Milly Tamarez
Milly Tamarez is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress based out of Brooklyn, New York. She most recently wrote for ABC's The Celebrity Dating Game, Jason Biggs’ Cash At Your Door on E!, WWE’s Friday Night Smackdown, and NPR's weekly news quiz show, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me. Milly was the co-host for a female-led political and pop culture podcast, The Betches Sup and is currently the creator and co-host of Go Touch Grass on the Headgum network. She was recently chosen as one of a handful of comedic voices to participate in Will Ferrell, Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers produced podcast, Clown Parade: An Anthological Character Piece Carefully Curated by Las Culturistas. Milly has also written for Buzzfeed, Reductress, and MTV and has been featured on Thrillist, Vice, BET, Flama, Above Average, Univision, and Comedy Central. She is one of the creators and producers of Flexx (a satire magazine for people of color) and Diverse as Fuck Festival a festival that highlights diversity in comedy. Milly is also one of the founders of the all-women of color improv team Affirmative Action. Her work has been featured in Vulture, Bushwick Daily, The Daily Dot, HelloGiggles, Galore Magazine, Adweek, and CodeBlack Report.
2022 winner of the Yes and Laughter lab. A social justice comedy incubator sponsored by Comedy Central and The Center for Media and Social Impact.