Kelly Pryce
American stand-up comedian
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kelly Pryce is a stand-up comedian and writer from Sacramento, California. She was a staff writer for the George Lopez talk show Lopez Tonight, and a contestant on Last Comic Standing in 2014. Her debut album, 2020's Life With a Pryce, was produced by Grammy winner Dan Schlissel for his label Stand Up! Records.
Early life, family and education
The oldest of four children, Pryce grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood in Sacramento, California. Childhood dyslexia made school difficult, but she compensated by learning to make her mother and classmates laugh by impersonating her teachers.[1][2]
Career
Pryce began performing stand-up comedy at age 22.[2][3] Sacramento magazine called her comedy "brazen and fearless" for not shying away from risqué and R-rated material while still focusing on topics such as family life and children. Pryce commented to an interviewer for Capital Public Radio that "I have a family and I talk about them in not a family-act way," joking that she wouldn't let her children listen to her act until they were over 21.[4] She has frequently toured with Dave Attell, and cites both Attell and Rosie O’Donnell among her comedic influences.[1][5]
From 2003 to 2006, she hosted a morning show on KWOD-FM in Sacramento with Boomer Barbosa, Ian Gary and DJ Mervin, which ended when the station was sold and changed format.[6][7][2]
Pryce joined Lopez Tonight in 2010, writing topical and political monologues and skits, and occasionally performing in sketches.[4][8]
In 2012, she performed in New York for the stand-up series NickMom Night Out.[9]
She appeared on Last Comic Standing in 2014, making it to the third round of the invitationals.[3][10]
She appeared in the 2015 TLC series What She Said, which featured female comedians commenting on motherhood and other issues.[11]
Personal life
Pryce has four children.[3]
Discography
- Life With a Pryce (Stand Up! Records, 2020)