Kristen Joy Schaal ( SHAHL; born January 24, 1978) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Known for her distinctive high-pitched, childlike voice, she voices Louise Belcher on Bob's Burgers and voiced Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls. She also played Mel on Flight of the Conchords, The Guide on What We Do in the Shadows, Hurshe Heartshe on The Heart, She Holler, and Carol Pilbasian on The Last Man on Earth. She provided several voices for BoJack Horseman; for the character of Sarah Lynn, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Other roles include Amanda Simmons on The Hotwives of Orlando, Hazel Wassername on 30 Rock, Victoria Best on WordGirl, Trixie in the Toy Story franchise, Shannon in Despicable Me 2, Barb in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 and Anne on Wilfred. She was an occasional commentator on The Daily Show from 2008 to 2016. She voiced Sayrna in the 2019 EA video game Anthem.
Read more...The January 24, 1978 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 23 day of the year. President of the United States was Jimmy Carter.
If you were born on this day, you are 47 years old. Your last birthday was on the Friday, January 24, 2025, 258 days ago. Your next birthday is on Saturday, January 24, 2026, in 106 days. You have lived for 17,425 days, or about 418,218 hours, or about 25,093,124 minutes, or about 1,505,587,440 seconds.
Date: 25 January 1978
AP survey of press conditions around world finds that press came under new restrictions in '77 in Africa and S Amer, but on whole was as free or freer on entering '78 than it had been yr before; finds most spectacular gain of yr was scored in India
Date: 25 January 1978
Turkey to withdraw 500 more soldiers in apparent gesture to improve atmosphere for intercommunal talks; 29,000 troops remain on island (S)
Date: 24 January 1978
Carter Adm backs plan to publish list of countries that aid internatl terrorism, but opposes automatic sanctions against such nations; Sec Vance tells Sen Governmental Affairs Com that sanctions should be weighed on case-by-case basis because of foreign policy considerations; says public disclosure and condemnation could be effective; notes US has identified Iraq, Libya, Southern Yemen and Somalia as countries that side with terrorists (S)
Date: 25 January 1978
Date: 24 January 1978
Date: 24 January 1978
Date: 25 January 1978
Date: 25 January 1978
BY ROBERT TRUMBULL Special to The New York Times
Robert Special
incident creates stir within Canadian Parliament and other official circles; Prime Min Trudeau was kept informed by Pres Carter on developments; Govt to seek stronger internatl safeguards on space vehicles; officials express annoyance that Soviet Govt failed to inform them; Progressive Conservative Party leader Joseph Clark charges Canada has taken back seat to US in affair affecting Canadian territory; Trudeau comments (M)
Date: 24 January 1978
By CLYDE E. FARNSWORTH Special to The New York Times
Clyde FARNSWORTH
Carter sets as priority investment in natl tech, with 5% real growth in spending for basic research, fiscal '79 Budget Message (M)
Date: 25 January 1978
By BERNARD GWERTZMAN Special to The New York Times
Bernard Special
analysis of dispute between Begin and Sadat over Israel's settlements in Sinai; says Pres Carter and top aides failed to realize implications of issue amd erroneously believed that any differences over Jewish settlements in Sinai could be resolved easily; says major factor in current dispute seems to be that from start of Begin-Sadat exchanges attention focused on Palestinian question, with little attention paid to Sinai issue; Israeli settlers in Sinai illus (M)