Comedians

Founder and Comedian

Andrea Marie is an international speaker and comedian.  She has performed at venues such as Comedy Works, The Denver Improv, Comedy Festivals in Boston, Chicago, World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas and produces her own show called Moms Unhinged.  She wrote a book about Facebook and is a mother of 2 boys giving her an endless source of material.

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Nancy Norton Born the 4th of 3 Children, Norton is Hilarious, High Energy and interactive with audiences. Check out Nancy’s Brand New Dry Bar Comedy Special – “Super Dork”and Comedy Album: “4th of 3” both available to stream wherever you listen to stuff. Winner of both the Boston Comedy Festival (first woman to ever win it) and The Seattle International Comedy Competition. Nancy Norton is a Denver Comedy Legend who has been on the Comedy Works regular list since 1992.

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Janae Burris  A “Pro” on the coveted regulars list at Comedy Works in Denver as well as the 2016 Comedy Works New Faces Champ and 2019 Just For Laughs New Face. She has opened for nationally touring comics Michael Che, Roy Wood Jr., Beth Stelling, Josh Blue and Gary Gulman to name a few.  Janae has been featured at Portland’s Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival in Bloomington Ind, Telluride Blues Fest and High Plains Comedy Festival in Denver as well as headlining at Ha Ha Harvest in Portland and Aspen Laugh Fest.

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Stephanie McHugh Stephanie’s wit and charm has made her a regular in the Denver comedy scene for over 15 years. She was on Nick at Nite’s TV Show “America’s Funniest Mom” which won her praise from celebrity judge Rosanne Barr. Stephanie is currently part of the comedic trio MentalPause! that has performed at Comedy Works while laughing off the middle ages!

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Zoe Rogers gets inspiration and sleep deprivation from her three awesome kids who make sure life is never dull or quiet. She has been featured on Nickmom.com, Disney Babble Up Late, Edinburgh Fringe, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival and was recently chosen to MC and perform in the 2019 Gilda Gala.  She also produces the widely acclaimed Boulder Comedy Festival.

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Lisa Lane is an overeducated goofball who finds the funny in the balancing act of parenting teenagers, becoming single at age 50, and navigating the chin hairs and wrinkles on her very own face. Most recently featured on the Netflix sensation How to Build a Sex Room and a tour of casinos in the American southwest, Lisa is a regular host, feature, and mother figure in the Colorado comedy scene [Denver Improv, Comedy Works, Boulder Theatre, Loonees, 3Es, the MLB All-Star Game 5K, 7450th Medical Officer Reserve Unit, American Legion Post 1260, Colorado Real Estate Finance Group, and a variety of shows for parents and educators]. She is the author of Teenagers Suck and Beyond Mama Bear, as well as an announcer and voiceover actor.

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Kristina Hall  has been a professional comedian since 1986, a professional mother since 1995, and a comedy coach since 2012. She’s performed at comedy clubs and colleges throughout the US and Canada, appeared on several national television shows, and once performed next to a rotating ham.

Ashley N-g is a mom, wife, standup comedian, and accountant. When Ashley isn’t oversharing with audiences across Colorado, she’s raising the coolest toddler she’s ever met. Here are some fun facts about her since she’s too busy to think of a cooler intro: 1.  She is a professional car DJ and drops only the hottest remixes of baby shark.  2. She is romantically attracted to excel spreadsheets.  3.  She’s a member of the comedy group, The Matriarchy. A group of 4 funny moms dedicated to paving the way for comedy in motherhood!  Ashley’s goal is to support those who need it and spread joy and laughter; because as her life’s too short to take yourself too seriously.

Catherine Shea is a single working mom from Boulder, Colorado. Performing regularly at comedy venues in Colorado and with Moms Unhinged, Catherine has a unique take on motherhood and wants to tell you all about it! Described as warm yet subversive, Catherine takes her comedy inspiration from Richard Pryor and all 4 Golden Girls combined. Don’t miss a chance to see what that’s all about!

Christi Leigh Christi is a comedian and writer from Denver, CO. She has performed at comedy clubs across the U.S. including Comedy Works, The Improv, and 3E’s Comedy Club. She has performed at The Chief Festival in Trinidad, CO, and the Cow Town Comedy Festival in Greeley, CO. She has worked with many big names in comedy including Chris “Crazy Legs” Fonseca, Lynn Koplitz, Vanessa Fraction, Sam Tallent, and Brandt Tobler. She hosts a weekly open mic on Tuesdays at the Tavern on 26th Ave, and several monthly showcases around Colorado.

