Daphne Always

Brooklyn, NY

$500 and up

Travels up to 120 miles

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Overview

Daphne Always is an emcee, comedian, and musician, praised as an "exceedingly charming star chanteuse" by Time Out and a “nightlife mainstay” by The New York Times. A fixture in New York's LGBTQIA+ entertainment scene, she enriches any event with her infectious, electric energy, her playful, incisive wit, and her abundant generosity of heart.


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Booking information

Price range: $500 and up

Languages: English

Gig length: 20 - 240 minutes

Unions: CWA

Additional booking notes

For hosting/emceeing: no tech required, handheld microphone preferred
For musical/comedic performance: handheld microphone, sound system for backing tracks
For full cabaret performance: handheld microphone, sound system with plug in for electric keyboard

Services offered

Set list

She’s Passable
Boobie & the Breast
Affirmation Circle
Tango in the Night
I Need A He/They
Grow For Me
Swing on A Star
It's Oh So Quiet
Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows
Tit Man’s Girl
Bad Place To Stand
To Night yes
Constant Surprises
Waters of March
Seikilos Epitaph
Orinoco Flow
By A Thread
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

Influences and inspiration

Maria Bamford
Joan Rivers
Amanda Palmer
Rachel Bloom
Cher
Fran Drescher
Celine Dion

Setup requirements

Microphone preferred

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