Leighann Lord to Be Featured in WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE Comedy Showcases In NYC

Standup comedian / author / keynote speaker Leighann Lord kicks off November 2018 with appearances at two of the "Women Of A Certain Age" (WOACA) comedy showcases of "female comics who tell it like it is" in Manhattan. On Monday, November 5th - as part of the New York Comedy Festival - Ms. Lord will be at Stand Up New York for an8:00pm show where she will be joined by WOACA creator Carole Montgomery (Nick @ Nite's Funniest Mom in America) andperformers Vanessa Hollingshead (The Montreal Comedy Festival); Rhonda Hansome (SiriusXM "John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything" podcast) and Kerri Louise (Last Comic Standing). Stand Up New York is located at 236 W. 78th Street (between Amsterdam Ave & Broadway). Admission is $15.00 with an $18.00 beverage minimum during the show. Ages 16 & over and for reservations, go to: www.standupny.com or call (212) 595-0850.

The fun continues on Wednesday, November 7th at the Kraine Theatre in Manhattan's East Village where Leighann, Montgomery and fellow WOACA comedians Regina DeCicco (AXS-TV's "Gotham Comedy Live") and Tammy Pescatelli (Netflix "Finding the Funny") will take the stage at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15.00 and The Kraine Theatre is located at 85 E. 4th Street (between Second & Third Aves). Subway: "F"to Second Ave, "N" or "R" to 8th Street, #6 to Astor Place and for reservations and further information go to: www.womenofacertainagecomedy.com/ or call (212) 777-6088.

Leighann marked her 25th comedy birthday in 2017 and released her memoir "Real Women Do It Standing Up: Stories from the Career of a Very Funny Lady" in 2015. A co-host on Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Star Talk" television show and podcast and featured in Netflix' "Def Comedy Jam 25" special, Lord says "I believe that humor makes people happy. Happiness gives us hope and my hope is that if we can laugh together we can live together."

Montgomery whose decades-long career as a writer, producer and performer includes making over two dozen television appearances, long-term residencies in Las Vegas and entertaining US troops overseas calls WOACA "a comedy show for the ages." Part of an ongoing monthly series with a rotating cast of comedians, Carole adds the show comes "straight from the unfettered mouths and uninhibited minds of the funniest, most daring, most experienced people in comedy: the women that have seen it all."

For information on upcoming WOACA performances, go to: carolemontgomery.com. To get updated information on Leighann and her upcoming projects / appearances, get social with her at: www.veryfunnylady.com/