Kelly Pryce

Not to be confused with Kelly Price.
Kelly Pryce
Born1976 or 1977 (age 47–48)[1]
OccupationStand-up comedian
Years active2003-present

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.

Personal life

Pryce grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood in Sacramento, the oldest of four children. Childhood dyslexia made school difficult, but she compensated by learning to make her mother and classmates laugh by impersonating her teachers.[1][2]

Pryce has four children .[3]

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]

Discography

References

  1. ^ a b c Ferris Heenan, Jan (March 13, 2009). "Just for Laughs". Sacramento. Sacramento, California. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  2. ^ a b c Watts Barton, David (2009-08-25). "Insight: Tent City Proposal / Effie Yeaw Nature Center / Local Comedians". Capital Public Radio. Sacramento, California. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  3. ^ a b c Sean L. McCarthy (May 29, 2014). "Last Comic Standing, Season 8, Episode 2 of "The Invitationals" Recap". The Comic's Comic. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  4. ^ a b Watts Barton, David (February 17, 2010). "Insight: HealthyCal.org/ Kelly Pryce/ W.C. Clark/ Patti Wagon". Capital Public Radio. Sacramento, California. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  5. ^ Leibrock, Rachel (2013-07-04). "Oh, mama". Sacramento News & Review. Sacramento, California. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  6. ^ Probst, Jason (2005-06-16). "No rules, only edicts: While its new deejay lineup debuts, KWOD v2.0 maintains corporate silence". Sacramento News & Review. Sacramento, California. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  7. ^ Watts Barton, David (2009-09-16). "Insight: Tavis Smiley / Sac County Cuts / 'Lewd & Crude' / Roger Smith". Capital Public Radio. Sacramento, California. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  8. ^ "Kelly Pryce". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  9. ^ Narloch, Chris (January 11, 2018). "These Comics Are Anything But a Drag" (PDF). OutWord Magazine. Sacramento, California. pp. 20–22. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  10. ^ "Last Comic Standing Straight Up Recap: Invitationals Round 3". The Interrobang. May 30, 2014. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  11. ^ Alcinii, Daniele (September 2, 2015). "TLC to roll out #WhatSheSaid". RealScreen. Retrieved 2020-07-29.