A phenomenal improviser...

Shelagh Ratner began doing stand-up in late 2001, she trained at Groundlings East and participated in several improv and sketch groups. She contributed to "Stories at the Moth" where, given situation and characters, she incorporated highlights of every story told into an entirely improvised finale.

An unusually mobile childhood and youth - eleven moves before college, to and from Europe, South America and the East and West coast - fostered in Ratner a wry take on Stateside life. In her stand-up, she thrives on taking the culture to its absurd limits with deft riffs on Laura Bush's baffling reasons for hooking-up with George W. or Suze Orman's zealous fiscal fitness or the distressing social implications of colorless M&Ms.

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Analytic and psychologically astute, she has genuine affection even for America's excesses, especially in the sports world (she's a devoted Oakland Raiders fan). Unafraid to call things as grimly as she sees them, Ratner maintains a warm connection to the audience. At her first Luna Lounge gig in 2002, host Janeane Garofalo pronounced her "my favorite new comic." Look for her live at The Comedy Store and The Improv in Los Angeles, and on television on "VH1's Total Access"; she also contributes regularly to "Style Slip-Ups" in "Life and Style" magazine.

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Currently, she is the voice of AT&T Wireless and gives frequent talks to aspiring voice-over actors. She recently finished shooting an all-improvised mocumentary entitled "We Got Spirit" which she starred in and directed; besides performing as a stand-up she also appears as Hillary Clinton and gives a speech followed by improvised answers to questions from the audience.

Ratner has lately been tapped to host various shows, a position that allows her to combine stand-up with improv. She relaxes with math histories and biographies but has yet to work Paul Erdos into her act.

Representation:

Commercial

New York
Paradigm (212)897-6400

Los Angeles
Vox (323)655-8699

LA Talent
(323)436-7777

Theatrical

3G Management
(310)855-4054

Other links:
Shelagh's MySpace page
VIDEO: Stand Up
VIDEO: Interviews w/ Raiders fans
VIDEO: Stand-up: Hillary Clinton on stage

Upcoming events:

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Recent performances:

July 2nd, 2009 - SKINNY'S LOUNGE KICKS OFF NEW NIGHT: THURSDAYS AT 8PM!!

June 30th, 2009 - Cafe Muse 9pm no cover/no minimum

June 24th, 2009 - M Bar 8pm "Jumping Off Point" Comedy show 1253 N Vine Street

June 22nd, 2009 - Skinny's Lounge 8pm 4923 Lankershim Blvd. no cover/no minimum

May 26th, 2009 - The Improv, Los Angeles 8pm

April 21st, 2009 - MBAR-1253 N. Vine St

Recent press:

Read Shelagh's weekly
Style Slip Up jokes in
Life and Style magazine.

Comedy Best Bets 2004
May 27, 2004 - Backstage.com

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