Comedy Series
Launched in 2015 in collaboration with comedian Baron Vaughn, the Amphibian Comedy Series gives comedians a unique opportunity to try brand new material in an hour-long set.
Launched in 2015 in collaboration with comedian Baron Vaughn, the Amphibian Comedy Series gives comedians a unique opportunity to try brand new material in an hour-long set.
Since 2015, Amphibian Stage has been highlighting stand-up comedy’s behind-the-scenes creative process by hosting residencies where comedians try out material to build new acts. Not only do our audiences get to see groundbreaking comedy before it hits the mainstream – when they attend more than once in the residency, they can see the writing process in action as the show shifts from night to night.
Jacqueline Novak – who used her Amphibian residency to develop Get On Your Knees (previously titled How Embarrassing For Her) – sold out three off-Broadway runs of the show in 2019, earning praise from pros like John Mulaney, Amy Schumer, and Ira Glass. Other recent participants in the program include Aparna Nancherla (“Corporate”, “Bojack Horseman”), Rhea Butcher (“Put Your Hands Together”, Take My Wife”) and HBO’s Phoebe Robinson.
Mo Welch is an LA based comedian, actress, writer and cartoonist. Last year she wrote on staff for Good Talk With Anthony Jeselnik (Comedy Central) and her book How To Die Alone: The Foolproof Guide to Not Helping Yourself featuring Blair was released by Workman Publishing. Mo has performed on Conan, twice, and her Instagram comic strip Blair has been featured on Buzzfeed, The A.V. Club, Cosmo, Huffington Post, Vice, Serial Optimist.
Mo was named a Comic to Watch by Time Out (2019), chosen to perform on the annual Comedy Central Up Next Showcase at Comedy Central’s inaugural Clusterfest Comedy Festival in San Francisco (June 2017), she showcased for the Fox Night Of Comedy (September 2016) and also performed/wrote for the CBS Comedy Showcase (January 2014).
The Chicago Reader called her “Hysterically Brilliant” and Splitsider calls her “impossibly cool”. Her comedy was described as “deadpan and not in a hurry” by Time Out. She is a regular comics contributor to Hello Giggles and BuzzFeed.