Michelle Aldridge is a Chicago-trained comedian, actor, & writer specializing in comedic dialogue… and awkward moments. This queer Michigander has been honing her improv, sketch, writing, & stand-up skills for nearly a decade at comedy theaters (and basements) in Chicago, Tokyo, and DC. 

 

Michelle has performed stand-up at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in her one-woman show The 30-Year-Old Virgo, Chicago Women’s Funny Fest, Sh*thole, Dreamboat LGBTQ+ Show, and At What Cost.  Pre-pandemic she also performed improv & sketch comedy as a part of the iO Harold Team Mothership & Second City’s Severn Darden house & musical house ensembles. 

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Michelle has written (too many) heartfelt Midwestern comedies, upped her pitching game with Roadmap Writers Career Writer Program, and earned accolades for her comedy pilot EXPOSURE. 

 

Her ultimate goal is to write on a comedic, emotional, and inclusive show like PEN15, INSECURE, SHRILL, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, or HACKS. She is currently seeking representation.

 

Michelle is always writing, sometimes funny, and never awkward.