- The Nellie Olesons
The Nellie Olesons is a
sketch comedy group based in Los Angeles. The group's name comes fromLaura Ingalls ' rivalNellie Oleson on the television series "Little House on the Prairie". The group began in in New York City and has toured the United States and Canada and has performed at Montreal'sJust For Laughs Comedy Festival Fact|date=February 2007 and Toronto'sWe're Funny That Way Festival .Fact|date=February 2007 The group's short film "The Nellie Olesons" won the Audience Award for Best Short Video atOutfest in 1997. In 2005, the Nellie Olesons spent 2005 performing "Older! Uglier! Meaner!" at a variety of venues.References
* [http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_04.24.97/theatre/comedy.php Preview:The Nellie Olesons] , Shane MacDougall, EYE Magazine, 24 April 1997.
* [http://www.laweekly.com/stage/comedy/the-nellie-olesons/14704/ The Nellie Olesons]LA Weekly
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E7D7123FF937A25755C0A961958260 In Performance:Theater] , The New York Times, 7 February 2007
* [http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/16/34/Ent/feature2.html Olesons opting for intelligence] Now Toronto, 30 April 1997External links
* [http://www.thenellieolesons.com The Nellie Olesons webpage]
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