In a self-described “palate cleanser” for the audience, comedian Mary Gallagher delights the audience with her TED-centric humor. She pokes fun at her own transition from an audience member to a performer on the red dot and offers the audience a light-hearted comedy break. Mary Gallagher, a Girl Next Door*, made her national late night television debut in 2018 on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She recently recorded her first live comedy album, filmed a Dry Bar comedy special and appeared in seasons one and two of Netflix’s Prank Encounters as well as season two of Amazon Prime’s Laugh After Dark.
Mary has also guest-starred on popular TV shows like Friends, NCIS, Grey’s Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother, The West Wing, and Fameless on TruTV. Her film roles include starring in Flightplan with Jodie Foster and How Do You Know with Reese Witherspoon. She has appeared at various comedy festivals such as New York and Burbank, Comedy Central’s Laugh Riots, Laughfest, and Big Pines. Mary is also an accomplished host, having co-hosted Kelsey Grammer’s World Cup Comedy, Game Show Network’s Faux Pause, and E! Entertainment’s The Short Show. Originally from Wisconsin, Mary graduated from Chicago’s Second City and now lives in Los Angeles. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx