Sandra Risser

Short Biography

Sandra Risser is funny, sexy (for her age) & irreverent. Audiences of all ages love her tales of growing up in the golden age of sex, drugs & rock 'n roll. She features & headlines at venues around the USA. She performs one woman shows at festivals.

Longer Biography

Sandra  Risser was born and reared in Sioux City, Iowa. From an early age she wanted to be a   comedian. Instead she made her parents proud by graduating from UCLA. Then instead of getting married, she disappointed them by moving to New York and becoming a career woman like in the TV show “Sex and the City” but, 30 years before, during the golden age of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll.

Over the next 40 years she was a school teacher, computer programmer/systems analyst, owned a travel agency, married, divorced and then married her current husband. As Sandra says “After retiring from earning a living, I finally pursued my dream of being a stand-up comedian”.

As a comedian Sandra is funny, irreverent and sexy (for her age). Her comedy embodies her years of living. She enthralls audiences with stories about her misspent youth, young adult antics and middle aged adventures. She shares stories about her ex-husband, living with Essential Tremors and growing older. As she says "I'm not old. I'm used!"

Over the past 20 years, while based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sandra progressed from beginner to feature to headline at comedy clubs, casinos & other venues throughout the United States. Sandra's performed one woman shows in the  Edinburgh Scotland, Brighton England and Santa Cruz CA Fringe Festivals. In 2022 she took  2nd place in The World Series of Comedy in Sarasota and 3rd in the World Series of Comedy in Atlanta. In 2019 she took 2nd place in the US Comedy Contest Headline Division. In both competitions she received the onlly standing ovation. Sandra's featured for nationally touring comedians such as Rocky LaPorte, Chris Kattan, Mike E Winfield, Paul Ogata and Grant Lyon. When she lived there, the San Francisco Chronicle named her as one of six Bay Area comedians to be sure to see.

Today, based in Phoenix, Sandra continues to travel and entertain audiences with her unique humor. She still believes in the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and clean underwear.