Growing up in New Jersey, Joanne was
repeatedly assured of one thing; “you’re so funny, you should do comedy.” Armed with that knowledge, she headed off in
the most obvious of comedic directions, college in Florida.
Her major, you guessed it, Marine Biology. A couple little twists and turns on the road
since graduating and she is now a steady fixture on the comedy scene.
Several years into
the business and Joanne has never been more on top of her game. She consistently delivers a unique “stream of
consciousness” style of humor that keeps audiences either rolling in the aisles
or on the edges of their seats, anxious to hear what she has to say next. With an amazing gift for improv, razor-sharp
wit, and a subtle delivery, Joanne is an unexpected gem. A comedian so able to tap into the moment
that no two shows are ever alike.
A regular at Gotham
Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club and more, not to
mention a fixture in the traveling show, “The Broads of Broadway”, she makes
her way around the club scene and around the country. Her TV credits include “Here TV’s Hot Gay
Comics” and festivals consist of The New York Underground Comedy Festivals and
more. She’s also involved behind the
scenes as a co-producer of a weekly show at the New York Comedy Club, as well
as co-producing and co-hosting “The MoJo Variety Show” and has ventured out
into the college circuit, hosting and starring in events at Bryn Mawr College
and Monmouth, Lehigh, and Shippensburg Universities. Joanne has proven she can do it all. In the process, she has developed a stellar
reputation with fans, fellow comedians, managers, producers, club owners- you
name it.
A good-natured,
professional attitude towards the business has and will open doors all over the
world for Joanne. On stage her distinct
style transcends the mediocre and catches attention before she even says a
word. Once she does, audiences are
guaranteed a rare commodity in today’s comedy- something refreshing, original,and fun.
Born in New Jersey but doing her
best not to die there Did what
all stand-up comedians do and went to college for Marine Biology ...Is an
accomplished lesbian
Club Appearances (for the most part): Colleges/Universities
(as of this moment):
New York Comedy Club, NYC, NY Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, PA
Gotham Comedy Club, NYC, NY Monmouth University,
Long Branch, NJ
Caroline’s Comedy Club, NYC, NY Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
Comix Comedy Club, NYC, NY St.
John’s University, Long Island,
NY
Ha! Comedy Club, NYC, NY Bryn
Mawr College,
Philadelphia, PA
The Comic
Strip, NYC, NY
The
Metropolitan Room, NYC, NY
The
Duplex, NYC, NY
Stand Up New York, NYC, NY
The Laugh
Factory, NYC, NY
Times Square Arts
Center, NYC, NY
The Laugh
Lounge, NYC, NY
The Comedy
Cellar, NYC, NY
Rose’s
Turn, NYC, NY
Rascal’s
Comedy Club, Cherry Hill, NJ
Uncle
Vinnie’s Comedy Club, Pt.Pleasant, NJ
The Crown
and Anchor, Provincetown, MA
Television:
Here TV’s
Hot Gay Comics, NYC, NY
Radio/Podcast:
The Joey
Reynolds Show, WOR 710 NewsTalk Radio NYC, NY
Hot Gay
Comics with Dave Rubin, NYC, NY
DJStacy’s
Listen To Me, NYC, NY
Festivals/Competitions:
New York Underground Comedy Festival, NYC,
NY
Midlife
Comedy Crisis Competition, New
Brunswick, NJ
Comedy
Quarry Digging for Gold, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
Monmouth University
Annual Drag Ball, Long Branch,
NJ
Training:
American
Comedy Institute, NYC, NY
Upright
Citizens Brigade Improv, NYC, NY
Eddie
Brill Comedy/Emcee Workshop, NYC, NY
Becky
Donohue and Comix Comedy Club, “Stand Up Comedy Intensive”, NYC, NY