Rosalee Mayeux
Former catalog poise dismantled by the gross realities of raising sons.
1 special · 2026
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She steps up to the microphone with the upright posture of someone who spent years on camera, smiling sweetly before dropping an anecdote about finding something vile in the hallway. The cadence leans on southern storytelling, soft setups that glide forward until she hits a dry, hard punchline about domestic degradation. When a room hesitates on an off-color line, she never backpedals. She just tilts her head, lets the quiet sit for half a beat, and repeats the grossest part of the sentence with wider eyes.
Stand-up specials
On stage
She works the sturdy circuit of road dates and West Coast club showcases, drawing crowds of parents and older clubgoers who know the distinct misery of trying to stay composed while home life falls apart.
The center of her material, captured in Model Mom, is the friction between old glamour and daily filth. She contrasts early years posing for Paris photographers and partying at Studio 54 with the gritty reality of raising two boys alone in Los Angeles. The jokes hit hardest when she stays locked on small, tactile indignities, like fishing cereal out of an expensive bra or inspecting bizarre teenage hygiene habits. It only loses steam when she wanders into familiar club gripes about dating apps.
That tension makes sense given her background as a Ford model and longtime commercial actor cast as smiling suburban mothers. Having spent decades being hired to look serene on cue, her standup exists entirely to spill what was actually happening off set.
Turning points
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Columbine Award for Coyote Nights
Mayeux won the prestigious Columbine Writers Award at the Moondance International Film Festival for her short story about parenting in Los Angeles, which formed the bedrock of her debut special.
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Release of Debut Special Model Mom
Mayeux premiered her debut standup special with Comedy Dynamics, synthesizing her journey from 1980s Ford model to single mother raising sons in Hollywood.
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Cancer Diagnosis Prompts Turn to Standup
After receiving a life-altering cancer diagnosis while working in Quentin Tarantino's commercial directing division, Mayeux survived and channeled her authentic experiences into standup comedy.
At a glance
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Also on screen
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- They Came from Outer Space
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- Lost in Regina
A clip to start with
The $5,000 Phone Call That Makes Every Parent Cringe | Rosalee Mayeux