Erica Switzer

ERICA SWITZER Comedian|MC|Voiceover C O N TA C T--LINKEDIN.COM/ERICASWITZER YOUTUBE.COM/C/ERICASWITZER I N S TA G R A M . C O M / E R I C A S W I T Z E R TWITTER.COM/theericaswitzer PROFILE Chicagoland's Erica Switzer has featured for That Damn Michael Che’s Simeon Goodson, Laugh Factory's Mateen Stewart, AGT’s Justin Rivera and more. Co-founder of Shanghai’s Blackout Comedy and founder of Hei Now Comedy, China's premier Black comedy crew, Erica was the 1st Black comedian to perform in Mongolia’s Silk Road International Comedy Festival July 2019. Featured in Facebook X Variety’s Room for Discussion with Michelle Buteau, Sam Jay and London Hughes Feb- festivals include Chicago's World Comedy Expo, NYC’s Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest, and Cleveland’s Sixth City Comedy Festival. She performs regularly at Laugh Factory and The Lincoln Lodge and produces comedy shows in Chicagoland. EXPERIENCE Host/Feature for Abi Sanchez, Jamie Shriner-Biddle, Darrick Jones, Ken Garr (US), Mateen Stewart, Simeon Goodson, Justin Rivera, Kurt Dunsing and Adam Hamilton (China) Producer, Fear of a Black Cat Productions Voiceover, True Celebrity Stories Youtube 2023 Roast Battle Chicago Tournament 2023 Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest, Festival Producer and Performer 2022 Keenan Thompson Ultimate Comedy Experience Selected, 2022 Sixth City Comedy Festival 2022 Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest 2022 World Comedy Expo 2021 The Ladies Room Comedy Festival Selected, 29th LA Comedy Festival 2021 World Series of Comedy 2021 Burbank Comedy Festival and Best of Fest Show 2021 Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival, Host and Feature Flappers Virtual Headliner, April- NY Underground Comedy Festival, Feature and Panelist SHOWCASES Upcoming Chocolate Sundaes, Laugh Factory Hollywood, Sep 2024 Chicago’s Best Standup, Las Locas Comedy, New Faces & more, Laugh Factory Chicago Best Set Winner, Riddles, BrauerHouse and Comedy Shrine 2019 Shanghai Black Expo, Performer and MC, 2018 - 2019 Shanghai Roast Battle Finalist, 3rd Place, Mar-Jun 2019 Shanghai Comediennes, Host and Feature,- Shanghai Comedy Bunker Host/Feature,- The Attic@Real Shanghai Bar, Oct 2018 - July 2020 Comedy UN, Shanghai, Sep 2018-July 2020 OVERVIEW • Style: Observational, Blue and Roast • Topics: Identity, Chicago, Being Black in China, Dating, Teaching • In uences: Bernie Mac, Sommore, • • • • • fl • • Adele Givens, Deon Cole 400+ Live Comedy Shows 200+ Virtual Comedy Shows 60+ mins Material, 15 mins Clean Longest performance: 30 minutes 8 min set: https://youtu.be/ 29GtpO0Sy2k 7+ years Voiceover Experience Brand Ambassdor for Banato (Chicago) and Lalu Raw Beauty (Shanghai) E D U C AT I O N M a s t e r o f A r t s i n E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u re , 2 0 0 7 D e P a u l U n i v e r s i t y, C h i c a g o , I L B a c h e l o r o f A r t s i n E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u re , 2 0 0 4 C re a t i v e Wr i t i n g Tr a c k ERICA SWITZER ERICASWITZER THEERICASWITZER ERICASWITZER