Last night at the Irvine Improv funny man Ralphie May hosted an all-female comedy night featuring some of Southern California’s funniest females. The show was taped for a DVD that the “Funny Ladies” troupe plans on releasing with some behind the scenes footage late this year.

In his intro for the evening, May said that the reason he wanted to put together the show was to show that the stereotype that only male comics are funny was ridiculous and that these female comedians were “really fuckin’ funny.”

Last night’s line up included May’s better half Lahna Turner (who is also seven-months pregnant with the couple’s first child), Lisa Alvarado, Gayla Johnson, Bernadette Balagtas, Jennifer Murphy and Alysia Wood.

If I had to pick a favorite for the night, it would be a toss up between Turner and Johnson. Turner’s music/comedy act and “Mayonnaise” song had me absolutely rolling and Johnson’s bit using those fake “Billy Bob” teeth almost made me pee myself. Bernadette Balagtas impersonation of her Pilipino mother and how she could get a family of eight Philipino’s into a theme park on one annual pass, was another highlight of the night.

This group of ladies are all very different - some are married, some are single (very single, and they let you know it), and they vary in age and ethnicity.

Definitely check these ladies out, they perform locally quite a bit, either at the Improvs or some of the local venues that have regular comedy nights (like Martini Blues in Huntington Beach or Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa).

- KELLI SKYE

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