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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS

Hi, I’m Mary Gallagher

I am available to host your upcoming event using my quick wit and my fun personality.

As a professional host and stand-up comedian for over 30 years, I craft one-of-a-kind performances for you and your organization, making it all about the people! I am told I am a joy to work with (and not just by my imaginary friends) and my job is very important to me. My goal is to be of service. I’m really good at what I do and I will make you shine with an event to remember!

About Me

As I worked my way though 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!