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Claudia Cogan is an American stand-up comic.[1] She has been nominated three times for an Excellence in Comedy in New York (ECNY) award.[2][3] She is an Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre alum, having been on the Harold team, Pole Position.[4]
Career
[edit]Cogan began doing stand-up in 2005.[5] In 2009, New York Magazine listed Cogan as "Ten People Funny People Find Funny." She named Sandra Bernhard and David Letterman as idols. They cited this as her signature joke: "Until the financial crisis, I thought a 401(k) was an unusually long marathon. I couldn't understand why my co-workers kept signing up. To me, it was just a way to mess up a Sunday."[6] That same year, she began co-hosting "50 First Jokes" with Jiwon Lee and John F. O'Donnell.[7] In 2010, Cogan was a contestant on the 7th season of Last Comic Standing.[8]
In 2017, Cogan did a strand-up set on SeeSo's Night Train With Wyatt Cenac.[9]
Cogan has appeared at comedy festivals like the Bridgetown Comedy Festival,[10] San Francisco SketchFest,[11] the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival.[12]
Personal
[edit]Cogan identifies as lesbian and uses she/hers pronouns.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Claudia Cogan is Pretty Exotic". play.mylifetime.com. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ "New York's Funniest Honored at ECNY Awards". www.backstage.com. March 10, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Nominees for the 2008 ECNY Awards – The Comic's Comic". February 5, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Harold Night Rosters (New York) - IRC Improv Wiki". wiki.improvresourcecenter.com. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ BusselShare, Rachel Kramer (November 15, 2004). "Claudia Cogan, Comedian". Gothamist. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Ten New Comedians That Funny People Find Funny -- New York Magazine - Nymag". New York Magazine. March 20, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ Ryzik, Melena. "'50 FIRST JOKES'". query.nytimes.com. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ Shams • •, Christina (June 14, 2010). "Last Recap Standing: Episode Two". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ Staff, Shadow and Act. "Wyatt Cenac's 'Night Train' Picked Up for Season Two - Blavity". Blavity News & Entertainment. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ Hallett, Alison (April 22, 2011). "The Ladies of Bridgetown". Portland Mercury. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ Wertzler, Jay (June 18, 2018). "2013 Lineup - SF Sketchfest". SF Sketchfest. Archived from the original on October 11, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ Evans, Bradford (August 15, 2013). "The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival Announces Its Lineup". Vulture. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ Riendeau, Danielle (July 6, 2009). "A Chat with Claudia Cogan". AfterEllen. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ "100 Women We Love: Class of 2014 - GO Magazine". Retrieved March 24, 2026.