SHANNON HARDY
comedian | actress | writer
Shannon Hardy is a comedian, actress, writer from Massachusetts. She received her BA in Film & TV Production from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. She's studied acting at Anthony Gilardi's Acting Studio, the Brandon Thomas Acting Studio, and Anne DeSalvo at USC. Hardy won the Cineddiction Spotlight Film Award for Best Actress in 2022. This year, she is a 2025 BlueCat screenplay quarterfinalist. In addition, her pilot, THE GODMOTHER, is a Second Rounder in the 2022 Launch Pad Pilot Writing Competition and #11 on The Red List's top comedy pilots. As a 2022 Quarterfinalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices ranked THE GODMOTHER's dialogue and characters among the 92nd percentile, with judges calling it "one of a kind in its genre." In 2021, Hardy was a Yes and Laughter Lab finalist for her feature DADDY ISSUES (co-written by Ariel Sayegh), and in 2024 her pilot, THE GODMOTHER, was chosen as a Yes And Laughter Lab official table read selection. Her short films have been featured at Clexacon, LA Women’s Independent Film Festival, AGLIFF, LA Cinefest, NFFTY, and Film Pipeline. Her film "Yes and No" is available for streaming on Tello and The Advocate's PRIDE.com. For two years, she was a tv personality/host on Dirty Water TV (NESN). She then went on to host the mini-series, Conspiracy Central (Pollution TV) as well as USC's Women Creating Comedy alongside Ziwe Fumudoh, Rachel Sennott, Chelsea Devantez, London Hughes, and Jana Schmieding. More recently, Shannon acted in the Phoebe Robinson (2 Dope Queens) Holiday Mess, did a guest spot for Tim Meadows (Mean Girls, SNL, Life & Beth) , and won her Hollywood Improv Roast Battle judged by London Hughes.
Shannon's performed stand-up at the Hollywood Improv, the Comedy Store, the House of Blues, the Ice House, Laugh Boston, and all over New England and Los Angeles. Currently, she produces the drag comedy show, Tight 10's, at Bar Lubitsch in LA, to raise money for Planned Parenthood, individuals affected by the LA fires, and families fleeing Gaza.
Up next, she's developing a feature film with Temple Hill, and a short film with Kris Mercado.
Representation: Vivek Kolli (LINK Ent. & Management); Faith France (CAA); Jennifer York (DPN)