Rachel Bloom

Rachel Bloom is an American actress, comedian, singer, writer, producer, songwriter, and mental health activist. She will voice an upcoming character in season eight of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

The news of Bloom's appearance on the series was first teased by a fan-run Twitter account for Disney Television Animation, which was retweeted by story editor Nicole Dubuc and later by Bloom herself.

Bloom is best known for being the co-creator, star, and one of the executive producers of The CW musical sitcom Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. In 2010, Bloom first rose to fame for her YouTube video, "F**k Me, Ray Bradbury", which won a Hugo Award. She was brought on as a writer and occasional voice actor for Robot Chicken. She also has a semi-recurring role as Laura on the animated Netflix sitcom BoJack Horseman.