It’s a downer two decades in the making.
It’s a downer two decades in the making.
Former « Saturday Night Live » star Rachel Dratch — who played the hilariously pessimistic Debbie Downer on the NBC sketch comedy show — unexpectedly received a $73.20 parking ticket that dates all the way to 1997.
The comedic actress, 51, apparently committed the parking offense on Dec. 8,1997, while she was living in Chicago.
She currently resides in New York City, which made the ticket even more surprising.
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« Chicago does not f around. I received this parking ticket in the mail today, » Dratch tweeted late Wednesday night. « Look at date. It’s from TWENTY years ago. »
Dratch told Chicago Inc. that she’s never been prompted to pay the ticket in the past. The citation says she made the parking error at 150 W. North Ave., which is located one block from the famed Second City comedy club that she used to be a part of.
« I don’t even have a car now that I live in New York, » Dratch told the media company, which is home to the Chicago Tribune. « I didn’t think my past transgressions would follow me for so long. »
A rep for Chicago’s City Hall, meanwhile, told Chicago Inc. that they’ve reached out to Dratch pay the ticket at least five times before, but did not say what would happen if the actress didn’t take care of the 20-year-old citation.
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« I just want to make sure it’s not a hoax, » Dratch told the outlet.
Dratch performed for The Second City from 1995 to 1998, before moving on to « SNL » from 1999 to 2006. She also had a recurring role on « The King of Queens » and has appeared on shows like « Bob Burgers » and her old Second City and « SNL » co-star Tiny Fey’s sitcom, « 30 Rock. »
