Shawn Pelofsky Biography
This sassy female will blow you away with her physical comedy and high
energy. Shawn Pelofsky will take you on a wild ride with her outrageous
impersonations and knowledge of pop culture. Her ability to nickname and
work a crowd will blow your mind. Once you stretch it out with Pelofsky, you will never stop.
Pelofsky was born one out of ten Jews in Oklahoma. Performing since the age of
eight, it’s only natural that Pelofsky decided to pursue a career in comedy.
She attended the University of Southern California and received a B.A. from
The School of Theater. During her time at USC, she joined an improvisational
group Comedius Interruptus which became her motivating force to train at
The Groundlings.
By the age of 20, Pelofsky was performing sketches and improv with
comedic giant (SNL’s) Will Ferrell. With a couple years of improv under her
belt, she became a member of The ACME Comedy Theater. During her time at
ACME, Pelofsky flourished in the field of stand-up comedy culminating with her
current status as a regular at The World Famous Comedy Store. When she’s not
touring or performing for our troops in places like Afghanistan, Bosnia,
Bahrain, and Guantanamo Bay, Pelofsky performs weekly on their infamous Main
Room stage. Adding to her many comedic accolades, Pelofsky has been featured in
The Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and in the all female hit
comedy tours Pretty Funny Women, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, and The Hot Tamales produced by Eva Longoria. She has opened up for greats such as Richard Lewis, Robert Klein, Bill Maher, and the fabulous Margaret Cho.
Pelofsky has given the comedy competition circuit a run for its money as a
finalist for The Funniest Woman in Orange County and in Comedy Central’s Laugh Riots. Her television and film credits include Community (NBC), Lip Service (Showtime), The Gossip Queens (LOGO), Chelsea Lately (E!), Pretty Hurts (LOGO), Comics Unleashed (ABC), The Tonight Show (NBC), Pauly Shore’s Minding the Store (TBS), Last Comic Standing (NBC), Playboy Channel and Free Enterprise starring William Shatner. You can currently catch Pelofsky taking gay male audiences by storm performing with the Atlantis Cruises worldwide, Gay Prides around the USA, hosting HRC events, and at The Comedy Store with her new monthly hit wonder "The Bathhouse Show." Make sure to check out her new comedy album, LADY HAHA recently released on iTunes.
