Sarah Colonna
The patron saint of functional disasters and questionable weekend choices.
1 special · 2015
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Sarah Colonna paces the stage like she is holding court at a corner booth. The rhythm is conversational, punctuated by pauses where she lets the weight of her own questionable choices hang in the air. She will describe waking up without her pants in a casino hotel with the same flat tone someone else might use to explain a trip to the grocery store. When a joke lands, she leans into the mic with a slight grin, fully aware she is sharing details most people restrict to a group chat.
Specials
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Candid, wine-fueled stories about bad dates and getting older.
Prime Video · 67 min
On stage
She spent years as a regular on Chelsea Lately and still draws an audience who treats her as the patron saint of functional disasters.
She headlines clubs across the country, playing to crowds who want comedy that feels like catching up with someone who refuses to completely grow up. Her material lives in the space between wanting a quiet, responsible life and the sudden urge to order a fourth margarita. She builds her sets around sprawling stories about bad dates, road trips, and the indignities of aging. She relies less on tight setups than on the slow reveal of her own flaws. Occasionally her stories take the scenic route to a punchline, but she holds the room just by staying utterly relaxed.
She grew up in Arkansas before moving to Los Angeles, a contrast that informs her skepticism of overly polished people. Her marriage to a former NFL punter surfaces in her work, grounding her act in a domestic reality she still treats with a healthy dose of side-eye.
Turning points
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2008–2009
Hired Full-Time on Chelsea Lately
After making regular appearances on the roundtable in 2008, Colonna was hired full-time as a staff writer in 2009, making her one of the most recognizable faces of the hit late-night show.
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Debut Memoir Reaches NYT Bestseller List
Her debut humorous memoir Life As I Blow It debuted at number five on the New York Times Bestseller list and led to a sold-out national book tour.
At a glance
Fans also like
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Chelsea HandlerColonna worked as a long-running roundtable regular and writer on Chelsea Lately, toured nationwide on the Comedians of Chelsea Lately tour, and shared Handler's fast-talking conversational sensibility.
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Josh Wolf
A fellow regular on the Chelsea Lately roundtable who shares Colonna's loose, banter-heavy dynamic as her co-host on the podcast Off The Rails.
Podcasts
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Off The Rails · co-host
A weekly comedy podcast hosted alongside fellow Chelsea Lately comedian Josh Wolf.
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Book Lisp · host
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Are You My Podcast? · host
Also on screen
- 2008–2014
- Chelsea Lately
- Paradise
- Back in the Day
- Killing Hasselhoff
- 2018–2019
- Insatiable
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