Ladies of Laughter
Ladies of Laughter
Updated May 6, 2026: This performance will now take place at the O'Reilly Theater. Tickets will automatically be transferred to the new venue and sent via the original delivery method chosen at the time of purchase. Questions? Contact Guest Services at 412-456-6666.
The evening features comedians Dena Blizzard, Liz Glazer, Leighann Lord, and Helen Wildy.
The Ladies of Laughter has jump-started the careers of dozens of women in comedy. This national competition and Funny & Fabulous Tour features the funniest women in comedy today.
The tour features the funniest women in comedy today and includes winners and the best talent from its heralded international competition.
Past participants include Amy Schumer, Mellisa Rauch (Big Bang Theory), Tammy Pescatelli, Michelle Buteau and countless other women who got their start from this one-and-only women's comedy programming with the sole purpose of highlighting, celebrating and furthering the careers of women in stand-up comedy.
The views and opinions expressed in the performance do not necessarily reflect those of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The Trust is committed to its core values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, including freedom of expression. Prices, shows, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.
Featuring
Dena Blizzard
Comedian
Dena Blizzard was the 2004 "Newcomer" Winner and is a the creator of "One Funny Mother", a multi-media company creating content, products and live comedy shows. She is widely known for her viral videos...the "Back to School Rant" and "Chardonnay Go" and her daily morning show on FB Live "One Funny Morning" and "Tipsy Tuesday" with 25K daily viewers. Dena hosted with Anderson Cooper, performed at the United Nations, served as Grand Marshal of "Chardonnay Day" in Chardonnay, France and was the Official Preliminary Host of the Miss America Pageant for ten years!
Liz Glazer
Comedian
Liz Glazer is an award-winning standup comedian, actor, and writer. Liz was the 2021 Newcomer winner in the Ladies of Laughter Competition and won first place in the Boston Comedy Festival. This former law professor has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and has been the opening act for Myq Kaplan and Maria Bamford. As an actor, Liz has appeared on ABC Television's For Life and CBS's Bull. She is on the faculty at Lesly Kahn & Co., the Los Angeles acting studio and is writing a television pilot about her life, a draft of which was a semi-finalist in the Stage 32 writing competition.
Leighann Lord
Comedian
Leighann Lord is a New York-based comedian, writer, and actress. She is a Mary Jo Comedy Award winner and has appeared on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Showtime Network's Funny Women of a Certain Age, ABC-TV's The View and is a former co-host (with Neil deGrasse Tyson) of the Star Talk Radio podcast. She has performed all over the world entertaining the troops and at home to audiences in all 50 states. Leighann was a host for Center for Inquiry's Point of Inquiry podcast. She is a fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and has been a longtime Ladies of Laughter performer at theaters nationwide.
Helen Wildy
Comedian
Being Irish and gay, Helen Wildy loves rainbows and parades. NYC-based Helen was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Her first comedy album "Bomb Threat" can be heard on Sirius XM. Helen has been named "Best Of" in comedy in Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Raleigh and has performed all over the US and Europe. In 2024, Helen completed 3 tours with Armed Forces Entertainment to entertain our troops abroad. She worked with grad students at Duke University as a comedy advisor in their "Integrating Comedy into Science Communications" program. Helen has opened for some of her fave comedians including Dave Attell, Cameron Esposito, and Maria Bamford!
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