Mara Shapshay
- Location
- Los Angeles, California,
- Birthday
- December 27
- Bio
- Mara Shapshay is a writer/comedian/performer who has a BFA from NYU Film and an MFA from the American Film Institute. She is a stand-up comic who performs regularly at The Comedy Store, Improv, Laugh Factory, and many other venues. She just completed her novel, Junky American Princess, and is developing a one woman show based on it. Mara has been working in the entertainment industry for over 13 years. She’s worked on the following sitcoms: FRIENDS, South Park, That’s My Bush, Jesse, Veronica’s Closet, Ladies Man, and Inside Schwartz. In addition, Mara writes for The Huffington Post and Glamour Magazine. She can be seen in an episode of season 6’s Kathy Griffin’s – Life On The D-List.
MY RECENT POSTS
- How Many Divorcees Does It
Take To Change A Light bulb?
January 17, 2012 10:09PM - Whip Out The Truth
January 16, 2012 10:29PM - The Homeless Serving The
Homeless
November 23, 2011 03:16PM - The Joke Is On Me
November 19, 2011 02:35PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I worked on all of those
sitcoms and got jokes on many
of
them but wasn't a
write…”
November 24, 2011 01:26AM
Mara Shapshay's Links
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How Many Divorcees Does It Take To Change A Light bulb?
My ex-husband handled our finances, the car maintenance and basically everything manly around the house from un-clogging the toilets to changing light bulbs. I did the laundry, cooked and cleaned…well let’s be honest there was a lot of take-out and I’m not very adept with Pine-Sol… Read full post »
Whip Out The Truth
On-line dating is like playing poker in Vegas, you get lucky and win a few hands, but mostly you lose. In the end, the house always wins. Think about it, those dating sites are making a mint off of us! The majority of my dates from on-line dating were with the… Read full post »
My first Thanksgiving after my divorce I thought was going to be my most awful ever but it was actually my greatest. It really put the “thanks” in Thanksgiving and made me grateful for what little I had at the time.
I think we’ve all had those times where the rug… Read full post »
The Joke Is On Me
I grew up in a funny family. Jokes were always being told at holiday gatherings, weddings or trips to the Podiatrist. Comedy was in my blood or in the water in Brooklyn where my family is from; I'm not sure which. My sense of humor also developed out of necessity.… Read full post »
Mara Shapshay's Favorites
Updates
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My Code Year, Things Being More Equal Than Others
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History Channel Looks at an Infamous Feud
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Mad Men 5.11: Prostitution and Power
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Stormtroopin' In The Rain
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"Evil Is Coming In Through The Woman"
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For the Old Gang
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The Positivity Police and the Good Weather Glee Club
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Republican Avengers Assemble!
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