Photo credits: Michael Thomas Regan @mtr.chi and Katia Jackson @photosbykatiaxsentry/Lincoln Lodge, Ashley Ni'Cole @anfchicago/Laugh Factory,
Headshots: Nkechi Chibueze @happyblackchick
Chicago-area based
Standup Comedian | Voiceover Artist | Actress|Event Host | Producer
IMDb Profile: Erica Switzer
Booking: Booking@ericaswitzer.com
Chicagoland’s Erica Switzer is a rising stand-up comedian known as “Your bougie jet-set auntie who twerks to NPR.” Since 2021, she has produced Fear Of A Black Cat Comedy, a platform highlighting diverse comedic talent.
She has shared the stage with national touring comedians like Simeon Goodson, Mateen Stewart, and Abi Sanchez, performing at top venues including Zanies, Laugh Factory, and Flappers Comedy Club. A 2020 Flappers Comedy Club Soup-or-Bowl winner, she has also performed at major festivals such as the World Series of Comedy, Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest, and Burbank Comedy Festival's Best of Fest.
Her industry recognition includes an appearance in Facebook x Variety’s "Room for Discussion: Mentorship & Black Women in Comedy" alongside Michelle Buteau, Sam Jay, and London Hughes. She has also been featured on Marina Franklin’s "Friends Like Us" podcast.
Writer & Voiceover, Phleek Reality YouTube
Voiceover, True Celebrity Stories YouTube
Friends Like Us Podcast, Oct 2023
2022, 2023 & 2025 Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest, Performer & Show Producer
2022 World Comedy Expo
2021 The Ladies Room Comedy Festival
2021 World Series of Comedy - House of Comedy, Bloomington, MN
2021 Burbank Comedy Festival and Best of Fest Show
2021 Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival, Host and Feature
2020 NY Underground Comedy Festival, Feature and Panelist
2020 Flappers Comedy Club Soup-or-Bowl Overall Winner/Celebrity Judge Pick
2019 Silk Road International Comedy Festival, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Voiceover, True Celebrity Stories YouTube
Friends Like Us Podcast, Oct 2023
2022, 2023 & 2025 Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest, Performer & Show Producer
2022 World Comedy Expo
2021 The Ladies Room Comedy Festival
2021 World Series of Comedy - House of Comedy, Bloomington, MN
2021 Burbank Comedy Festival and Best of Fest Show
2021 Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival, Host and Feature
2020 NY Underground Comedy Festival, Feature and Panelist
2020 Flappers Comedy Club Soup-or-Bowl Overall Winner/Celebrity Judge Pick
2019 Silk Road International Comedy Festival, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Hei Now Comedy Founder and Feature Performer, October 2018 - present
Shanghai Black Expo, Performer & MC, 2018 - 2019
Shanghai Comedy Bunker Host and Feature, 2018 - 2020
Shanghai Black Expo, Performer & MC, 2018 - 2019
Shanghai Comedy Bunker Host and Feature, 2018 - 2020
Over 200+ Virtual Features including KO Comedy, Chirping Bird Comedy, Hot Medusa Comedy Show, Friday Night Funnies, Lady Laughs Comedy, and Loyola Marymount Empower HER (Headliners include Alycia Cooper, Brian Kiley, Judah Friedlander and Emma Willmann)
