grace bahler
comedian, actress, writer
reductress
bob & tom show
laugh factory
subway takes
new york comedy festival
netflix is a joke
live shows
BRAIDED (LA) on FRIDAY, SEPT 11 at 7:30pm!!! ft. Steven Castillo & Camirin Farmer
OPENING FOR AMBER AUTRY AT THE COMEDY STORE (LA) on TUES, SEPT 29 (sold out)
OPENING FOR AMBER AUTRY AT THE IRVINE IMPROV on WEDS, SEPT 30 (sold out)
OPENING FOR AMBER AUTRY at THE ONTORIO IMPROV on THURS, OCT 1 (sold out)
SLIPPER ROOM (NYC) on TUES, OCT 13 at 8pm!!!
BRAIDED (NYC) at CLUB CUMMING on WEDS, OCT 14 @ 7:30pm!!! ft. Liza Treyger & Shaunak Godkhindi
HEADLINING THE NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL WITH THE BRUNETTES ON SATURDAY, NOV 14!!!!!
& SOMETHING REALLY COOL COMING IN LOS ANGELES ON SATURDAYS IN OCTOBER :)
medical history (bio)
Grace Bahler is a comedian, actress, and writer based in Los Angeles, California. She came up in Chicago, where she graduated Second City's Conservatory and found a home within the standup scene. What started as a one-month gig hosting Laugh Factory's weekly open mic turned into three years, landing her two awards as "Best Host" (2023 & 2024) and inspiring her bicoastal show, Braided. Across Zanies, The Den, and the Hollywood Improv, Grace has opened for acts like Esther Povitsky, Amber Autry, Michael Ian Black, Sydnee Washington, Moshe Kasher, T Barb, and more. She's written for Reductress and the BOB & TOM Show, and released an original web series she wrote and starred in for Chicago's Laugh Factory, "C U Next Tuesday." She's also an original cast member and writer for "Down with the Skitz," a sketch comedy show coming to Tubi and Amazon Prime in 2027. Ms. Bahler is represented by Entertainment 360 and has zero allergies to food or medication.
After running Laugh Factory Chicago's open mic featuring 30 comics doing three minutes each, Grace Bahler thought, what if it were three comics doing three minutes on a loop? Thus, Braided was born.
The show started at The Lincoln Lodge before touring to Austin, LA, and NYC, where it debuted at The New York Comedy Festival late 2025. Braided has now found its home in LA at the Lyric Hyperion, most recently selling out a Netflix Is A Joke Fest show.
Chaotic, completely original, and different every time.
OUT NOW!
"C U Next Tuesday"
An original fiction web series about Laugh Factory Chicago's weekly open mic.
Created by and starring Grace Bahler. Written by Grace Bahler, Lucy Ferrante, and Jeffrey Trent. Filmed and edited by Josh Leftwich.
Watch the pilot below!
