Maria DeCotis is a NYC based comedian, actress, and writer from Fayetteville, Georgia where she famously Christmas caroled for Big Boi at age 12. She graduated with her BFA in Acting, Cum Laude from Boston University with a concentration in Playwriting and studied Commedia dell'Arte at the Accademia dell'Arte in Italy. She has been featured in Rolling Stone, Vogue, New York Magazine, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, New York Daily News, Today, and many more. Her work has been shared by Stephen Colbert, Padma Lakshmi, Chrissy Teigen, Alec Baldwin, Natasha Lyonne, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Maria's recent credits include opening for Mike Birbiglia on Broadway, Comedy Central, HBO Women in Comedy Festival, and the New York Comedy Festival.