Accidentally on Purpose

Lennon Parham began her comedy career at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in N.Y.  She graduated with a B.S. in Theatre from the University of Evansville in Indiana and taught French for two years with Teach for America at TL Weston High School in Greenville, Miss., before moving to N.Y. After graduating from the Second City New York program, she began attending classes at U.C.B. Eventually, she became involved in the comedy Improv shows "Asssscat 3000" and "Reuben Williams," as well as becoming a member of the UCBT Touring Company. She has been teaching at the U.C.B. training center for two years, including a special class for improvising in character. Last year, she gained critical acclaim for her one-woman show based on a collection of comedic characters titled "She Tried to be Normal."

Previous New York-based Improv and Sketch credits have included "Showgirls: the Best Movie Ever Made. Ever!," "The Shoves," "Dillinger" and "We Built This City on Rent Control" (Second City N.Y.). Her New York theater credits include "Elephant in the Room!" (N.Y. Fringe), "Crepuscule," "Hold the Fat," "Until We Find Each Other" and many other workshops with the O'Neill Playwrights Conference, Stage 13 and MCC's young playwrights group.

She appeared in the feature film "Confessions of a Shopaholic."

Lennon divides her time between Los Angeles and New York with her husband. Her birth date is Oct. 26. She can be followed on Twitter @lennonparham.