Maddi Mays
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About
Comedian, writer, actor, and visual artist known for her stand-up comedy blending punchy social observation with a distinctly art-school eye for detail. She is known for performing at U.S. clubs such as The Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, the Improv Rooms, Comedy Mothership, Zanies, Cobb's, and Punch Line, along with being a featured comic on Freddie Gibbs' Cokane Comedy show at the Netflix Is a Joke Festival at the Hollywood Palladium. She has been called the "Ice Spice of Comedy" for how quickly her clips have traveled in short-form feeds online.
Before Fame
She completed a BFA in Design & Production at CalArts in 2021. She trained in improv at UCB before moving full-time into stand-up. She worked in television, film, and music as a costume illustrator and PA before transitioning to comedy in 2023.
Trivia
She the creator and host of the Broken Crayons podcast. She guest starred on Consequence's Long Time No See comedy podcast in 2025. She was the costume illustrator and PA on the shows Dollface and Bust Down.
Family Life
She was born and raised in the Pecan Grove area of Houston, Texas. She relocated to Los Angeles for college and to pursue her entertainment career. Her birthday is in early September.
Associated With
Her artwork has been licensed across every episode of HBO's PAUSE with Sam Jay. She has opened for Marlon Wayans.
