{"id":752934,"date":"2026-04-25T20:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/752934\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T20:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:48:13","slug":"excl-snl-star-rachel-dratch-gives-her-nyc-apartment-a-teen-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/752934\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCL: ‘SNL’ Star Rachel Dratch Gives Her NYC Apartment a Teen Makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Saturday Night Live” alum Rachel Dratch<\/a><\/strong> has prepared her New York City<\/a> apartment for a new stage in life now that her son has moved into his teenage years\u2014and a more grown-up room.<\/p>\n

Dratch, 60, first settled into a “white brick” apartment building 23 years ago while starring on the legendary sketch comedy show, where she created her iconic “Debbie Downer” character.<\/p>\n

The Emmy-nominated comedian and mother to Eli Benjamin<\/strong>, 15, upgraded to a two-bedroom unit within the same building about eight years ago. She tells Realtor.com\u00ae<\/a> the space has served as the family’s joyful sanctuary away from the stresses of city life ever since.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“Living in New York<\/a> is very, like, sensory overload, so I guess everyone has their own little cave that they crawl into at the end of the day, living in New York City,” explains Dratch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I have a teenage son, so he’s a lot of fun. He’s not like the stereotypical teen slamming doors and stuff like that. We have a lot of laughs. That’s what I associate my home with. Laughs, and me trying to cook dinner.”<\/p>\n

Dratch says her apartment is “pretty small” and “ordinary,” and it’s a home where you’re likely to see “a big pile of papers that should be put away.”<\/p>\n

Though, Dratch says she has made some recent renovations, including replacing the kitchen floors that had been worn down by her dog, Ruffles. She has also swapped out light fixtures.<\/p>\n

But the biggest transformation to take place is the reassignment of rooms after son Eli outgrew his childhood bedroom and moved into more mature quarters.<\/p>\n

“My son’s room, it was for a little kid. It was really cute, but now I moved him into what was the playroom, and so now I\u2019m trying to navigate the upgrade from, like, kid room to teen room,” reveals Dratch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I’m sort of in the middle of trying to figure out what that will be.”<\/p>\n

\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d alum Rachel Dratch recently moved her son, who is now a teenager, from his “kid room” to a “teen room” inside their New York City apartment.Instagram\/Rachel DratchDratch also made other upgrades in her apartment, including replacing kitchen floors that were worn down by her dog, Ruffles.Instagram\/Rachel Dratch<\/p>\n

In addition to reconfiguring room assignments, Dratch takes charge at home by staying on top of chores and maintenance while also juggling show business gigs, which include hosting her podcast, \u201cWoo Woo with Rachel Dratch,\u201d and returning to Broadway for \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u201d revival.<\/p>\n

“Stars, they’re just, like us!” she jokes. “Yeah, I do my laundry. I do my grocery shopping, all that stuff. I don’t have people. I don’t have staff. Some people do have that, I guess. But I’m a DIY, except for fixing. I can’t fix.”<\/p>\n

While Dratch reports “everything’s working OK” right now in her relatively “break-free” home, as a partner of home warranty company American Home Shield<\/a> for the third year in a row, the funnywoman knows who to call for help fixing any serious issues.<\/p>\n

“If any appliances that you have need repair, then American Home Shield will step in,” she says. <\/p>\n

“They have this video chat component that, if something’s broken, you could be showing them for troubleshooting and so that’s very easy,” she says. “Also, if you’re buying an old home that you’re kind of inheriting the old appliances, it gives you peace of mind because if something breaks down, you can get it repaired or replaced.<\/p>\n

“Like, if you’re having a dinner party and your oven breaks down, we’ve all had those moments in the past.”<\/p>\n

While Dratch reports \u201ceverything’s working OK\u201d right now in her home, the American Home Shield partner appreciates the home warranty company’s video chat service that can be utilized when home appliances and systems break.American Home ShieldFor the third year in a row, Dratch is playing the fictional home guru \u201cWarrantina\u201d in a new batch of American Home Shield advertisements.American Home ShieldAmid her various show business gigs, Dratch takes care of home chores and maintenance at her Manhattan abode.American Home ShieldDratch calls \u201cSNL\u201d costar Ana Gasteyer the cast member she most often invites over to her apartment.Instagram\/Anna Gasteyer<\/p>\n

When it comes to hosting at her house, Dratch says “SNL” costar Ana Gasteyer<\/strong> is the cast member she invites over most often.<\/p>\n

“She and I hang out a lot, and we write together,” says Dratch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And because they frequently collaborate, Dratch also spends ample time in Gasteyer’s admirable abode. <\/p>\n

“Anna has really good taste,” says Dratch. “Her apartment’s amazing. At Christmastime, she has all the little doodads out and everything.”<\/p>\n

Staying close with former cast members and growing familiar with fellow occupants of her apartment building has provided Dratch with a sense of community despite being located in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n

“Living in an apartment, you kinda know your neighbors. You know all the dogs in the building and the characters\u2014there’s some cranky characters and some not-so-cranky characters,” she says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’s almost like communal living, living in a building, so that’s part of it for better or worse. I mean, you’re never alone, let’s put it that way.<\/p>\n

“You step out and there’s your doorman, there’s the guy feeding pigeons, whatever it might be.”<\/p>\n

But as Dratch’s living arrangement with her son evolves, the longtime New Yorker can’t say for sure whether her current unit will be her forever home. Though, she does seem to guarantee she’ll remain in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

“I love my neighborhood, so possibly, yeah, maybe, it might be [my forever home]\u2014unless I try to upgrade somehow. I like living in the city.”<\/p>\n

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