“Maureen is to comedy what James Brown is to soul.” ~ Jerry Stiller
“She makes every single person involved in an event look like a rock star!” ~ Broadway Star Sandra Joseph, “Christine” in The Phantom of the Opera
Maureen Langan is an award-winning broadcaster turned standup comedian, TEDx Talk speaker and corporate & event host. She has performed on Broadway with Rosie O’Donnell and has shared the stage with Robin Williams, Steven Wright, Joy Behar, and Gladys Knight…just to name a few.
Her quick wit and honest rants on life’s absurdities make her a hit at clubs, theaters, private events and festivals across the U.S., Canada, U.K., Europe and South Africa. She performs at the Borgata in Atlantic City and the Tropicana in Las Vegas. Her television appearances include Gotham Live, HBO, Red Eye, MSNBC, CBS, Comics Unleashed, and the Paramount Pictures film Marci X.
As a seasoned broadcaster, Maureen created and hosted Bloomberg Television and Radio’s award-winning entertainment programming, where her most memorable moments were interviewing Joan Rivers and George Carlin. Her astute observations and shoot-from-the-hip interviewing style earned her the title of “Best Female Commentator” by the Newswomen’s Club of New York.
Maureen has been an on-air personality on KGO Radio in San Francisco and a regular guest host on WABC Radio in New York City. At PBS, she produced documentaries that garnered her two Cable Ace Awards.
Maureen’s critically-acclaimed solo show, Daughter of a Garbageman, was hailed as a “one woman tour-de-force” when it made its U.S. debut in San Francisco. Maureen, who grew up with five siblings in New Jersey, embodies her Irish mother and Bronx-born father, a NYC sanitation worker, to reveal the family’s strengths, struggles and secrets without losing her “killer sense of humor.” Daughter of a Garbageman was named one of the top three solo shows in the Bay Area and has been performed in Scotland, New York City, Florida, and Nantucket.
What can you learn from a comic? Maureen believes there are important insights to be culled from comedians, which is why she tailors her TEDx Talk, “The Business of Fun: Lessons Learned from Performing in South Africa,” to companies and organizations looking for a thought-provoking and entertaining talk about diversity, equity and inclusion in our work, lives and culture. Maureen pulls from her experiences performing in Johannesburg to bring a powerful message that had 600 people on their feet when first presented at Monmouth University in New Jersey.
Maureen hosts Don’t Make Me Hate You, a weekly talk show on WBAI 99.5 radio in New York City, where she highlights badass women and the issues that affect all of us - from the serious to the seriously funny. Tune in Tuesdays at 11am ET live at WBAI 99.5 and at WBAI.org
Whether on stage, television or radio, Maureen Langan delivers. Give her a mic and see for yourself.