Edson Montenegro

Edson Montenegro (they/them) is a non-binary/queer Latine comedian, actor, and writer based in Brooklyn, originally from Los Angeles. Currently, they’re a house team performer on Maude sketch comedy night at Upright Citizens Brigade NY. They perform sketch, improv, and characters regularly around NYC, including Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Second City NY, and Littlefield. Their sketch team Queer Window has performed in the New York Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, and DC Sketchfest; they originated the role of The Twink in Stan Zimmerman and James Berg’s comedy Silver Foxes, directed by Michael Urie; they’ve appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; and, they have personal, comedic essays published on Insider. Their pilot Bubbles received an industry reading at the 2nd annual Pitchfest at Brooklyn Comedy Collective, produced by Cramer Comedy Newsletter and Jose Acevedo.