[1] Rich was raised on the south side of Chicago, where she attended the grammar school St. Bede's, until her family moved to the suburb of Orland Park, Illinois.
[4] Rich began her career at Chicago's iO Theater,[5] where she was part of a group called “Carl and the Passions.” During her time at iO, Rich also performed in a sketch show that she created with fellow comedian Kate Duffy called The Mary Kay Letourneau Players Present.
[6] She left iO to join The Second City, a comedy troupe with which she toured for three and a half years before moving to its mainstage cast.
She was also recommended for the job by SNL cast member Cecily Strong, a friend of Rich's who was her understudy during her time at The Second City.
[9][10] After widespread criticism, Rich deleted the tweet and deactivated her account, reactivating it on January 23 with an apology for what she called her "insensitive" and "inexcusable" comments.
In July 2015, Rich married Devlin Murdock, who worked at the Museum of Science and Industry[4] and later as a programs director for Recovery on Water, a rowing club for breast cancer survivors.