Lauren Vernea

UCB
The Second City

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Lauren is a LA based comedy writer and actor. She was recently a finalist for the Disney Animation Writer’s Apprentice Program. Her musical feature script â€"The Voices of Lightning” made the Top 10 of the Coverfly â€"Red List.” She's a graduate of the Conservatory Program at The Second City and has an MS in Communications from Northwestern University. She is the founder, head writer, a performer, and director in the all Black female sketch group, â€"The Black Pantherettes” (UCB, The Second City, NY Sketchfest, The People's Improv Theater, The Harlem Comedy Festival, The LA Diversity in Comedy Festival, AMG Festival). The group released Season 1 of their digital series. Lauren was recently contracted by The Second City to perform, write, and produce a new comedy show for "The Black Pantherettes" on The Second City's streaming channel premiering in 2022.