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
As seen on Roast Battle Chicago, Chicagoland’s Erica Switzer is “Your bougie jet-set auntie who twerks to NPR.” Since 2021, she’s produced Fear Of A Black Cat Comedy. She’s featured for national touring comedians Simeon Goodson, Mateen Stewart, and Justin Rivera and performed at Zanies, Laugh Factory, and Flappers. A 2020 Flappers Comedy Club Soup-or-Bowl winner, festival appearances include the World Series of Comedy, Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival, and Burbank Comedy Festival's Best of Fest. She appeared in Facebook x Variety’s Room for Discussion: Mentorship & Black Women in Comedy February with Michelle Buteau, Sam Jay, and London Hughes and Marina Franklin's Friends Like Us podcast.
As seen on Roast Battle Chicago, Chicagoland’s Erica Switzer is “Your bougie jet-set auntie who twerks to NPR.” Since 2021, she’s produced Fear Of A Black Cat Comedy. She’s featured for national touring comedians Simeon Goodson, Mateen Stewart, and Justin Rivera and performed at Zanies, Laugh Factory, and Flappers. A 2020 Flappers Comedy Club Soup-or-Bowl winner, festival appearances include the World Series of Comedy, Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival, and Burbank Comedy Festival's Best of Fest. She appeared in Facebook x Variety’s Room for Discussion: Mentorship & Black Women in Comedy February with Michelle Buteau, Sam Jay, and London Hughes and 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 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
Writer & Voiceover, Phleek Reality YouTube
Voiceover, True Celebrity Stories YouTube
Friends Like Us Podcast, Oct 2023
2022 & 2023 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
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
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)
