Say Something Funny...B*tch

Alisha Gaddis (Founder)-

Alisha Gaddis hails from the heartlands of Indiana and went onto study at the prestigious New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, as well as, the University of Sydney, Australia, and NYU’s Florence, Italy University. 

Alisha has appeared all over the world- from New York’s Broadway Theatres to Australia’s Sydney Opera House- from big stages to the small screen. Alisha appears regularly on Comedy Talk Network, MTV, AMC and the Comedy Central Stage. Currently, Gaddis stirs up consistent chuckles at the Improv Olympic West, the World Famous Comedy Store on Sunset, Stand-up New York, Gotham Comedy Club, and many, many others- opening for the likes of Drew Carey, Sarah Silverman, Maria Bamford and more. Alisha recently received a Producers Guild of America Nomination for the hit comedy series she stars in, “Consultants.” And she just returned for touring the nation with her critically acclaimed solo show,  “The Search for Something Grand.”

Alisha  rocks out with the hit kindie group- Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, (Currently #1 on Sirius XM radio and USA Today’s Best New Artist of 2010), and writes children books – the first of which will be available in stores worldwide in Summer  2011. 

Alisha created ‘Say Something Funny…B*tch’ first as a stand-up comedy show in Hollywood featuring the best female talent around.  When the demand became to high, the seats all taken and the venues sold out- show after show- Alisha knew that people wanted the fabulously talented comics and writers daily- thus the online magazine was born!  She is more than thankful for all involved. 

Jamie Brunton (Staff Writer):

Jamie Brunton is a Los Angeles based comic, actor and writer. Raised in Seattle, WA she was part of theinternationally syndicated television program, Watch This!, for which she garnered an EMMYnomination. She has written and performed in sketch groups all over the country and starred in the critically acclaimed feature film, FLOAT. Upon moving to Los Angeles, Jamie trained with the Groundlings and started performing improv and stand‐up comedy.

Today, you can see her perform stand‐up all over Los Angeles with regular appearance at The World Famous Comedy Store.

Renee Gauthier (Staff Writer):

Born and raised in Chicago, Renee Gauthier started her comedy career at the world-renowned Second City. Now residing in LA, Renee has been seen on the famous Laugh Factory, Comedy Store, and the Improv. The World first experienced Renee as Victoria Beckham’s personal assistance on her NBC show “Coming to America.

Renee had her first late night stand up comedy appearance on “Last Call With Carson Daly”. Since then she has been featured in the “New Faces” showcase at the esteem Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and has made regular appearances as one of the panelists on” Chelsea Lately”. Most recently you may have caught her on the 2010 season of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.”

Jessica Glassberg (Staff Writer):

Jessica Glassberg has contributed to the writing of the 13-16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as written for Disney XD’s hit show, “Zeke and Luther,” including an episode featuring skateboarding legend, Tony Hawk.  This Labor Day, Jessica will celebrate her tenth year as the head writer on the Jerry Lewis MDA telethon and will make her sixth appearance performing stand-up on the nationally syndicated show.   She has written, produced and starred in 2 one-woman shows, “Gotta Find Me a Future, Move Outta My Way,” in Pittsburgh, PA and “Most Likely To…?” at the Stella Adler Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Additionally, “The History of the Joke with Lewis Black” on the History Channel featured Jessica’s comedic stylings.  Jessica also polished the script for “Sydney White,” starring Amanda Bynes and she has done voice over work for, UPN’s “Game Over” starring Lucy Liu.

For upcoming shows, clips and writings samples at: www.jessicaglassberg.com.

Maggy Keegan (Staff Writer):

Maggy studied improv and sketch with iO West, The Groundlings and Second City. She performs regularly with Pretty Bird, Popular Science, Days of Passion (an Improvised Soap Opera), Spin-Off Cinema, The Hortons and Spirit Fingers. She also hosts The Maggy Keegan Variety Hour, which features singing, dancing and sketches, and Pretty Bird Presents: Two for the Show, an evening of fabulous two person improv. Maggy co-produced the annual Del Close Awards ceremony in 2009 as well as the Annual Holiday Revue for iO West and has performed at the Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival, the Del Close Marathon in New York and the Chicago Improv Festival. She is a writer for the on-line magazine Say Something Funny B*tch. Originally hailing from Michigan, Maggy studied religion in college and worked a variety of non-profit jobs before pursuing acting.