Donelle Prado is a highly sought-after Denver based stand-up comedian and corporate Emcee. She was spotlighted on the “Hot Tamales Live” comedy DVD  available nationwide and a regional finalist on Nick-at-Nite’s 2007 “Funniest Mom in America”. In 2021, Most recently, Donelle headlined shows at the 2023 Winter Park Comedy Festival and was named “Best of the Fest” in the 2023 Comedy Chateau Comedy Festival in Hollywood, California.

Elaina McMillan is a hypnotist & coach who uses comedy to process her own sh*t. She co-created Life: A Delightful Show About Fear & Grief, a unique cross-genre performance using comedy, storytelling, and poetry to share the challenges, absurdities, and takeaways available as we move through the spaces of fear and grief. Elaina has been featured on PBS and Playboy Radio and is revered for her critically acclaimed Canadian Ritz Cracker commercial circa 1993.

Ellen Nordberg is a former producer of the Listen to Your Mother show in Boulder and has also performed with the Boulder Story Collective, the Truth Be Told story slam, and the Narrators in Denver. Her essays have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, and the Denver Post along with Scary Mommy, Blunt Moms, and many others. A recent empty-nester, she teaches water aerobics and tends to her cats.

Emily Kingsley Emily is a talented loud mouth sass ball who brings her nerdy band geek charm to warm crowds around the front range. She is co-producer of The Matriarchy Presents which is a monthly showcase featuring mostly mom comedians at Rise Comedy in Denver.  When she isn’t making the funnies, she is in the thick of raising her two daughters. Her patriarchal busting humor and her flugelhorn keeps her sane during the non-monotonous monotony of motherhood.

Jené Suplee has been making waves in the Denver comedy scene as an up and coming stand-up. With a master’s degree in mediocrity, her unique childhood experiences with midwestern homeschool will leave you curious. Her goon-ish and fun loving take on the challenges of life and marriage, and motherhood will make you happy you’re single. Jené produces and hosts a monthly stand-up showcase at Ohm Brewing in Golden, Colorado for two years running, and has been featured in the Winter Park Comedy Festival and the Rise Comedy Festival. Since hitting the scene, she has shared the stage with comics such as Ryan Belleville, Christie Buchele and Josh Blue.

Jenn Yee is a comedian, storyteller, artist, and mother. She has made people laugh and cry as a cast member in Story Collective Boulder, Listen To Your Mother, as well as comedy showcases around town. She proudly serves as a Trustee for the Boulder Public Library District, fiercely advocating for more sharing of stories, books, and information to make the world a little better for our kids.

Kari Stern is a mom of two, Parent Coach, and Stand Up Comedian. Drawing her inspiration from the ordinary and extraordinary moments of life, including the wild ride of parenting, she’s constantly searching for the funny side of things. Now, she’s bringing her hilarious insights and comedic adventures to venues all across Colorado, including the Boulder Comedy Festival. Get ready to laugh (maybe until you pee a little) with Kari Stern!

Kimberly Koester is a middle-aged mom of grown kids turned stand-up comedian. With a relatable humor, she shares her unique take on life as a mom and the empty nest. Her comedy is a candid reflection of the challenges and joys of motherhood, delivered with an authentic, Midwestern charm.

Merit Kahn is a producer, playwright, and comedian, taking her one-woman inspiring comedy show on the road to dazzle audiences from coast to coast—whether in packed theaters or at lively nonprofit fundraisers. As a professional keynote speaker and conference emcee, she expertly weaves business lessons into her humor-filled, interactive sessions, delighting sales and leadership audiences. Embracing her motto, ‘Tragedy plus time equals comedy, but who says it has to take a long time?’ she proves that a quick wit can make anything funny, fast.

Mimi Salonen is a mom who’s navigating the chaos of family life and wondering when the adults will tell her to go to bed. She’s a comedic force to be reckoned with. Get ready to laugh, cringe, and maybe even shed a tear or two – because Mimi has stories to share and she’s doing it with her signature smirk, proving that life’s absurdities are best served with humor.

Pam Moore is an intuitive eating coach and freelance health and fitness writer covering health and fitness for outlets including The Washington Post, Time, and Runner’s World. With a background as an occupational therapist, two-time Ironman finisher and six-time marathoner, she’s also the creator of the Real Nourished newsletter and the Real Fit podcast.

Rebecca Trejo is a Denver-based standup comedian with a style once described by Josh Blue as “slam poetry with punchlines.” Born in Venezuela, raised in Puerto Rico, Rebeca migrated to the mainland in 2014 to escape both communism and colonialism, so naturally she fled to…Louisiana. With an infectiously positive, playful energy, Rebeca’s comedy covers the realities of being an immigrant parent in America, her Latina identity, and grappling with the fact that we really just are humans paying bills in a flying rock. When she’s not keeping her kids from choking on chalk, Rebeca co-produces a stand-up showcase called The Matriarchy.

