Cynthia Levin
Comics Unleashed
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Originally, from Chicago, Cynthia Levin studied with Chicago’s famous Second City starting at the age of 15. Having trained and performed at many of Chicago’s most prestigious acting schools and theater companies, she then moved to Los Angeles where she began doing stand-up comedy.
Today, Cynthia is a seasoned, edgy and hilarious performer. Her ability to weave in and out of characters effortlessly and move audiences with her story telling ability has made her an audience favorite. Some of her comedy credits include ABC’s, “Comics Unleashed” with Byron Allen, Comedy Central’s, “Tough Crowd” with Colin Quinn, B.E.T.’s Comic View, The Stephanie Miller Show, opening comedian for the Off Broadway Production of “Puppetry of the Penis”, a winner in New York City’s Ladies of Laughter Comedy Competition, a semi-finalist in the NYC Comedy Central’s Laugh Riots Competition. Known as a “comic’s comic”, Cynthia was also popular in the Alternative Comedy Scene in Los Angeles, winning an “Always Makes Me Laugh” award. Cynthia was also named as “One to Watch” in the Hollywood Reporters Special Comedy Issue. She has done several tours, performing overseas for our troops. She recently performed at the Edinburgh Fringe/Comedy Festival and SFSketchfest, San Francisco’s Sketch Comedy Festival. She has also been touring all over the United States with the comedy troupe, “Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad” for the last 6 years.
Cynthia has also had success with her one woman shows. She most recently finished a successful run of her seventh one person show called; “10 Years to Life in LA County” which she performed in both LA and NYC.
Cynthia is also a seasoned actress. Some of her credits include a featured role in the film “See Jane Run” by the producers of “Swingers” and “Go”. She most recently starred in “Stuck”, directed by John Kaiser, “Burn” directed by Nicole Philips and the award winning, “Butch in the City”, directed by Todd Broder. She has also spent a good amount of time in the theatre, having performed on stages in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. She currently lives in LA where you can catch her comedy act on any given night.