Bridget Everett is a multi-talented American performer known for her work as a comedian, actress, singer, writer, and cabaret artist. She has appeared in various TV shows and movies, including Somebody Somewhere, Fun Mom Dinner, and Patti Cake$.
She has also performed stand-up comedy on Inside Amy Schumer and had a one-hour Comedy Central special in 2015. Everett’s performances often include her band, The Tender Moments, which features members such as Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz from the Beastie Boys and Carmine Covelli from The Julie Ruin. In addition, she has won an Obie Awards Special Citation for her show Rock Bottom, co-written with Hairspray songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Everett has described herself as an “alt-cabaret provocateur” and has been performing in New York City for over a decade.
She grew up in Manhattan, Kansas, the youngest of six children, and attended Arizona State University on a full scholarship to study music and opera. Everett’s mother was a music teacher, which instilled in her a love of music. She worked in the restaurant industry for 25 years before quitting in 2015. Everett met Amy Schumer at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in 2009 and has been regularly opening for Schumer on her comedy tours since 2012. She often performs with her band The Tender Moments, and has released an album with them called Pound It!.
Everett has also performed with Brad Williams in a show called Down n Dirty at the 2014 Bonnaroo Music Festival. She performed a duet with Patti LuPone at Carnegie Hall and her first one-hour TV special, Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder, premiered on Comedy Central in 2015. Everett is known for her “Piece of My Heart” karaoke performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and has performed the song on Somebody Somewhere.