Stacy Pedersen has almost died several times, was raised by hippie parents, and has accidentally blown the button off her pants on more than one occasion. She recently won first place out of comedians in “Colorado’s Got Talent” and appears in many commercials. She is a national speaker and likes to speak to organizations of all types for the simple fact she gets to stay in hotels, and hotels have housekeepers.

She also suffers from terrible stage fright.

Stephanie Sprenger is a writer, producer, and podcaster living in Arvada with her tween and teen daughters. She produces Listen To Your Mother Boulder and co-hosts the Mother Plus Podcast, a show for main character moms who need more than just motherhood. She juggles these things with the amount of grace you’d expect from a single 45-year-old mom with ADHD.

Sunshine Holmes is goofy and lovable & completely irresponsible. She’s a mom, but somehow she gives the vibe of everyone’s weird auntie. Who knows what she’ll say next? Certainly not her. She’s been called the “Love Child of Betty White and Bill Nye”. Her prime objective in comedy and all of life is to “HAVE FUN!”

Terri Barton Gregg also known as the The Hebrew Hairdresser, produces, promotes and performs on Comedy And Concerts LIVE at the Lake House, Noonan’s Nice & Naughty, UnBeLEAPable Comedy at Lone Tree Brewing Company,  Live at Jack’s, Colorado PBS Sounds on 29th for Colorado PBS, plus a litany of other venues across the country. She has opened for Trevor Noah, Mark Viera, Karen Rontowski, Lisa Landry, and a host of other comedians.

Tracy Kellett Wife. Mom. Army vet. LGBTQ+ member. Shark expert when drunk. Tracy Kellett is a new face in the Colorado comedy scene. Honest and magnetic, you’ll walk away believing she’s the nicest mean girl you’ve ever met. Winner of 6 roast battles in Colorado, Texas, and Oklahoma, and a resident comic at Loonees Comedy Corner.

Maggie Murph is a flight nurse by some days and nights, aspiring comedian by other days and nights, and a mom to two young, feral boys 25/7. She stands firm on that number. You may find her on stage at Rise Comedy Theater, doing guest spots on shows like The Matriarchy, Nurses Unhinged, or trying to eat in the quiet at her home in Golden, CO.

Lindsay Porter has performed at Zanies, The Laugh Factory, Comedy Bar, Don’t Tell Comedy, and The Comedy Shrine, and in line at Trader Joe’s. She can be seen at independently produced shows all over Chicagoland, including as a cast member of Menace to Sobriety, a standup show at The Lincoln Lodge with SNL alum Nora Dunn. She also performs regularly with the Bad Momz of Comedy (as seen on the Kelly Clarkson show).

Jan Slavin is a singer, actress and comedian who has performed at some of Chicago’s most popular venues including Laugh Factory, Zanies, Chicago Improv, Davenport’s, Metropolis and The Skokie Theatre. “Chicago Now” refers to Jan as a “rising, ageism fighting star” and her grandchildren refer to her as that “old lady who will give us whatever we want.”

Lia Berman is a mother, coffee drinker, wife, and unapologetic Dave Matthews Band fan. She has run the Logan Lounge Open Mic in Chicago for 13 years and is currently a co-producer of Backroom Comedy. She has brought her comedy to the Zanies, and Laugh Factory stages as well as other venues in the Chicagoland area. Most recently Lia made a national TV debut on THE KELLY CLARKSON show with THE BAD MOMZ of COMEDY.  Follow along with her on TikTok @liaberman or on Instagram @Liaberman3

Avril Granato is a Chicago comic and mom born and raised in the City. Proud product of CPS( Chicago public Schools) and an unfortunate die hard Bears fan. She has performed at The Laugh Factory , Zanies , Lincoln Lodge, Holiday club, My Buddy’s and has performed with Bad Momz of Comedy all over The Chicago- land area. She has opened for SNL alum Nora Dunn and has won stand-up competitions.

Colleen Brennan is a Chicago based standup comedian, actor, producer, writer and podcaster (Defending Indiana).  She has performed all over the country including the Snubfest 2016 (*Winner – Audience Favorite), Lady Laughs Festival (Madison, WI), Zanies, The Laugh Factory, The Comedy Bar, Funny Bone, The Steppenwolf and The Foundation Room at the House of Blues. She has been a guest on the Kelly Clarkson show, WGN’s Spotlight Chicago, Good Day Chicago and more.

Susie An is a broadcast editor and mom based in Chicago. When not making jokes at the Lincoln Lodge or with the Bad Momz of Comedy, you can catch her eating all the free snacks and quietly freaking out in a corner.

