BIO

Gwen Coburn is a comedian, musician, Bostonian, and grown-up horse-girl. Her comedy combines feminism, music, feminism, theater, and feminism. Her one-woman show, Sad Girl Songs: A Comedy Show, has toured the US and Canada gathering numerous awards and critical acclaim. In 2024 she co-wrote Who’s Afraid of The West Cherry Orchard: A Classic American Play Set in an Active Quiznos, a satirical slapstick that won both Fringe Buzz and Critics Choice at the Orlando International Fringe Festival. She was Brava For Women In the Arts Theater’s Funniest Mami 2021. Her writing has been featured on Reductress, McSweeney’s, The Belladonna, and Modern Love.

Gwen runs GC Entertainment, a company that offers fun, progressive, interactive events to help groups connect. She collaborated with WGBH Boston to create Chatsterpiece, a live-streamed improvised murder mystery, and produced a monthly comedy show for Boston Children’s Hospital’s Seacrest Studios. During quarantine, Gwen co-hosted and produced The Baking Bash, an online comedy baking show that raised awareness and funds for businesses doing good for their communities. 

Gwen performed for years as a lead in the ImprovBoston National Touring Company, and produced ImprovBoston’s Musical Comedy Night. She has trained with Johnny Kuntz, Susan Messing, Rachael Mason, Michael F. Toomey at institutions including The Second City’s Advanced Longform program and Shakespeare & Company. She has a Masters degree in vocal pedagogy from The Boston Conservatory.