McGrath first started her career with three years as a member of '' The Second City '' Toronto , Ontario , from 1983-1985 , where she was a writer and actress , and eventually a director . She was best known for a take-off of Marilyn Monroe , and the song '' Condoms are a Girl 's Best Friend '' . During the late 1980s , she appeared with '' Second City '' at anniversary , comedy festival and Club Soda performances . In 1987 , McGrath starred in '' Spoof '' , a comedy pilot written by Brian Cooke and Perry Rosemond . In 1989 , she had a major role in Allan King 's film '' Termini Station '' . She also appeared in Eugene Levy 's 1992 TV film '' Partners 'N Love '' , in which she played a lawyer whose client 's divorce was found to be invalid . In 1990 , with Linda Kash , McGrath co-created '' My Talk Show '' , a sitcom featuring a talk show broadcast from the host 's basement . The series ran for one year , with fifty-nine episodes . Producer Bob Tischler cast Cynthia Stevenson as the host , while McGrath played a local dinner theatre owner , actress and head of the Chamber of Commerce . Initial reviews were very positive , predicting that McGrath would become the Carl Reiner of the 1990s . However , ratings were low , the host character left the show and McGrath 's character became the host . Ratings did not improve ( one reviewer considered that McGrath 's character was " a grating , overbearing bimbo whose I-have-no-idea-who-my-guests-are routine gets boring fast " ) and the show folded after one season . McGrath was also a co-writer of the Canadian Women 's Television Network 's '' Go Girl ! '' , a send-up of a cable TV talk show that debuted in 1997 . In 2002 , McGrath appeared in the film '' Expecting '' , directed by Deborah Day , which won Most Popular Canadian Film at the 2002 Vancouver International Film Festival . McGrath played a dermatologist , the childless older sister of the pregnant star , and her performance was noted by several reviewers as " show ing the wounded heart beneath the careerist 's brittle exterior " ; " McGrath is the other standout as Anita , by far the richest character in the film . Neurotic and condescending to everyone around her , Anita is quick to deliver zingers , then filled with regret for what she 's said . McGrath is sharp and touching , surprisingly substantial in a film that 's ultimately fluff . " For this role , McGrath won the award for Best Performance in a Feature ( Female ) at the 2004 Canadian Comedy Awards
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Debra McGrath