The commonly used phrase "Debbie Downer" actually originated in the iconic SNL sketch from 2004 with Rachel Dratch.

Apart from Chevy Chase, the most depressing character to come out of Saturday Night Live is probably Debbie Downer. The perpetually-miserable vibe-killer played by Rachel Dratch was first introduced ...

Rachel Dratch as Debbie Downer on SNL. The very first edition of "Debbie Downer" — set during a pancake breakfast at Disney World — is remembered as the funniest because of how quickly and hilariously ...

SNL alum Rachel Dratch may have left the iconic late-night sketch show in 2006, but the Massachusetts native’s indelible characters remain some of the most memorable Saturday Night Live performances ...

Rachel Dratch scolded Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz for laughing while rehearsing the original Debbie Downer sketch on Saturday Night Live. The comedian eventually flubbed a line and broke into ...

The 'Saturday Night Live' alum met a real-life bummer — and sisters who taught her about the power of positive thinking — “in the judges of Costa Rica” Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.