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schaal at the 2010 brooklyn book festival . 2001 -- present kristen joy schaal longmont , colorado , united states 220px mel belcher on '' bob 's burgers '' commentator on '' on the daily show '' mabel pines on '' gravity falls '' '' amanda simmons on '' the hotwives of orlando '' flight carol pilbasian on '' the last man on earth of the conchords '' louise 24 january 1978 rich blomquist 2012 observational comedy , satire , political satire kristen . jpg schaal 2 bbf 2010 shankbone -lrb- crop -rrb- kristen schaal
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kristen schaal

kristen joy schaal -lrb- ; born january 24 , 1978 -rrb- is an american actress , voice artist , writer , and comedian .
she is best known for her roles as mel on the hbo series `` flight of the conchords '' , louise belcher on fox animated comedy `` bob 's burgers '' , and mabel pines on `` gravity falls '' .
other notable roles include her appearances as a commentator on `` the daily show '' , amanda simmons on `` the hotwives of orlando '' , hazel wassername on `` 30 rock '' , victoria best on `` wordgirl '' , trixie from the `` toy story '' franchise , and anne on `` wilfred '' .
she co-stars as carol andrew pilbasian in the fox comedy `` the last man on earth '' , which premiered in march 2015 .
