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Johanna Medranda is a comedian from Metro Detroit who offers a unique spin on family affairs, heartaches, and bowel movements. Her “in your face” comedy is jam packed with true stories and fake accents. Originally from Peru, Johanna uses her unusual upbringing as fuel for your entertainment.

Johanna Medranda is both a finalist of the Gilda Radner LaughFest Roast Battle and a fan favorite of LaughFest's "Dirty Show". She has played for Bricks & Bridges Comedy Festival, StoopFest, The “12 Days of Grizmas” showcase, NPR's WDET “What's So Funny About Detroit?”, produced and performed for The Motor City Comedy Festival, and was the first comedian to perform for So Far Sound Detroit. Johanna has opened for comedians Dave Attell, Brody Stevens, Liza Treyger, Stavros Halkias, Nicole Schreiber, and Akaash Singh. 

You may have seen Johanna on the cover of Hour Detroit Magazine, featuring at The Milwaukee Comedy Festival, Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, The MadHouse Comedy Club, and the infamous Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

Outside of performing stand up, Johanna is the co-founder of Honorary Mentions Comedy, a producer for The Independent Comedy Club, Don't Tell Comedy Detroit, 313 Comedy, and the host of Each Other's Mothers podcast.Â