Brooke Cartus is a comedian, emcee, activist and attorney based in Columbus, Ohio. Her sardonic storytelling and improvisational style has helped her land shows with Colin Quinn, Fortune Feimster, Erin Foley, Ian Harvie, Rhea Butcher and Dana Goldberg. She has performed at TedXColumbusWomen and has been featured in the Limestone Comedy Festival, Arch City Comedy Festival and Whiskey Bear Comedy Festival. She will be performing at The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival in Fall 2017. Her blog Size L for Lady has been featured on Huff Post: Gay Voices.
Brooke has emceed benefits for the Human Rights Campaign, the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, Planned Parenthood, The You Will Rise Project, Stonewall Columbus, and many more non-profit organizations. She has interviewed NFLers Chris Kluwe and Wade Davis in front of an audience, and also co-hosts a podcast called Dykes on Mics, with guests including Paula Poundstone and Fortune Feimster. Brooke also has a monthly column in Outlook Ohio Magazine called Dyke Like Me. Booking at bcartus@gmail.com. Her premiere album, Size L for Lady, is available on iTunes.
Check out YouTube links below to some of Brooke’s most recent performances:
Brooke performs at TedXColumbus Women in Fall 2016.
Brooke performs at Short North Stage in August 2015.
Check out links to some of Brooke’s published articles, including her column in Outlook Ohio Magazine, Dyke Like Me.