Mary Gallagher
As I worked my way through college in Wisconsin, I responded to a “Help Wanted” ad for singing telegrams. My first one was for The Green Bay Packers! They requested I come dressed as a clown (and why wouldn’t they?) Since I had no idea how to sing, I put on my best rainbow wig and began crafting killer jokes just for The Packers and their families. A career was born and one clown made an iconic institution’s day!
I honed my writing and improvisational skills at The Second City in Chicago. There I also got hired by Citibank to show potential customers a new rewards program. That corporate gig ended up paying off my entire college loan, all while I learned improv from the finest teachers ever at The Second City.
With my friendly girl-next-door personality, I moved to Los Angeles and began my professional career in the entertainment industry. I’ve now been in over 50 national commercials, have guest-starred and recurred on many hit television shows (Friends, Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS, How I Met Your Mother, The West Wing), and I have also been in several major motion pictures. I’ve hosted three national TV shows and in 2018 I had my national television stand-up comedy debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!
I now host and perform at colleges, corporate events, churches, non-profits, and comedy clubs all across America. In 2022, I flew to the South of France to personally host a private event for Kevin Hart! Since I’ve starred on several hidden-camera prank shows, he had me pull a prank on his good friend. I am now an international prankster!