Maggie Faris
Maggie Faris is the host of the podcast MAGNOTRONIC and winner of the inaugural Stand Out! National Queer Comedy Search competition. The Advocate describes her as:
“…known for a ceaselessly cheerful personality and seemingly endless series of quirky, intelligent jokes dissecting our fears and social barriers. With light-hearted material that forces the audience to laugh at their insecurities and prejudices, Faris shows that we are all equally goofy human beings. Faris is the winner of several comedy competitions, including the Gender Showdown — the first woman to win the title featuring an impressive list of past competitors including Louie Anderson and Roseanne Barr. …Faris [also] won the coveted role of public address announcer for the St. Paul Saints professional baseball team, leading to an appearance on ESPN’s Cold Pizza… She appeared two years in a row on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and won both the Silver Nail award and Funniest Clip of the Year at the Aspen Comedy Festival in 2011. Curve magazine named Faris one of the Funniest Lesbians in America.”