How to Use Debbie Downer in a Sentence
Debbie Downer
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Nobody wants to buy apparel from Debbie Downer.
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Diane Brady,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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She is known for her recurring character Debbie Downer.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Rachel Dratch brought along Debbie Downer (and her sad trombone) to impart some pessimistic words of wisdom on the graduating class of Dartmouth College.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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Martin, on the other hand, is straight-laced and a bit of a Debbie Downer, nursing a broken heart after being given the heave-ho by investigative journalist Joyce (Ra Chapman).
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Rachel Dratch scolded Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz for laughing while rehearsing the original Debbie Downer sketch on Saturday Night Live.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Debbie Downer, whose unrivaled ability to derail conversations with uncomfortable negativity, quickly became Dratch's most beloved SNL character.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dratch later brought Debbie Downer back to SNL during a 2010 episode hosted by Betty White, as well as in an episode hosted by Daniel Craig in 2020 (which happened to be the show's last in-studio ep before switching to remote productions during the pandemic).
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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