Michele Mortensen

Clients can expect a clean (or slightly naughty) performance that will be somewhat tailored to the audience. I have a likable personality that will come through to everyone and will connect with young and old, men and women alike.

New England native and Southern transplant Michele Mortensen began her comedy career several years ago after a rather “normal” life as wife, mother of two, professional musician, and arts administrator. She first began studying with Rich Gustus, who has taught many successful comics, including Myq Kaplan and Shane Mauss. Her other teachers have included Judy Carter, Cary Odes, Dave Rattigan, Bob Gautreau, and Eddie Brill, of "The David Letterman Show."
Michele has appeared at festivals throughout the country, including the prestigious Boston Comedy Festival where she was a semi-finalist in 2020, the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas, the She-Devil Comedy Festival in New York, and the North Carolina Comedy Festival. She has played clubs around the country, including the Comedy Studio, Mottley’s Comedy Club, and Laugh Boston in Boston, Headliners in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Side Splitters and Coconuts in Tampa/St. Petersburg. She has opened for nationally known headliners including finalists from “Last Comic Standing,” Myq Kaplan, Gary Gulman, and Michele Balan, as well as several winners of the Boston Comedy Festival, Dave Russo, Robbie Printz, Paul Nardizzi, and Dave McDonough.
A versatile performer, Michele often sings and performs her own song parodies in her act. She has acted in several films, including co-starring roles in two independent features. In 2018 she was featured in a Huffington Post article, "Grandmas Define Modern Slang."

I own a small PA system with a mic and also have a portable keyboard.