 After several years working as a copy-editor and performing stand-up comedy, Addelman moved to Los Angeles in 2008.While performing stand-up comedy in Canada, Addelman was nominated for The Cream of Comedy and wrote humor articles for The Walrus and "Toro Magazine", where she has a bi-monthly column.Addelman performs with Toronto comedians Holly Prazoff and Inessa Frantowski as "HIR".