Erica Rhodes

<p class="p1">Erica Rhodes is an actress and comedian who got her start at the age of 10, performing on the nationally syndicated public radio hit, <em>A Prairie Home Companion</em>. Rhodes began her stand-up comedy career two decades later, inspired by a bad audition. But things have looked up for her since then. She has guest starred on such sitcoms as <em>New Girl</em>, <em>Modern Family</em>, and <em>Veep</em>, put out her first comedy album, and competed on the NBC series, <em>Bring The Funny</em>. Her first hour-long special, <em>La Vie En Rhodes</em>, is out now via Comedy Dynamics, filmed in the summer of 2020 in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl to an audience of 400 cars. Rhodes and I talked about the unique nature of adapting her hour for COVID-19 conditions, finding her voice, writing for Medium, and what she learned about herself in the past year, experiencing career highs and personal loss during the pandemic. So let’s get to it!</p>