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BIO:
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Virginia Jones is a standup comedian who has been on Portlandia, CNN’s History of Comedy, and an Australian tap dance commercial.
She took second place in Helium’s Portland’s Funniest Person competition in 2025.
She performed at her fourth San Francisco Sketchfest in January 2026.
She has opened for comics like Maria Bamford, Jackie Kashian, Laurie Kilmartin, Kevin McDonald, and Eddie Pepitone.
She’s also a hotshot podcaster, hosting the popular show “My Sister’s A Therapist” with her sister, LMFT Laura Ryan.
Probably her best credit is that she’s been doing comedy for 20 years in a row, and hasn’t quit!
She also wrote this bio!
Past
She has been on more comedy festivals than you’ve had hot dinners. San Francisco Sketchfest, Altercation Comedy in Austin, Bridgetown, All Jane, WICF, Chico and Santa Cruz among them. She’s saving all her laminates and one day she’ll roof a house with them.
Comedy by Virginia Jones streams on Itunes, Pandora, Lyra, Apple Music, and Audible.
She has been nominated as Barfly Magazine’s Comedian of the Year twice!
PRESS
Portland Mercury:
A 20-year stand-up veteran, the experience really shows with Virginia Jones. Her comedy is whip-smart, dry as a bone, and she delivers devastating punchlines with an unforgettable glare. Placing second in the most recent Portland’s Funniest Person competition, she’s also worked with such comic luminaries as Maria Bamford, Jackie Kashian, Laurie Kilmartin, Kevin McDonald, and Eddie Pepitone—all of whom know a thing or two about the necessity of a great opener. Jones is a regular on the festival scene, having been invited to Bumbershoot, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Boston’s Women in Comedy fest, and has appeared at the SF Sketchfest a whopping four times. Plus, she’s not only appeared on Portlandia, and CNN’s History of Comedy, but she also somehow wound up on an “Australian tap dance commercial.” Color us SOLD.
PODCASTS
Since October 2023, Virginia has co-hosted a podcast with her sister, LMFT Laura Ryan, My Sister’s A Therapist. They will solve all of your problems.
She has appeared on such podcasts at the LEGENDARY Jordan, Jesse, Go!, Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone, Call Me Curious, and Jackie Kashian’s long-running masterclass in Dorkdom, the Dork Forest. Check out all of her podcasts here!
QUOTES
She proudly appears on Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin’s prestigious Comic of the Week list.
“Virginia Jones fricking murdered. She destroyed. It was wonderful.” – Jackie Kashian
“Virginia Jones practically singed the stage with her devastating read” -Portland Mercury
“You’re much funnier than I am”- Kevin McDonald, who was frankly just being Canadian
“Omigod so good”- Kristen Schaal
“I miss you and your brilliance”- Lizz Winstead
“Virginia is a certified KILLER”- Laurie Kilmartin
“The one person on the bill that everyone always talks about is Virginia Jones.”- Dwight Slade
“Virginia is hilarious!” – Maria Bamford
“Really funny, really good stuff”- David Koechner
“You’re really funny”- Arj Barker
“Oh, I don’t think she’s a GENIUS- who told you that? Did she tell you that?” – My mother
“She has timing, and that can’t be taught”- Ron Bennington, The Bennington Show
“The best 45 minutes my house arrested team has had on a google meet. Virginia, you are hilarious! My stomach is in pain from laughing.” – Paragon Customer Review
“You’re getting hard to follow. I hate you.”- Tim Harmston
“Virginia Jones is one of the sharpest and most insightful comics on the planet.” – Joseph Erikson, filmmaker
“Virginia Jones is a cat of a different breed…and I’m here for it. Combining very relatable yet original humor, she brings the audience into her funny world. Professional, hilarious with impeccable comedic timing. The audience loved her!”- Koly McBride, Paper Wing Theatre
“Virginia is the smart-ass with the heart of gold- she’s the best of the best and wickedly funny always”-Robert Buscemi
“She’s a master of the deadpan misdirect.”- John Eiler
“Virginia is both hilarious and personable. Felt like we have a long-time friend in the room to have a laugh with. Sharp, insightful humor, and a personality that lasts for days. Highly recommend breaking up the remote team mindset with her!— Paragon Customer Review
“Virginia Jones is both the best and worst thing: a woman with an opinion.”- Outburst KC
“We fell into Virginia’s hilarious spell immediately. Recommend her to anyone!“– Paragon Customer Review
GOTHIC AMERICAN
Her album, GOTHIC AMERICAN, was included on Best of 2016 lists by WhoHaHa and the Portland Mercury!
