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Leah Bonnema is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer who has been seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Chris Gethard Presents, Oculus & AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live, IFC’s Comedy Crib, TruTV’s Comedy Knockout, Elite Daily’s Schlep and Why It’s Ok To Be A Single Girl On Valentine’s Day, Don’t Tell Comedy, Broadway Video’s The Henkle Factor with Michael Che, Vh1’s 100 Greatest series and was a regular on Buzzfeed’s Did You See This?! 

Huffington Post named her one of their Favorite Female Comedians and she was on The America Stands Up Showcase at The International Glasgow Comedy Festival. Leah has had the honor of performing for our troops overseas, touring with Lizz Winstead’s Lady Parts Justice and has been featured in The New York Comedy Festival, The Lucille Ball Comedy Fest at The National Comedy Center, Politicon, The Women in Comedy Festival, Bumbershoot, AfroPunkFest, Netflix is a Joke, and at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC for The District of Comedy Festival.

Solving Leah, a half hour comedic detective series that Leah wrote, starred in and produced with Frankenmel Films, was an *Official Selection* of The New York Television Festival and The Portland Film Festival. Leah costarred & cowrote The Dawns, a short that was directed by Corinne Fisher (Guys We F*&@ed) that was an *Official Selection* of the Broad Humor Film Fest. She’s had two solo shows, Always with the Heart & Never with the Brain directed by Karen Sommers at The BMCC Theater and Wake Up and Yell at Me which had three runs at The PIT.

Leah was delighted to be a part of Mark Altman’s staged performance of The Voyage Home for the 30th Anniversary of Star Trek at The Javits Center and she performed the closing monologue for A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer at The Manhattan Theater for V-Day.

The NY Times said Leah is “one of the city’s most consistently excellent young comics” and The Scotsman called her “A force of nature.”

Leah recently published a romcom-esque novel, The Holiday Breakdown, which received a shout out on Katie Couric’s cite and she just directed the film My Catholic Guilt which was nominated for *Best New Media* at the Conquering Disability with Film Festival in Las Vegas.

She is the cohost of the popular podcast, Were You Raised By Wolves?!, which made iTunes “New & Noteworthy” list, was nominated for a Webby in two categories including *Best Hosts* and was featured in the LA Times.

Leah is new to Los Angeles from New York where she was working nightly in top comedy clubs. Raised in rural Maine by two potters, Leah graduated from McGill University with Honors and subsequently studied at American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She loves her dog, mystery novels and Gandalf.

“One To Watch” - Elite Daily

“One of Funniest People You Should Know About...Her Twitter feed is equal parts intentionally
bad puns, Machiavelli references and language that would make a teamster blush tomato red.” -
Triple J Magazine

“A Giggle Goddess” - Comediva

“It Girl....Brash and bold, leaving no prisoners and issuing no apologies.” - Holly Pinafore Mag

“Leah Bonnema is a really smart, funny female comic who tackles vulnerability in ways that are
incredible.” - Lizz Winstead in Bustle Magazine

“The Brilliant Leah Bonnema…” - Village Voice

“Leah Bonnema is the most talented comedian I've ever worked with. She is completely honest
in her material and her delivery pulling directly from her everyday life and talking with the
audience, making us feel at home with her and relaxed in the palm of her hand.” - Karen
Sommers Theater Director and Media Arts Manager at The Art of Elysium, Los Angeles

“Leah Bonnema's stage presence is a force to be reckoned with. Her personal storytelling
coupled with her rapid fire wit is unprecedented. This is one comic who truly commands your
attention and dominates the stage!” - blondelogicblog.com

“Leah Bonnema, founder and host of Rosie the Irreverent, a comedy line-up showcasing
hilarious female comics, has done yearly benefits for Pets for Life NYC, an animal surrender
prevention program. Leah's benefits have allowed Pets for Life NYC to assist hundreds of
animals in need. She is a great asset to Pets for Life NYC as both a volunteer with the program
and as the warm and welcoming host of these wonderful comedy benefits. Leah is such a
fabulous comedian! And if that is not enough, we love Leah even more because she is the proud
mom of two rescued guinea pigs, Tupac and R2D2." - Jenny Olsen Pets for Life NYC
Coordinator The Humane Society of the United States

“The first female comic, Leah Bonnema, kicked off her set with the recent passing of Utah's Kill
The Miscarriers bill. Her least controversial bit was about telling a kid in PetCo to "Shut the fuck
up!" She's only the second comic I've ever seen, after Sarah Silverman, to pull off abortion jokes
and I don't know that I've seen anyone do a suicide joke and make it the perfect button to their
set.” -117-Hudson.com

“By far the best performance was given by the beautiful Leah Bonnema. The actress used her
onstage powers to shine and is absolutely a joy to watch." - Jade Estaban Estrada, Arts and
Entertainment Columnist for the Villager-New York and The Downtown Express New York