Episode 24: Nancy Parker (Comedian)

Nancy Parker has been doing comedy for almost five decades. She’s toured clubs and theaters nationwide, touring with Peter Allen, and Meat Loaf, to name a few. She got her start at the Improv and Catch A Rising Star in NYC. For years she appeared as a regular at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Her signature impressions and characters have appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show Evening At the Improv Don Kirschner Rock Concert, to name a few. She was also a cast member of the Playboy Special filmed at The Comedy Store, aptly titled, Girls of the Comedy Store. She was a writer/performer for eight years at the American Comedy Network, which provided comedy for morning radio zoos around the country. She performed on their Emmy Nominated special in Danbury, Ct. She has written written material for the Rosie O’Donnell Show and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. As a playwright, she has written three full length plays, two of which have had many staged readings. She has also written six ten minute plays; one which has already had two productions. Her new one woman show, PULL BACK AND VENT recently completed a year’s residency at Don’t Tell Mama’s in NYC.