Christi Somers

           

Christi made her national TV debut roasting Jimmy Carr on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle and has appeared on Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring, This Joka with Will Smith, TruTV’s Late Night Snack, Chris Gethard Presents, IFC’s Comedy Crib, and Kevin Hart’s LOL Network. Her solo show It’s Christi, Bitch! at Joe’s Pub was praised by The New York Times and called a “must-see” by Time Out New York. Named a “New Face of Comedy” by the International Just For Laughs Festival, Christi appeared in the comedy special Dead Moms Club alongside Bob the Drag Queen, starred in the musical Foreverland at Manhattan Theatre Club, and made her film debut in the SXSW-premiering Molli and Max in the Future. Her voice acting credits include Pinkalicious & Peterrific (PBS Kids) and Teenage Euthanasia (Adult Swim) and Christi has starred in national television and radio campaigns for IKEA. Christi’s roast battles are enshrined at the National Comedy Center, and her jokes appear in the MacMillan anthology Eating Salad Drunk. She currently writes for some of the biggest comedians working today and tours nationally as the opening act for Nicole Byer!