From ChoCo Krispies Commercials in Colombia to Netflix Is A Joke Fest: The Brittany Ross Story

From ChoCo Krispies Commercials in Colombia to Netflix Is A Joke Fest: The Brittany Ross Story

Sarah J. Halstead and Rich Chassler sit down with the wonderfully funny and refreshingly honest Brittany Ross, a Los Angeles-based comedian, actress, writer, and podcast host whose life story reads like a comedy special waiting to happen. They kick things off with some Passover prep banter before diving into the kind of real, warm conversation this show does so well.

Brittany opens up about navigating identity and religion as a self-described “late in life Jew,” the very specific chaos of being a working comedian and a mom at the same time, and how her comedy keeps evolving right along with her life. She walks us through a journey that starts with ChoCo Krispies commercials in Colombia as a kid, runs through a cheerleading scholarship in Hawaii, lands on the set of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and eventually finds its true home on the stand-up stage. She also gets into the competitive world of voiceover work, why stand-up gave her back a sense of agency she never quite had as an actor waiting for the phone to ring, and the sheer Wonder Woman energy of comedian Jodi Miller, who clearly left a mark. Plus: merch, childhood hustles, the pandemic gut punch, and what it actually feels like when family life and a comedy career finally click into place. A genuinely heartfelt and hilarious hour with someone who figured out that the best move was just to create her own lane.

👤 Guest Bio

Brittany Ross is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and podcast host with a career as colorful and surprising as her origin story. Born in Texas and raised across multiple countries, she booked her very first acting gig at age 6 in Bogota, Colombia: a ChoCo Krispies commercial in Spanish. She followed the hustle through several countries before landing at Hawaii Pacific University on a three-time national champion cheerleading scholarship. A TV and film acting class in Hawaii changed everything. She booked a role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, packed up for Los Angeles, and spent the next decade building a steady TV comedy career, most notably playing Courtney in a recurring role on ABC’s The Middle, with appearances on 2 Broke Girls, The Rookie, and more.

Craving the creative control that acting rarely offers, she discovered improv at UCB, fell in love with live performance, co-created The Craigslist Monologues, started performing at The Moth, and eventually landed in stand-up, where she found her people. She produces and hosts Awkward Stand Up, a monthly show at The Virgil in Silver Lake, and performed at the Netflix Is A Joke Fest. She also hosts Full Out, a podcast where she digs into the personal stories and passions of her guests. She is officially managed by her six-year-old daughter.

Follow Brittany

🔗 Instagram: @iambrittanyross | TikTok: @iambrittanyross | YouTube

🎙️ Full Out Podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Instagram: @fulloutpod

 

CHAPTERS

0:00	Introduction and Passover preparations
3:09	Welcoming Brittany Ross: a comedic journey begins
5:53	Balancing comedy and parenthood: the real talk
9:06	Navigating identity and religion: “I’m a late in life Jew”
11:59	How comedy material evolves as life changes
15:14	Acting background: from Colombia to Hawaii to Hollywood
18:00	Voiceover work: competitive, connection-driven, and not what you think
20:50	Why stand-up gives you something acting never can: control
24:59	The Wonder Woman of comedy: a tribute to Jodi Miller
25:55	The Full Out podcast: what it is and why she made it
26:47	Before the spotlight: personal stories and unexpected passions
28:34	Merchandising and the art of selling yourself
30:45	Childhood hustles: flips for tips and lemonade stands
32:49	Navigating parenthood and a comedy career at the same time
35:55	The pandemic’s impact on live stand-up and what came after
39:46	The path from acting to stand-up: patience, timing, and instinct
43:47	Finding the right balance between family life and the comedy road
46:05	Upcoming shows, future plans, and where to follow Brittany

 📣 Calls to Action

• 🎙️ Listen to Brittany’s podcast Full Out on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

• 📲 Follow Brittany on Instagram @iambrittanyross | TikTok | YouTube

• 🎤 Catch Brittany live at Awkward Stand Up at The Virgil in Silver Lake: check @iambrittanyross for upcoming dates

• 🎧 Rate and review the show on your favorite podcast platform

🍷 Featured Beverage

Raise a glass to Passover, parenthood, and the long winding road to finding your voice.

 

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🎙️ Hosts

Sarah

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