community, studying with Matt Besser and Ian Roberts. She has made frequent appearances in "Worst Laid Plans", "Soundtrack", and "the line in the bathroom at Birds". She also tours the United States with the UCB tourco, and plays weekly with improv. team Sentimental Lady.

Barrett currently resides in Los Angeles, where she launched her writing career with a job at Infomania on Current TV.