Jan from Toyota, the perky and positive receptionist who has starred in commercials for the car brand since 2012, is a sort of automotive answer to Flo from Progressive . She's playful and has a childlike sense of wonder, gasping at the sight of dragons and talking about how Toyota's cars are so strong they can drag a space shuttle behind them. Jan from Toyota has a lot in common with Flo on the surface, but when you dig beneath the icing there's a whole lot of things that make the pitchwoman behind the character an interesting person in her own right.

Laurel Coppock, who plays Jan, is a comedian and actress who got her start in the improv comedy world. While she's managed to climb her way out of comedy obscurity to become a familiar face on television, she had quite a journey to get to t

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