Southern fried humor, with a pinch of sass and a hilarious dose of attitude all work together to describe the comic entity known as Christy Eidson.  Christy creates colorfully visual stories from her distinct southern point-of-view.  She is a strong female comedian, in much the same vain as Lucy, Carol, and Gilda, but doesn’t like to be labeled just a “female comic”, because she can hold her own with the boys.  Some describe her as “Roseanne Barr meets Jack Black” or “the Crazy red-haired girl”.  On stage, she comes across extremely likeable and confident, yet unpredictable.  Christy is highly energetic, charismatic, and has strong comedic timing.  With this combination, she quickly grabs the audience’s attention and doesn’t let it go until she’s walking off the stage.  Her comic influences come from a broad spectrum of comedians that include Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Lucille Ball, Mike Myers, Will Ferrell, Roseanne Barr, Jack Black, Jim Carrey, and the Three Stooges. 

In 2008, Christy Eidson appeared on Last Comic Standing and Nashville Star on NBC.  She has performed in such places as the Improv, the Comedy Store, and the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, HA's in New York City,  Zanies in Nashville, TN, Sidesplitters in Knoxville, TN, the Comedy Catch in Chattanooga, TN, the Punchline and the Funny Farm in Atlanta, GA, and many more.  She showcased at the 2007 Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and was a Finalist for the 2008 California’s Funniest Female Contest.   She studied with the legendary Groundlings in Los Angeles.  If that weren’t enough, Christy also produces, writes, and performs in the sketch comedy troupes:  TV Dinner Theater and Waterbed in a FallOut Shelter.  She also co-wrote and co-stars in the Redneck Comedy Tour, which is one of Nashville's most popular tourist attractions. 

            Christy is a Nashville, Tennessee native.  She has always wanted to entertain, even if it was only entertaining herself.  As a child, she was in love with Saturday Night Live, and would sneak out of bed to stay up and watch the show.  In school, teachers would make her stand up in class and do her impressions or read humorous stories she had written.  In college, Christy studied Broadcasting and double-minored in Theatre and English.  In her “book-learnin” years, she and her friends began attending the Rocky Horror Picture Show each weekend just outside of Nashville, and soon began playing the Susan Sarandon role of Janet Weiss.  Performing in your underwear will definitely diminish any fears or inhibitions one may have.

No one can say that Christy doesn’t enjoy being the center of attention.  You can’t spend ten minutes with her without cracking a smile.  “It’s either laugh or cry, and I don’t like to cry…it makes my eyes puffy.”

Fact Sheet

Hometown: Nashville, TN               

Comedic style:     Character, Physical, Blue Collar, Redneck, Sketch, Magic 

Been compared to:     Roseanne, Jack Black

Influences:  Eddie Murphy, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Bill Murray, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Roseanne, Jack Black, Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Peter Sellers, the Three Stooges, and Monty Python

Shared stage with:  Chris Rock • Nick Swardson  Ty Barnett •  Tammy Pescatelli • Christian Finnegan • Jay London • Chris Porter • Mo Collins • Tanya Lee Davis • BW Davis • Keith Alberstat • Tim Northern • Mary Mack • Beth Donahue

Points of Interest:

• Currently, developing and performing her one person show, which she plans to take to the college market.

• Founded, produced, and performed in a sketch troupe called the Short Bus Riders.

• Co-wrote and co-stars in the Redneck Comedy Tour, which is one of Nashville's most popular tourist attractions!

Clubs/Venues: (partial list)

• Las Vegas Comedy Festival   •The Improv – Los Angeles, CA  • Laugh Factory – Los Angeles, CA  • Comedy Store – Los Angeles, CA  • Ice House – Pasadena, CA  • Zanies – Nashville, TN  • Side Splitters - Knoxville, TN • South Street - Jackson, TN  HA’s – New York, NY  • Comedy Catch – Chattanooga, TN • Punchline – Atlanta, GA • Funny Farm – Atlanta, GA