Poppy Champlin's stand-up pedigree is flawless; from her latest SHOWTIME SPECIAL: PRIDE, and LOGO SPECIAL: ONE NIGHT STAND-UP, to Oprah Winfrey, and a featured story on Entertainment Tonight, a winner on The Joan Rivers Show, and a panel guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen. She is also a favorite on Atlantis and Olivia cruises.
Poppy has opened for such comics as Ray Romano, Denis Leary, Bill Maher, Bill Hicks and Rosie O’Donnell.
When Poppy hit tinsel town, she continued to perform stand-up as well as study acting at the Larry Moss studios and has since put up her critically acclaimed One Woman Show, “A Chocolate Sandwich.” She was a staff writer for FOX’s Show Me The Funny, in Hollywood California. She wrote, starred in and produced, her character driven comedy pilot called News You Can’t Use, think Tracy Ulman takes on the News. Poppy currently can be seen performing her comedy, in the HBO Documentary “All Aboard Rosie’s Family Vacation”.
Ever increasing her visibility, she performed for over 25,000 people in the closing ceremonies of the Gay Games in Chicago. She has performed for troops in both Japan and Korea. She was invited to perform in South Africa , at the Cape Town Comedy Festival.
Poppy tackles tough subjects with ease. In this comedienne’s hands we can laugh at life’s most formidable perils...and laughter that ravages fear is the best kind of all.
