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Courtney Pauroso is an American actress and writer known for one-woman shows that incorporate clowning and physical comedy.[1][2] She is the creator and star of the show Vanessa 5000.[3][4][5]
Pauroso performed in "a Los Angeles clown collective nurtured by Philip Burgers (a.k.a. Dr. Brown)" and worked with the Groundlings and the theater company Synetic before doing solo work.[6][7]
Her 2019 show Gutterplum provoked critical attention as one of several performances drawing from clowning traditions.[8][9]
Her performance in the 2023 short film Technical Support won Paris International Short Festival's January 2024 Best Actress in Short award,[10] and Short to the Point International Film Festival's January 2024 Best Leading Actress award.[11]
Pauroso developed Vanessa 5000 in three months of workshop performances in Los Angeles,[12] then performed the show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival,[13] SXSW, and the Netflix is a Joke Festival as well as in London[14][15] before recording it live for Dropout Presents.[16] Vanessa 5000 was a People's Voice Winner for the 2025 Webby Awards[17] and was chosen for the Long List for the 2024 Otherwise Awards.[18] The New York Times named it one of the ten best comedy specials of the year.[19]
References
edit- ↑ Morris, Steven (2024-12-26). "The Travails and Triumphs of a Physical Comedy Performer (Courtney Pauroso)". Stage Raw - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ "Courtney Pauroso Surrenders to the Unknown". Vulture. The Comedians You Should And Will Know. by Vulture Editors. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Sullivan, Emma (2024-04-18). "Strategic vulnerability". Humour in the Arts. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ "Courtney Pauroso". WE THE WOMEN. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ Logan, Brian (2019-08-07). "Courtney Pauroso: Gutterplum review – the latest sexy clown from Dr Brown". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ "On the Road in a Musical Mash-Up". The New York Times. July 21, 2023. pp. C2(L).
- ↑ McLean, Molly (December 26, 2024). "The Travails and Triumphs of a Physical Comedy Performer (Courtney Pauroso)". Stage Raw. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ↑ Zinoman, Jason (2019-11-15). "Make Way for the Carnal Clowns of Stand-Up". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ Dessau, Bruce (2019-08-12). "Courtney Pauroso review – Fearless clown seeks love". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ "Winners – January 2024". Paris International Short Festival. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ↑ "SHORT to the Point – January & February 2024 Award Winners". Short to the Point. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ↑ O'Donoghue, Natalie (2023-07-23). "EDINBURGH 2023: Courtney Pauroso Q&A". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ Healy, Rachael (2023-08-18). "Courtney Pauroso: Vanessa 5000 review – a sex robot seeks human contact". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
- ↑ "Courtney Pauroso: Vanessa 5000". Soho Theatre. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ Mokrynski, Kat (2023-09-04). "Review: COURTNEY PAUROSO: VANESSA 5000, Soho Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ Hailu, Selome (2024-05-08). "Hank Green's 'Pissing Out Cancer' Stand-Up Special to Launch 'Dropout Presents' Comedy Series". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ↑ "Comedy & Stand-up, Video & Film, 2025". Webby Awards. 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ Hartman, Jed (2025-05-06). "Announcing the 2024 Otherwise Award winners! « Otherwise Award". Otherwise Award. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ VANARENDONK, KATHRYN (Dec 16, 2024). "The Best Comedy Specials Of The Year". The New York Times. Vol. 57, no. 26.