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== History ==
 
== History ==
[[Moe]] watched her perform comedy, dance, sing, and act at the [[Springfield Playhouse]] after getting free tickets from a [[Moe's Tavern]] patron. After performing and eyeing Moe, she was seen in the back of a car making out with Moe who took her back to his bar. However, the bar was in ruins and she soon left.
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[[Moe]] watched her perform comedy, dance, sing, and act at the [[Springfield Playhouse]] after getting free tickets from a [[Moe's Tavern]] patron. After performing and eyeing Moe, she was seen in the back of a car making out with Moe who took her back to his bar. However, the bar was in ruins and she soon left.<ref>"[[My Fare Lady]]"</ref>
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In a coma dream that [[Bart]] had, Fontaine was on the wall of [[Ned Flanders]]' dead wives.<ref>"[[Flanders' Ladder]]"</ref>
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It seems that Laney and Moe had been in a relationship even after she left the bar. However, at some point they broke up. Laney then made a Broadway play where she broke up with Moe and tore him apart. She won a {{W|Tony Award}} for this.<ref>"[[From Russia Without Love]]"</ref>
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Laney Fontaine was seen in the audience for [[Tabitha Shingle]]'s live recording of her podcast ''[[Interminable]]''.<ref>"[[Podcast News]]"</ref>
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== Trivia ==
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*Laney Fontaine was managed by the [[slick manager]] of [[United Parasites]].<ref>"[[Yokel Hero]]"</ref>
  
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
*Laney Fontaine is a reference to the American actress and singer {{W|Elaine Stritch}} (1925–2014).
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Laney Fontaine's name is a reference to the famed acting couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne (Lunt & Fontanne), although she resembles American actress and singer [[Elaine Stritch]] (1925–2014) in her demeanor and speech.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
 
*{{ep|My Fare Lady}}
 
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*{{ep|The King of Nice}}
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*{{ep|Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass|([[Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass/Gags|opening sequence]])}}
  
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Laney Fontaine
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Character Information
Gender:
Female ♀
Status:
Alive
Hair: Gray
Occupation: Broadway performer
First appearance: "My Fare Lady"
Voiced by: Tress MacNeille


Laney Fontaine is a Broadway performer.

History[edit]

Moe watched her perform comedy, dance, sing, and act at the Springfield Playhouse after getting free tickets from a Moe's Tavern patron. After performing and eyeing Moe, she was seen in the back of a car making out with Moe who took her back to his bar. However, the bar was in ruins and she soon left.[1]

In a coma dream that Bart had, Fontaine was on the wall of Ned Flanders' dead wives.[2]

It seems that Laney and Moe had been in a relationship even after she left the bar. However, at some point they broke up. Laney then made a Broadway play where she broke up with Moe and tore him apart. She won a Tony Award for this.[3]

Laney Fontaine was seen in the audience for Tabitha Shingle's live recording of her podcast Interminable.[4]

Trivia[edit]

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Laney Fontaine's name is a reference to the famed acting couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne (Lunt & Fontanne), although she resembles American actress and singer Elaine Stritch (1925–2014) in her demeanor and speech.

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]