With Louis CK, Bill Cosby and Al Franken out of the comedy circuit and no doubt many more “balls” to drop, the only funny people left are the legendary women of standup.   Funny Women of a Certain Age is a show straight from the unfettered mouths and uninhibited minds of the funniest, most daring, most experienced people in comedy: the women that have seen it all.   They’ve raised children both on and off the road, having club bouncers watch their babies while onstage. These women have stayed in comedy condos where you don’t want to use a blacklight on anything. They’ve been told women aren’t funny and asked to trade sexual favors for work. Trust us, they have A LOT to say and they say it hysterically.   Known as the comic's comic, Funny Women of a Certain Age creator Carole Montgomery has already brought to the stage some of the most respected names in comedy including Fran Drescher, Luenell, Janeane Garofalo, Julia Scotti, Felicia Michaels, Cathy Ladman, Kira Soltanovich, Vanessa Hollingshead, Wendy Liebman, Tammy Pescatelli and Lynne Koplitz.  Dozens of other comedians that have been headlining and selling out clubs and theaters all over the country for many years are part of the show’s roster of rotating comedians.

Felicia Michaels is a highly imaginative storyteller—whether writing, producing, or directing award-winning short and documentary films, aiming a camera at other creatives on television and film sets, podcasting, or sharing the stage with the most visible stand-ups in American comedy. Felicia started her comedy career by winning Funniest Female on Star Search and The American Comedy Awards. Her comedy has been seen on numerous networks and streaming services. Post-pandemic, Felicia was featured in the Showtime Documentary series (3 out of five episodes) that chronicled the evolution of comedy within the walls of the iconic Comedy Store, co-starred in the film Halfway to Amarillo, was a camera operator on three feature documentaries (two for HBO and PBS), filmed her second comedy special, and wrote a comedy pilot for Prodigy films.

Comedian, Writer, Director, Producer, MOM Carole Montgomery has had a long and varied career. In addition to her over two dozen television appearances, Carole has headlined clubs & colleges ​across the USA and starred in 2 different Las Vegas production shows. In her ten years as a LAS VEGAS STAR,  it is estimated that she has been seen by over 5 million audience members.

Retha Jones Has performed on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam”, BET’s Comic View”, Comedy Central’s Premium Blend”, Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed” as a feature, and was a featured comedian on ABC TV’s “The View” on “A Day of Comedy” as a guest of her long-time friend Sherri Shepherd. Retha is a Comedy Store, Laugh Factory paid regular. You can also catch her at The Comedy and Magic Club. Jones has also performs for churches, including Faithful Central and First A.M.E. Retha has also won several comedy competitions, including the Annual California Comedy Festival and California’s Funniest Female Contest. She was also named the 1st Runner-Up in the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition and won the hearts of America as one of the Season 5 semi-finalists of NBC’s hit show Last Comic Standing.

Mary Kennedy, a Boston native, was the recurring character “New Fiona” on Shameless, Season 7 and garnered the prestigious honor of being added to the Shameless Hall of Shame for the final season on Showtime. Her one woman show, Mid Life Mood Swing, made its debut in LA at Oh My Ribs back in 2018, did a tour to sold-out audiences on the east coast, including Mary’s hometown and just had a successful showing at SOLOFEST 2023 through The Whitefire Theatre in Los Angeles. This show is a rollercoaster ride about being her mom’s roadie for the wedding band The Mood Swings in the 80’s, being cousins with the Kennedys, yeah those Kennedys and going through motherhood, midlife and menopause.

Beginning as actors and a stand-up comedy team themselves– Barb and Steve toured comedy and folk clubs and appeared on over 30 networks and syndicated television shows in the late 70’s and early 80’s- then their career took them behind the camera. Writing and producing, the North’s were Head Writers of the late 80’s rendition of The Gong Show and wrote or produced for many others including Candid Camera, Make Me Laugh, Bachelor Party and Switcheroo. They have worked in development, created shows, and sold formats of shows they created in the expanding International market of the early 90’s.

Bernadette Pauley is one of the most highly demanded special event comedian/hosts on the circuit. Her TV comedy and hosting credits include GOTHAM COMEDY LIVE, COMICS UNLEASHED, COMEDY CENTRAL, ETC. . ST. JUDE, PROCTER & GAMBLE, TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB and SOHO HOUSE are just a few of her past clients  Bernadette’s jokes have been published by The Huffington Post and The New York Post.