Miami Girls Foundation Spotlights Florida’s Funniest Females

Comic Cure ‘s Florida’s Funniest Female took place on May 14, 2016. The Miami Girls Foundation went backstage to ask the contestants about what it takes to be funny and a female at the same time. Click on an image below and scroll through to learn more about each comedienne.

: Amy Isherwood believes that people who have tattoos are more likely to be ready for commitment, marriage, and kids because they are used to mistakes. So she has no tattoos!

: Angela Nacca is from West Palm Beach. “I’m an Italian, do you ever notice that Italian girls never go missing?”

: Annette Gallagher is Irish and a preacher’s daughter living in Miami – a combination that calls for a lot of humor.

: Meet your “ basic homosexual physical education teacher.” Bear Webb is from Coral Springs. She draws her strength from her father’s example, who “passed away from cancer and fought like a super hero.”

: Desiree Cendan’s boyfriend made her choose between him and standup comedy, this is why he is an ex-boyfriend now. She is proudly single now and uses it as a motivation to be better “as a comedian”

: Jennifer Hellman is looking for love everywhere she goes, from late-night outings at Red Lobster to comedy clubs around the country.

: An actress and a model, Jillian Chiappones secretly wanted to be a comedian. After studying acting in LA, she moved to Florida to finally pour out her exaggerated sarcasm and humor.

: Julie Baez is a #MiamiGirl, who has been performing stand up comedy for three years. When asked what inspired her to become a comedian, Julie says “my kids.” “Laugh all you want!” is her motto.

: Kira Soltanovich grew up in San Francisco during a time when there were bad neighborhoods, cheap coffee and it wasn’t ironic to ride the cable cars. She began her comedy career back in 1998 after asking her Russian immigrant parents if they would support her dream to become a stand up. After her mother and father confessed “It’s not like you’re smart enough to be a doctor…” Kira took that as their blessing to pursue her dreams and she’s never looked back.

: Mariannette came to the competition from Fort Myers. She finds inspiration in her everyday family life and often makes fun of the choices she’s made. “If I wanted to be nice to myself, I would have been a nurse like my mom.”

: Don’t mess with Regina Castañeda! This girly girl punches with her jokes.

: Shana Manuel is an attorney by day and a stand-up comedian by night. She draws inspiration from her personal experiences of being gay, married and living in the society with racial differences.

: Originally from Texas, Sherrani Glass lives and performs in Miami. Her comedy sprung from a one year of being depressed, her divorce and many life stories to go along with it.

: Shira Notrika is a lawyer and a #MiamiGirl. Known as @mostlyhummus on social media, she talks about her Middle Eastern heritage and “hairitage.”

: Tiffany Antonescu is from Orlando, Fl. She draws inspiration from her from her relationships with friends and family. At school Tiffany was called a “FedEx girl.” Ask her why!

: Tiffany Barbee is a martial arts teacher by day and a stand up comedian by night. Beauty pageant in her past, she doesn’t like to compete and prefers working as a team with other women.