JUST GETTING STARTED

COUNTRY GIRL LEANNE MORGAN BRINGS HER

EVERYDAY BRAND OF HUMOR TO LOUISVILLE

Artist Spotlight

August 12-13, 2023

The Kentucky Center

After discovering her passion for standup comedy later in life and finding the time and confidence to pursue her dream, Leanne Morgan has cemented herself as a must-watch comedian.

Morgan was feeling the lure of Hollywood after graduating high school, yet the idea of moving there was unheard of and too daunting for a country girl who had never been away from home. She enrolled in college at the University of Tennessee, where she graduated (by the skin of her teeth) with a degree in child and family studies.

Shortly after, she married her husband, Chuck, and they moved to Bean Station, Tennessee, located in the beautiful foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

To stay busy after having her first baby, Morgan started selling jewelry at home parties. She was supposed to talk about the jewelry but instead conversed about breastfeeding, hemorrhoids, and being a mama. The party guests thought that she was hilarious, and before she knew it, she was booked a year in advance.

The jewelry company saw what was happening and asked her to speak at their sales rallies. It was there that women started saying, “You need to do standup!” That gave Morgan the courage to really go for it. She finally had access to comedy clubs when her family moved to San Antonio in 2001, and her career in comedy quickly officially got underway.

Morgan’s comedy has landed her at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and has brought her development deals for her own sitcom with ABC and Warner Brothers, writer/ producer Matt Williams (Roseanne and Home Improvement), TV Land and with Sony Television.

Morgan has garnered over 2.5 million followers across social media, and her popular online standup special, So Yummy, has reached over 50 million views on YouTube. Her fan base continues to grow with her relatability as she discusses everything from being a housewife, sharing Jell-O recipes to having a new grandbaby. Morgan has appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show, The View, and Nick at Nite’s Funniest Mom

Now that her children are grown, Morgan is moving full steam ahead with a career rooted in her everyday comedy. In December 2022, she concluded The Big Panty Tour with Outback Presents, which spanned 100+ shows in theaters across the United States. She also taped her first Netflix standup special, which premiered on April 11, 2023.

Morgan is back on the road with her next 100+ show Just Getting Started theater and arena tour with Outback Presents. Her first book, “What in the World?” is set to be published by Random House/Convergent in August 2024.

When not on the road, Morgan cherishes spending time in Knoxville, Tennessee, with her husband, three children, grandbaby, and two beagles.

For more information, visit: www.leannemorgan.com