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, premiered at the PIT SOLOCOM and can be seen at the upcoming Women in Comedy Festival. In 2021 she won Brava For Women In the Arts Theater’s National Search For The Funniest Mami. Currently, she is a member of the musical sketch team Bloomsday, sponsored by GOLD Comedy. You can catch their monthly musical sketches on GOLD’s youtube channel. Her writing has been featured on Reductress, McSweeney’s, The Belladonna, and Modern Love.

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 also runs GC Entertainment, a company that offers fun, progressive, interactive events to help groups connect. GCE offers corporate events, as well as working with schools and nonprofits. Her company collaborated with WGBH Boston to create Chatsterpiece, a live-streamed improvised murder mystery 

In ye olden times, Gwen toured as a member of the ImprovBoston National Touring Company, and produced Boston’s Musical Comedy Night. In even ye older times, Gwen got a Masters degree in vocal pedagogy from The Boston Conservatory. In the oldest times, Gwen wasn’t yet born.