Laura Merli is an NYC-based comedian. Her dark, punchy humor is inspired by Mitch Hedberg and Maria Bamford. She’s written for Reductress, McSweeney’s, The Hard Times, and Cracked. She performed in the NY Comedy Festival (headlining show), the Women in Comedy Festival, and 10000 Laughs.

 

Her first stand up special, Belly Slappin’ Fun, is now available on YouTube and was featured in Paste Magazine. She’s also been featured on Buzzfeed, SomeeCards, and the NY Daily News. Her TikTok videos have been liked over 2 million times.

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As someone who didn’t start comedy until their late 20s, Laura has held a wide variety of odd jobs including cashier, ebay store photographer, project manager, zombie in an escape room, business analyst, and carnival worker (her grandparents family business). She has since written for and acted on sketch house teams at the PIT and Improv Boston. She’s also been a contributor to Reductress, The Hard Times, and McSweeney’s.

 

She's also hosted/written/produced videos for the female-focused humor brand Cheezcake. You can check out those & her personal content on youtube.com/LauraMerliComedy

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