Rebecca Leib (Staff Writer): 

Rebecca Leib was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attained her BFA in Fine Arts her MFA in writing and art criticism. Upon graduating from the Second City Conservatory, Rebecca moved to Los Angeles and began performing improv, sketch and stand up. She can be seen live at places not limited to iO-West, The Comedy Store, The Moth Storyslam and UCB-LA. Her writing spans from top ten lists to art criticism, and she can be read in national and regional publications such as Blackbook, TVgasm.com, Forth Magazine, ChickRx, KoldCast, Art ltd, Beautiful/Decay Magazine and Artillery Magazine. In her free time she enjoys drawing, horses and quiet lunchtimes. 

Laura Mannino (Staff Writer):

Laura Mannino is an actor, comedian and writer from New York and now lives in Los Angeles.   She graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where she trained at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School.  Since 2004 Laura performed stand-up all over NYC including Carolines on Broadway, Comix Comedy Club, Gotham Comedy Club, Comedy Cellar, the NY Underground Comedy Festival at the Laugh Factory, and was a 1st place semi-finalist in the Ladies of Laughter Contest.  She co-produced a long running stand-up and variety show, Mintyfresh at The Duplex, Otto’s Shrunken Head,  and Mo Pitkin’s.   

Laura was a regular participant in IFP’s The Raw Word Screenplay Reading Series, and she wrote and starred in a recurring segment on here! TV’s “Busted” video podcast. Laura performed her solo show, Drift On, at UCB Theatre in New York.

Since moving to LA in 2009, Laura wrote, produced, and starred in the comedic short film, Ten Minute Decade.  Recent stand-up appearances include the Hollywood Improv, The Comedy Store, The Ice House, Flappers Comedy Club, Downtown Comedy Club, and the Hollywood Comedy Festival at the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club.

Laura is currently hosting and producing a variety comedy show, First Fridays, as part of the LA Comedy Festival’s 365 Series.  First Fridays is, you guessed it, on the first Friday of the month at Theatre Asylum at 10:30pm.

Kate Ruppert (Staff Writer):

I have situational OCD. My drink is vodka-rocks. I don’t date. I’m pretty funny. I don’t know how to spell. A large fraction of me believes in aliens. Music is more important to me than most other things. I hate karaoke. I don’t drink water. Recycling isn’t for me. I can clean, cook and bake. I love to drive. I am very easily entertained. I hate crowds. Going out to dinner is one of my favorite activities, and treating to dinner is my favorite indulgence. I don’t eat lunch. I’m not competitive. I hate the phone. I consider a $10 manicure and a car wash to be the most incredible luxuries. I can break anyone. I will eat anything. I’m ambidextrous. I can’t sleep on airplanes. My iTunes and my iPhoto are organized as if they were the Library of Congress. Dogs and children love me. I am unapologetically in love with TV and entertainment news. I think spontaneity is overrated. My sneezes are photosynthetic. I stare and study. I don’t read fiction. The market and the drug store are my versions of Neimans and Barneys. I love my feet. I obsessively clean out my DVR. My cell phone is always charging. I do not put gas in my car unless the light goes on. I can write my way out of a paper bag. I’m lazy. I don’t dance. Ever. I don’t do costume parties. I prefer to watch than participate. I’m paranoid my about my tires. I am enamored of men and their sports. I’d rather stay home. I’m awkward and clumsy. I have very little pride. I love dresses. I love my kidden. I’m obsessed with flowers. I tend to speak in hyperbole. I have a full linen closet. I don’t check my messages. Food is my most favorite thing. Black people love me. I love to sleep; I could sleep all day and still want to sleep more (not a hyperbole). The Fast & The Furious is one of my favorite movies. I’m acutely aware. I vacuum almost-daily. I do not keep food in my house. I watch General Hospital.

(Re)bekah Tripp (Staff Writer):

Rebekah Tripp was born a delightfully adorable Bitch in the winter of a year that doesn’t even immediately pop up anymore when you have to select a year on those drop down boxes when you’re filling out forms online.  She hails from the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago and went to school at ISU, where she received a BS in Theatre…yep, you read that right.  Bekah, while an actor, is an improviser at heart and is currently a member of the troupes; Improv Mafia, PIT, and CoolTripp.  She is also half of the magically hilarious duo on www.atobonline.com   Rebekah loves Portillo’s hot dogs, confrontations at sporting events, massages without the fear of an awkward happy ending, the smell of fabric softner, Boo, Andy and Munchkin, and people who still use their turn signal.