Lady to Lady
About the Podcast
Comedians Barbara Gray, Brandie Posey, and Tess Barker host this hilarious and raw weekly show in which they invite a fourth notable guest to play sleepover games, answer advice, and delve into ridiculous tangents. They showcase the vast wealth of female-identifying artists working today. In addition to being ridiculous and funny, Lady to Lady encourages its listeners to be their bravest, best, and most honest selves. Barbara, Brandie, and Tess have an infectious friendship, and listening to Lady to Lady is like having BFFs that live in your headphones.
About the Host
Barbara Gray, Brandie Posey, and Tess Barker
Big hair. Big heart. Big mouth. Barbara Gray’s intense yet goofy stage presence combined with vulnerable and dark material have made her a staple of the Los Angeles alternative comedy scene. She can be seen on Comedy Central’s “Corporate”, as well as Hulu’s “Coming to the Stage”, Nick Swardson’s digital series “Typical Rick” and MTV’s “Acting Out”. She has been a contributing writer for the past three seasons of the hit show “Billy on the Street”, in addition to the upcoming “Magic for Humans with Justin Willman” and “Rachel Dratch’s Late Night Snack” on TruTV. In addition to Lady to Lady, she co-hosts the podcast “Britney’s Gram” which takes a deep dive on Britney Spears’ instagram account. Her first standup album “If I Did It” will be released this fall with A Special Thing Records. Originally from Annapolis, Maryland, Brandie Posey is a stand up comedian, writer and producer who now calls LA’s comedy scene home. She has been featured as a performer at the New York Comedy Festival, RIOT Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, FEST in Gainesville, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, The All Jane Festival, High Plains in Denver, among many others. She has opened for all of your favorite comics, including Kyle Kinane, Maria Bamford and the legendary punk band Against Me! Brandie has appeared on MTV, E! and Comedy Central. Her first stand up record “Opinion Cave” debuted at #1 on iTunes & #12 on Billboard.com. Brandie tours the country, headlining every dark corner with a microphone that will have her. She is the co-creator & host of Picture This!, the popular comedy-animation show with franchises in LA, Portland, New York & San Francisco. Picture This! recently shot a pilot for TruTV in partnership with Page Hurwitz & Wanda Sykes’ Push It Productions. At the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre & The Hollywood Improv, Brandie co-hosts Lady to Lady. Tess Barker is a Los Angeles based writer and nationally touring comedian who has appeared at the Comedy Central Stage, Meltdown Comics, UCB, and at clubs and colleges throughout the country. She has written for TVLand’s “Throwing Shade,” TruTV’s “Billy on the Street,” and is regularly published on a number of outlets, including Vice, The Guardian, MTV News, Jezebel, and L.A Weekly, where her work has ranged from investigative pieces about wage inequity in professional cheerleading to profiles of icons like Charo and Betsey Jonson. She was one of the hosts of Ovation TV’s “Broadway Bash,” — a talk show devoted to the television show Smash. She holds a B.A. in Screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University, and is the co-bookwriter and lyricist of “Time Between Us,” an original two person musical, which premiered in New York as part of the 2011 New York Musical Theater festival, where it was named Critic’s Pick, and has since enjoyed a number of regional productions, including at Serenbe Playhouse in Atlanta, GA. Tess’s work has been performed and taught at institutions from Emerson College to Yale University. She is one of the producers and hosts of Lady to Lady, a popular podcast on the Maximum Fun Network; live talk show at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade in Los Angeles; and regular SnapChat series on Comedy Central. When she’s not writing or doing stand up, Tess enjoys dogs, running, and talking about Britney Spears.