Erika Cornstuble was only 14 when she performed her first original stand-up comedy routine for a talent show in her hometown of Lafayette, Indiana.  A few years later, her unconventional talent earned her a talent scholarship in the Junior Miss Indiana Pageant (the other contestants sang).

After graduating from the theatre program at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, Erika spent six years climbing the corporate ladder at Edelman Worldwide – one of the world’s leading public relations companies – before deciding to return to her stand-up comedy roots.

An experienced sketch comedy and improv performer, Erika has studied at Chicago’s ImprovOlympic and Second City Training Schools and is a founding member of Chicago’s Barrel of Monkeys Children’s Repertory Company. 

A resident of LA since September 2004, she is currently a student at The Groundlings Training School and can be seen performing stand-up comedy at various clubs throughout LA and southern California.