Top Album Reviews for Gothic American:
“A record so good, I bought it!” – Jackie Kashian
“Artful comedy with soul- Virginia knows who she is. Her comedy is exactly what good art should be, the sum total of the artists’ experience, soaked in impactful emotions and presented with a cohesive voice honed from years of focus and dedication to the form. Virginia’s fans know, and now you can learn just how smart, funny and willing to poke fun at herself this jewel of the comedy scene is.”
“Virginia Jones is masterful at crafting smart jokes about relatable topics in the most unpredictable ways- everything from tattoos to body image to dating- she’ll make you think and question the status quo while letting out a guttural laugh. Definitely buy this album if you’re looking for something unique, biting and hilarious.”
“This album walks a sharp but subtle line. I appreciate it when stand-up can still surprise me.”
PANDORA: “Virginia Jones’ comedy features humorously dim-witted logic, a sarcastic, self-deprecating delivery, jokes about animals and personal relationships.”
Performance Resume Here
STAND UP RESUME
Appearances include:
Paper Wing Theatre, Monterey, CA (HEADLINER)
Outburst Comedy Club, Kansas City (HEADLINER)
DNA’s Comedy Lab, Santa Cruz, CA (HEADLINER)
Crackers Comedy Club, Indianapolis (FEATURE)
927 Brewery, Cambria, CA (HEADLINER)
Idyllwild Comedy, Idyllwild, CA (HEADLINER)
Winners Casino, Winnemucca (HEADLINER)
Levity Live, Oxnard (FEATURE)
Irvine Improve, Irvine (FEATURE)
Kickstand Comedy, Portland (FEATURE)
Siren Theatre, Portland (FEATURE)
Flappers Comedy Club, Burbank (FEATURE)
Helium Comedy Club, Portland, OR (FEATURE)
Seattle Underground, Seattle, WA (FEATURE)
Velveeta Room, Austin, TX
Big Hunt, Washington, DC
Dynasty Typewriter, LA
Improv Comedy Club, LA
Comedy Store, LA
Meltdown, LA
Hot Tub, The Virgil, LA
Festivals:
San Francisco Sketchfest
Ha Ha Harvest, Portland (Headliner)
Altercation Comedy Festival, Austin, TX
Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Portland
All Jane, Portland
Bumbershoot Music Festival, Seattle
Palm Springs International Comedy Festival, Palm Springs, CA (Headliner)
Santa Cruz Comedy Festival, Santa Cruz, CA (Headliner)
Ladies Are Funny Fest, Austin
Women In Comedy Festival, Boston
Vegan Comedy Festival with Myq Kaplan, Santa Cruz, CA (Headliner)
Chico Comedy Festival, Chico, Ca (Headliner)
Funny Women Festival, LA
Burbank Comedy Festival, Burbank
Ventura Comedy Festival, Ventura
Antelope Valley Comedy Festival, Lancaster, CA
Big Pine Comedy Festival, Flagstaff, AZ
Pacific Northwest Women’s Comedy Festival, Eugene, OR
Contests:
Portland’s Funniest Person 2025- First Runner-Up
39th San Francisco International Comedy Competition- Semi-Finalist
31st Seattle International Comedy Competition- Semi-Finalist
Portland Comedy Competition – 1st Runner-Up
Westside Comedy Showdown- Finalist
TELEVISION
Portlandia-Featured
CNN- History of Comedy
