LAUREN'S BIO
Lauren Maul was raised in Nebraska, studied theater at the University of San Diego, trained as an improviser in Chicago, and currently performs in New York. A "bit-maker" by trade, Lauren creates music, films, puppets, stand-up routines and other things that usually involve glitter.
In Chicago she performed at Zanies, The Lincoln Lodge, Lakeshore Theater, Victory Gardens, Second City and worked with several ensembles, including Red Moon Theater, Laughing Liberally, and “The Best Church of God” (a satirical church) which won the Chicago Reader's “Best Sketch Show”.
Other credits include "The Refugee Girls Revue" (performer/musical director), "Stand-Up: The MUSICAL!" (creator/composer), and "Bitch Trial" (creator/performer). Lauren has also appeared in several festivals, including Williamstown, Just for Laughs, Chicago Sketchfest, the Women in Comedy Festival, SOLOCOM, NY Fringe, Brooklyn Comedy Festival, and San Francisco Sketchfest- where her show "Dudes Being Dudes Being Dudes" played to a sold-out audience.
In 2014 Lauren created the viral Tumblr "You're Gonna Die Here", which features photos of terrifying AirBnB rentals. In 2016 Amazon Reviews: The Musical! (the musical web series she created) was named one of the best web series of the year by IndieWire and Lauren was named one of the "50 Funniest People in Brooklyn" by Brooklyn Magazine. In 2017 Lauren created the critically acclaimed "Apologies from Men" and the live concert was recommended by the NY Times.
Her writing has appeared in places like BUST magazine, The Frisky, Splitsider, Merry Jane, and Reductress. You can catch her producing/hosting "Bitchcraft!" and "Gathering the Coven" about town- plus a monthly sing along for senior citizens through New York Cares. She's also a teacher at The Peoples Improv Theater and her character Marilyn Summers is known to frequent the popular gameshow "The Cabaret Showdown." She's currently working on a dark new musical called "Bucolic" based on true tales from her Nebraska hometown.
In Chicago she performed at Zanies, The Lincoln Lodge, Lakeshore Theater, Victory Gardens, Second City and worked with several ensembles, including Red Moon Theater, Laughing Liberally, and “The Best Church of God” (a satirical church) which won the Chicago Reader's “Best Sketch Show”.
Other credits include "The Refugee Girls Revue" (performer/musical director), "Stand-Up: The MUSICAL!" (creator/composer), and "Bitch Trial" (creator/performer). Lauren has also appeared in several festivals, including Williamstown, Just for Laughs, Chicago Sketchfest, the Women in Comedy Festival, SOLOCOM, NY Fringe, Brooklyn Comedy Festival, and San Francisco Sketchfest- where her show "Dudes Being Dudes Being Dudes" played to a sold-out audience.
In 2014 Lauren created the viral Tumblr "You're Gonna Die Here", which features photos of terrifying AirBnB rentals. In 2016 Amazon Reviews: The Musical! (the musical web series she created) was named one of the best web series of the year by IndieWire and Lauren was named one of the "50 Funniest People in Brooklyn" by Brooklyn Magazine. In 2017 Lauren created the critically acclaimed "Apologies from Men" and the live concert was recommended by the NY Times.
Her writing has appeared in places like BUST magazine, The Frisky, Splitsider, Merry Jane, and Reductress. You can catch her producing/hosting "Bitchcraft!" and "Gathering the Coven" about town- plus a monthly sing along for senior citizens through New York Cares. She's also a teacher at The Peoples Improv Theater and her character Marilyn Summers is known to frequent the popular gameshow "The Cabaret Showdown." She's currently working on a dark new musical called "Bucolic" based on true tales from her Nebraska hometown.