Ellen Orchid Stand-Up Comedy

I'm reliable. I arrive early, always. You will know I'm there and ready to work.
I dress very well - dress up for the occasion and do the show the client wants - if it needs to be clean, it will be.
My comedy is rehearsed and prepared. I also interact sometimes with the audience in a positive, fun way, never picking on anyone.
I treat everyone with warmth and respect.
I take direction/instruction well and adjust as needed to any venue/setting.
I do like good lighting and a good sound system, but will make it work whatever is available. I can project my voice when a sound system isn't available (I can work outdoors too)
I have my own mike stand and portable sound system which I can bring if you like.

Ellen Orchid has performed stand-up on "The View", "America's Funniest People", "Live" and "Oprah's Funniest Viewers". She performs at NYC comedy clubs and in various event spaces in the tristate area including Long Island. She has done fundraisers. She has performed at weddings, with special material written for the lucky couple, as well as bar and bat mitzvahs with special material written.
She has won comedy contests includiing: "Comedy Idol" at the West Side Comedy Club, "The Ladies' Room Comedy Contest" at the Bway Comedy Club and "Funniest Jewish Comic in NYC" at the Bway Comedy Club.
She has performed for church groups, synagogue groups, senior centers, assisted living centers, at VA Hospital auditoriums. Her comedy is warm and relatable - all the frustrations of daily life are fair game. She enjoys writing special material for your occasion.

As an actress she was on "The Sopranos" as "Dr Zalutsky, interviewing "Uncle Junior" at his kitchen table. (Episode #48, "Whoever Did This"). She was a principal in the documentary "Vegucated". Off-Broadway she performed in "Fire Island", a sexy new musical at Theatre Row, and was "Pat Black" in "Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding". She has done her solo show "Punchlines and Prozac" and "Rest In Pieces" in Manhattan. Her play "Prescriptions" was performed at the Theater at St. Clements in midtown, among other Manhattan venues, and has been published. Her play "Adjustments' had a staged reading starring Broadway veteran Tovah Feldshuh. She wrote a biography of her grandfather - "Jacob Weinberg, Musical Pioneer", available on (link hidden).

I need a microphone in a stand and a sound system.
If you don't have one, let me know in advance and I will bring one with me