Voted Best of the Midwest, Kelly Collette has appeared on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, The Bob & Tom Show, and has been featured on SiriusXM, NPR, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Dry Bar Comedy, and the LMAOF Network. She also has her own Don’t Tell Comedy special.

Kelly headlines clubs, theaters, and festivals across the country, including San Francisco Sketchfest, Limestone Comedy Festival, Big Sky Comedy Festival, Laughing Skull, Flyover, and Gilda’s LaughFest. She was a finalist on CMT’s Next Big Comic, toured with The Nobodies of Comedy, was named Cincinnati CityBeat’s Best Comedian in 2000 and 2025, and has entertained crowds as an emcee for the Cincinnati Reds.

She also made history as the first stand-up comedian selected for a National Park Service Artist-in-Residence program.

Offstage, Kelly has written plays for Fringe Festivals, created immersive pop-up experiences for Pan Am, and authored a children’s book about anxiety that has sold more than 4,000 copies.

And yes, she once received a cease-and-desist letter from Quentin Tarantino’s attorney over her play Reservoir Dames. She considers that a career highlight.