Monica Nevi is regularly touring nationally and internationally and can be seen performing in clubs, colleges, and theaters across the country. The Seattle-based comedian’s debut special “Big Stepdad Energy” (Helium Studios) released in October 2022, and was immediately voted top 50 specials of the year by We Own The Laughs magazine.

She has appeared on FOX’s nationally syndicated TV show ‘Laughs’ and ESPN’s Sports Center, as well as Seattle based television programs ‘New Day Northwest’ and ‘[the 206]’ Monica released her documentary series ’80 For 80′ on Amazon Prime Video this year where she hosts and interviews hilarious short episodes with people over the age of 80. It is available now on YouTube.

She debuted two albums in late 2020 within one month of each other. Her first standup album, Mostly Finger Guns followed by her debut comedic guided meditation Chill. Both went #1 on the comedy charts.

Meaghan Elwood is a Seattle native, mom and newlywed and loves nothing more than to make people laugh with her witty observations about old kids, aging and married life. Now in her 10th year of performing, she has been featured on the ‘Ladies of Laughter’ National Tour, the Mutiny Radio Comedy festival, The World Series of Comedy and the Seattle International Comedy competition. When not on a stage making people laugh, she enjoys traveling the world with her husband and spending time with their four children.

Jody Carroll is a comedian from Seattle/Spokane for 5 years. Featured in Showcases in NYC, New Jersey, LA, Seattle, and Spokane. House Comic at Spokane Comedy Club & Tacoma Comedy Club. Passed at Broadway Comedy Club in NYC, 2nd place at Salt Lake City Laugh Battle. Featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show for viral TikToks.Finalist in Nate Jackson’s Funniest MF’r contest/ Live in Enumclaw, grew up in Anchorage. Mostly clean comedy about marriage, parenting, & Alaska

Angela Nacca is representing all the Moms, wives and menopausal women of the world. Angela Nacca will keep you laughing, telling her stories of being married for 44 years (without going to jail.) to the trials of menopause and working as an OR Nurse. Angela has toured with the COMIC’S ROCK TOUR and tours all over Florida. She was runner-up in South Florida’s Funniest Females and runner-up of the Ultimate Miami Comedian. She has performed in 2021 North Carolina Comedy Fest and the 2021 Ladies Room Comedy Fest in New York. She has opened for Tammy Pescatelli and Joe Matarese.

Ginger Kelly is a dynamic storyteller and delivers side-splitting humor with her perspective of growing up Italian in New Jersey, Marriage, Divorce, Single Parenthood, dating after 50 being a GrandMother and much more. Ginger is so many things… a GrandMother a Mom, a Sister, a Cook, a Veteran and a Comedian, but at The end of the day she’s… just Ginger.

Hailey Brooks is a college EMMY sports reporter turned, up-and-coming standup comedian. She credits her life choices. A self-proclaimed “independent mom” she hails from the suburbs of Philadelphia, but has made a home out of sin city. She spends most of her time creating content online. TikTok YouTube: @haileyshappyhour Instgram @haileyinvegas

Amy Brown Amy’s nerdy-dirty comedy is a love letter to everyone out there living their best lives. Accolades include opening for Real Housewives of New York, Sonja Morgan in Sonja In Your City, Liza Treyger & Adrienne Iapalucci. She is a regular at Atlanta’s Laughing Skull Lounge. She has been in the top 101 in The World Series of Comedy 2022/2023 in Las Vegas. She was a finalist in the Funniest Person in Rochester 2022. She has also performed in many other festivals around the country: The Rochester Fringe Festival, Oak City Comedy Festival, and The North Carolina Comedy Festival, West End Comedy Fest, The Ladies Room Comedy Festival. She also hosts a weekly podcast and video series on Youtube called Nerdy For, where she asks funny folks what they are nerdy for. Find her at www.amybrowncomedy.com.

Ophira Eisenberg is a standup comedian, writer, and host of the award-winning (Webby honoree 2024) comedy podcast Parenting Is A Joke. She hosted the long-running NPR game show, Ask Me Another for 9 years, where she interviewed and played clever games with hundreds of celebrities including Sir Patrick Stewart, Yo-Yo Ma, and Chelsea Handler. She’s appeared multiple times on CBS’s The Late Late Show, Sherri! with Sherri Sheppard, Comedy Central, HBO, The New York Festival, and is a regular performer and host for The Moth Radio Hour.

Magen King is not just a comedian; she’s a force in the comedy world. An award-winning radio host turned stand-up sensation, her journey has been nothing short of remarkable. She’s shared stages with comedy luminaries like Drew Lynch, Andrew Dice Clay, Shawn Wayans, and Mark Curry. Her tours have included collaborations with Tim Meadows, Mitch Fatel, and Nick Griffin, showcasing her versatility and appeal.