About Mary Ryan Brown
Mary Ryan Brown is an ambitious rose-sniffer. Born, raised, and still residing in Mississippi, Mary Ryan both mocks and participates in the cultural carnival of the Deep South. She loves to establish patterns, then disturb them. Tell stories, then revise them in real time. Oh–and talk about the Muppets, motherhood, and the death of the English major.
Mary Ryan began writing and performing standup comedy in 2022 in an attempt to process her experience with postpartum depression. Since then, she has opened for Ryan Hamilton, Ariel Elias, Steve Byrne, and more; performed her original hour of comedy at two NYC venues; headlined an all-women’s comedy festival in New Orleans; and grown a sizable social media following for her characters and parodies of Southern women.
Beyond comedy, Mary Ryan is a veteran copywriter with extensive experience in brand narrative, marketing campaign direction, advertising, and editing. With a masters degree in creative writing and a passion for fiction, poetry, and lyrical essays, Mary Ryan blends the narrative arcs of literature with the magnetic hooks of marketing. She has done contract agency work for Nike, NASCAR, NBA 2K, and more and is now expanding into the world of television writing and screenplays.
In 2025, Mary Ryan Brown is seeking more stages, more collaborations, and more opportunities to share her passions for language, laughter, and people.
