Actor. Writer. Funny Lady.

Deirdre Manning was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Florida. Now she lives in NYC and does a lot of improv & sketch comedy.

Deirdre got the performing bug from the theatre, as many suburban children do. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a BFA in Musical Theatre and minors in Environmental Science and Dance, cuz why not. She trained at Upright Citizens Brigade and The Comedy Lab in improv and sketch, and has monthly live shows at The Tank, PIT, Asylum and others with Loser Boy Improv and Grandma’s Favorites sketch team.

She’s also a HUGE nerd and a regular cast member of tabletopnotch! TTN streams live on Twitch every Sunday at 7pm ET, but can also be consumed in podcast form and on Youtube. Check out allllll their links here cuz I get to play with some amazing improvisers/fellow nerds :)

Deirdre also loves to write and direct and produce. She’s wicked “smaht”, as they say in Boston, so that helps. She co-created Chill Grill Comedy, and is a member of GOLD Comedy’s Digital Sketch team, No Worries If Not. Her really cool day job is with Zipline Media.

In terms of type, she could be an ambitious young assistant DA who will do whatever it takes to win the case. Or she’s a nervous assistant looking for love in the wrong places. She has RANGE. She is a very proud member of Actor’s Equity Association.

Time to get personal: Deirdre has a cool twin brother, Joseph, who is saving the world from environmental destruction. In her free time, Deirdre enjoys cooking, baking and mostly, eating. She also likes yoga (she’s a 200 hour Yoga Alliance Certified teacher), volunteering particularly if dogs are involved, and of course, binging TV shows. She is a millennial, after all.