Shawn Pelofsky

Paid Regular Class of 1998

Shawn Pelofsky is an accomplished stand-up comedian, producer, actress, and writer (NBC, E!, ABC, TBS, LOGO, Amazon, Showtime, SIRIUS). On top of all her accolades, she’s also the founder of a new company, Divorce Parade. In addition to performing comedy internationally, Shawn is a long time paid regular in Los Angeles at The World Famous Comedy Store and has opened for such legends as Bill Maher, Richard Lewis, Robert Klein, AGT's Vicki Barbolak, and Huey Lewis and the News. She has traveled overseas to entertain our U.S. troops in places like Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and Guantanamo Bay and is well known for her work as a performer and ally to the LGBT community. Her writing accolades include creating material for Joan Rivers on Fashion Police, Feeding America Comedy Festival and producer on the hit syndicated comedy game show Funny You Should Ask. Some of her T.V. appearances include the cult hit Community, Comics Unleashed ,Chelsea Lately, The Dark Side of Comedy and her one-hour comedy special Stretch it Out! on Amazon. 

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