Stand Up Comedy

Nashville, TN

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Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

Marianna Barksdale is a Nashville-based stand-up comedian, actress, and writer who started her comedy journey in New York before making the move south in 2019. She has since performed at clubs and venues across the country—basically anywhere willing to trust her with a microphone—including The Comedy Cellar, Zanies Nashville, and Third Coast Comedy.

Recently Marianna was featured in an upcoming comedy mini series for King Jester called Breaking Ground and was mentioned in Deadline!

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Reviews

1 review

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Joe M.

April 17, 2026
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Booked Marianna as the feature for an Open Mic Comedy Night

Marianna was awesome! Very Funny! Would Definitely book again!

Hired as: Stand-Up Comedian

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for pricing

Languages: English

Gig length: 10 - 45 minutes

What to expect

Comedy! Just let me know your restrictions before booking, I can do clean or blue!

Additional booking notes

A stage and lighting is nice to have but I have done comedy in a parking lot and on the street before and both went great. The mic and speaker are the only need to haves.

Past booked events

March 2026

17

Tuesday

Nightclub Event

8:00pm - 8:30pm

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Bowling Green, KY

Influences and inspiration

Whitney Cummings
Taylor Tomlinson
Ali Wong

Setup requirements

Mic, Mic Stand, Speaker

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