FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE
DOORS: 6:00PM SHOW: 7:30 AGES: 18+
Carole Montgomery, Maureen Langan & Leighann Lord
“If I had to choose between ageism or sexism, I’d take a pat on the ass any day, since that meant someone noticed me.”
~Carole Montgomery – Creator of Funny Women of A Certain Age
~Carole Montgomery – Creator of Funny Women of A Certain Age
From the hit Showtime series:
Funny Women of a Certain Age was Showtime’s highest rated comedy special of 2019 and made television history as the first special to feature 6 female comics over the age of 50.
It also has an inspirational message to audience members who get to see women, when reaching “ a certain age”, show that they are NOT slowing down.
Funny Women of a Certain Age was Showtime’s highest rated comedy special of 2019 and made television history as the first special to feature 6 female comics over the age of 50.
It also has an inspirational message to audience members who get to see women, when reaching “ a certain age”, show that they are NOT slowing down.
What began as a fun way to work with her friends has exploded into a comedy brand of its own. When Carole Montgomery (a stand up comedy veteran of over 40 years) started in the business, you would never see two female comics on the same show. Fast forward to today’s comedy scene and nothing has changed, even though there are way more women in comedy.
WOACA was created to give older women comics a chance to be seen and be heard. Frustrated by how women are portrayed in show business once they hit the age of 50, Carole decided to do something about it. It was only a few years ago that she had the idea to create a show that would travel to different cities and showcase a rotating cast of older female comedians. In no time at all, Carole’s idea become a Showtime special that made history and broke ratings records. It was Showtime’s highest rated premiere of a stand up show in 2019! Two more specials followed and a national tour is now being planned.
The women who appear in WOACA are all brilliant, funny, and vibrant – and it just so happens that they are all of a certain age. These are the women who paved the way – blazed the trail – for the female comedians you see performing today.
– CAROLE MONTGOMERY –
With over 2 dozen television credits to her name, CAROLE MONTGOMERY is a respected veteran of the standup comedy scene nationwide. In addition to her numerous television appearances, Carole has headlined clubs & colleges across the USA and starred in 2 different Las Vegas production shows. In her ten years as a LAS VEGAS STAR, it is estimated that she has been seen by over 5 million audience members.
Carole created the live comedy show FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE featuring female headliners over the age of 50 in 2017. The show was such a success that it was filmed for the Showtime network.
It was the network’s highest rated comedy special for 2019 and it made TV history as the first comedy special to feature 6 women over the age of 50.
The following year MORE Funny Women Of A Certain Age premiered with huge viewership. EVEN MORE Funny Women Of A Certain Age premiered Thanksgiving Eve 2021.
Carole is also an accomplished director & producer. She directed Jim Florentine’s solo show I’m Your Savior currently airing on Amazon Prime. She is currently developing a new solo show with activist and comedian Kaytlin Bailey called Whore’s Eye View.
Carole is proudest of her 11 comedy tours for Armed Forces Entertainment. Her NY Underground Comedy Allstars have performed in Iraq, Haiti, Kosovo, Holland, Kuwait, Diego Garcia, Singapore, Honduras, El Salvador, South Korea and Germany to rave reviews.
Carole was also a featured performer at the MONTREAL JUST FOR LAUGHS, BOSTON & NY COMEDY FESTIVALS.
– MAUREEN LANGAN –
Maureen Langan is an internationally acclaimed standup comedian, broadcaster, Tedx Talk speaker and corporate event host who was a semifinalist on Season 18 of America’s Got Talent. The audience and judges loved her, giving her a standing ovation and four “yeses!”
Maureen’s intelligent and hysterical rants on life’s absurdities make her a hit at clubs, theaters and festivals across the U.S., Canada, U.K, Europe, the Balkans and South Africa.
Maureen has performed with entertainment, literary and cultural icons that include Robin Williams, Jay Leno, Rosie O’Donnell, Jack Canfield, Joy Behar, Gloria Steinem, Danny Glover and Gladys Knight – and she roasted comedy royalty Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. In addition to America’s Got Talent, her on-screen appearances include, Dry Bar Comedy, Gotham Live, HBO, Red Eye, Comics Unleashed, the Paramount Pictures film Marci X, and many national commercials.
As a broadcaster, Maureen created and hosted Bloomberg Television and Radio’s award-winning entertainment programming, where her most memorable moments were interviewing Joan Rivers and George Carlin. Her astute observations and interviewing style earned her the title of “Best Female Commentator” by the Newswomen’s Club of New York. span>
Her TEDx Talk, “The Business of Fun,” is inspired by her time performing in South Africa at the first ever Johannesburg International Comedy Festival. Maureen’s message of inclusion had 600 people on their feet when first presented at Monmouth University.
Daughter of a Garbageman is Maureen’s solo show about growing up with five siblings in New Jersey with a Bronx-born, sanitation worker father and a strict Irish mother. The show had an extended run in Edinburgh, Scotland before making its U.S. debut in San Francisco, where it was hailed as a “one woman tour-de-force.”
“Maureen has everything in her arsenal that a great comedian needs. People are not only going to love her. They’ll want to see her. They are going to imitate her.” – Howie Mandel span>
Maureen is so funny! So fearless! – Simon Cowell
Maureen should have her own TV show! – Sofia Vergara
– LEIGHANN LORD –
Leighann Lord’s stand-up is frequently heard on XM-Sirius Satellite Radio and appeared on many stand-up comedy shows including Even More Funny Women of a Certain Age (Showtime), Girls Night Out (Lifetime), The Original Def Comedy All Star Jam (HBO), Premium Blend (Comedy Central), The World Stands Up (Comedy Central), Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, VH1’s 40 Most Shocking Celebrity Hair Moments, The View (ABC), Comic Quickies (SiTV), HA! Comedy (Gospel Music Channel) and We Got Next! (ASPIRE TV). Named one of New York’s 10 Hot Comics by Improper Magazine her web site, VeryFunnyLady.com, says it all! Enjoy her recently released Dry Bar Comedy Special!
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