Erin started her career in the Bay Area ( San Francisco) after earning her degree from San Jose State in Marketing and Advertising. She worked for a few years in marketing and walked by a comedy club one day and thought, Wow, what is this?

Just a young woman in her early twenties and comedy was barely one to two years away from experiencing a BOOM! Comedy clubs would be opening in every major city in the country, with smaller satellite clubs putting on amateur and open mic. night comedy nights in every bar, restaurant or room where they could set up a mic. stand and hold people's attention for an hour or more!

So Erin's timing could not have been better. Her experience in Advertising helped prepare her as she had always been comfortable presenting and speaking in front of clients and her life long love for comedy and comedians she loved also helped incentivize her to dive in head first and start hitting the clubs frequently. The one thing that ALL COMICS agree on and it may be the ONLY THING comics agree on is that the way to get better, learn your craft and develop your skills as a comic is by getting STAGE TIME and LOTS OF IT!!!

Erin prepared her set for her very first spot and unlike a lot of comics ( myself included) who did not have their first set down cold, Erin went up and did well; well enough she was offered follow up work for the following week.

Erin's Dad had been a sportswriter for all the major teams in The Bay Area and Erin had worked in Silicon Valley during her career in Advertising. Living and breathing in the shadows of Apple, Google & Microsoft teaches you very quickly that business is not for the faint of heart but for people who are ready to strap in and go for the Gold. Oddly enough, Comedy may not be that much different for the ones with the ambition to go all the way and try and make it to the top of the mountain.

The truth is only very few comics make it to the height where everyone knows their name. There are many who made it to the top and couldn't handle it and ended up quitting or getting out when their mental health took precedence.

I say that because Erin is also in a special class, as she has been able to work for her entire life and make a living doing something that she loves. Many more folks have done it and quit or done it as a sideline, but to do it full time and make a living at it is truly the most commendable and honorable addendum anyone could add to their career.

Erin has been married to COMEDIAN BOB ZANY for thirty years. They often work together on radio and television shows and hosted their own podcast. In addition to being successful stand ups, they both work with many charitable causes including the Las Vegas and Southern Nevada PET RESCUES.

Please welcome to the mics of CUWC, my conversation with Erin O'Connor