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Now starring as Melissa Schemmenti in ABC’s #1 show, the Emmy-nominated “Abbott Elementary”, Actress, Creator/Producer/Writer Lisa Ann Walter’s career spans television, film and the stage. She is known for stand-out roles in feature films such as “The Parent Trap”, “Bruce Almighty”, “Shall We Dance”, “War of the Worlds” and “Killers”. Walter is also the co-creator and star of several network sitcoms and unscripted series. Lisa Ann is the proud Creator, Executive Producer and Judge on the highest rated first year NBC/UNI cable series, "Dance Your Ass Off", with over a dozen foreign formats. She co-created, produced and directed the original series "Gonzo Girls" and has both scripted and unscripted series currently in development. She has enjoyed guesting on numerous hit shows; "The Odd Couple", "The Exes", "Nip/Tuck", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Grey's Anatomy", "9-1-1", "Glow". Lisa Ann spent 10 years headlining clubs all over the country. Her first televised comedy set was as a featured professional standup act on “It’s Showtime at the Apollo” where she turned a skeptical crowd into a cheering one and led to scores of television spots and she was recently featured on “Gotham Comedy Live”. Walter has hosted dozens of A-List events including “Talk of the Town”, “The Icon Awards” honoring Sidney Poitier, “The Hollywood Bag Ladies luncheon for Lupus” & more. Her comedic memoire/essays on self-loathing, "The Best Thing About My Ass is That It's Behind Me", was a life-changing book published by Harper One and was #13 on the NY Times & Amazon Bestseller Lists. But Walter is most proud of being a working mom of 4 with “one foot on the red carpet…the other at Costco” and that her stomach is still reasonably flat after being the clown car they all came out of.Other Events
2025 Funniest Person In Austin - Preliminary Round
at Capitol City Comedy ClubThe 2025 Funniest Person in Austin contest begins this summer! Armed with only their own original material, more than 250 aspiring comics will throw their hats in the ring to compete for the title of Austin's Funniest Person and take home the $3,000 prize.
2025 Funniest Person In Austin - Preliminary Round
at Capitol City Comedy ClubThe 2025 Funniest Person in Austin contest begins this summer! Armed with only their own original material, more than 250 aspiring comics will throw their hats in the ring to compete for the title of Austin's Funniest Person and take home the $3,000 prize.
Special Event: Trae Crowder
at Capitol City Comedy ClubTrae Crowder first gained international attention (or notoriety depending on your politics) in 2016 for his hugely viral series of “Liberal Redneck” comedic “porch rant” videos. Since then, Trae has written a best-selling book, The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin Dixie Outta The Dark, toured the country thrice over playing sold out theatre shows under the WellRED Comedy Tour banner, appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO), Nightline (ABC), The View, Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (MSNBC), NPR, WTF with Marc Maron, MTV, CNN, Huffington Post and in the Veronica Mars reboot, as “Chattanooga Charlie”, among many others. Initially from rural Celina, TN, Trae now lives in Los Angeles, CA and has developed and sold five scripted pilots for Warner Bros TV, ABC, and FOX and continues to work as a writer. Trae stars in and produces regular sketches for Comedy Central, Funny or Die, ATTN, Facebook Watch, New York Daily News which have garnered tens of millions of views online. Crowder also co-wrote and produced an hour-long documentary titled Inherent Good, featuring Crowder and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, about universal basic income. Additionally, Trae co-hosts the hugely popular “WellRED,” “Evening Skews” and “Puttin’ On Airs” podcasts. His debut 30-minute standup comedy special was taped in 2021 in Nashville, TN. He also continues to rant and rave on the internet to the mostly-delight of his lovely fanbase.
