Catherine Davis is an American writer, performer, and visual artist based in Brooklyn.
She’s one half of the comedy duo Radio Play, a founding member of the experimental clown troupe Lovely Day, and is the creator and host of My Favorite Thoroughfare, a monthly comedy variety show dedicated to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
Catherine has written for Reductress, The Onion, and other satire publishers. Her Reductress headline “I Gave Myself the Prettiest Braid Ever, So Now It Is Time to Die” was called “deeply, deeply funny” by The Cut/New York Magazine.
Most of her paintings are in a stack by her air purifier. But some have sold to private homes in New York City, Austin, the Bay Area, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boulder, Colorado.
Media
upcoming shows
‘HELLO IF ANYTHING’ SEASON RELEASE SHOW
WED 9/10 @7:45PM CAFFEINE UNDERGROUND
ETHAN & GIGI PRESENT: THE MOVEMENT
THURS 9/11 @9PM SOHO PLAYHOUSE
MY FAVORITE THOROUGHFARE
A STYLISH AND MODERN VARIETY SHOW DEDICATED TO THE BQE
MON 9/22 @10PM PETE’S CANDY STORE
THAT SHOW HOSTED BY CHRIS GETHARD
WED 9/24 @10PM UCB NY
THE IDIOT’S HOUR
WED 10/1 @8PM BAKER FALLS
F*CK IT / LOVE IT LIVE
PODCAST TAPING W/ TALLIE MEDEL /FT. RADIO PLAY
SUN 11/9 @7PM BCC PIG PEN
Selected writing
REDUCTRESS
Confused Bag of Pistachios Just Happy It Got to Sleep in the Big Bed With Its Owner (headline)
Inspiring! This Woman Saved $250K Just by Switching to Dollar Oysters (headline)
6 Ways You’re Folding Your Socks Like a Little Shit (article)
I Gave Myself the Prettiest Braid Ever, So Now It Is Time to Die (article)
SHORT HUMOR
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Rewrites The Exorcist and Other Movies (The Belladonna)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit in My Recipe for Easy, Country-Style French Toast (HAD)
Notifications from Your Sleep-Deprived Mac (Points In Case)
12 Books You Must Read Before You Can Die (Points In Case)
I’m Rick Steves and I’m Now Touring the Inner Field of Consciousness, Not Europe (Points In Case)
Instead of a Traditional Wedding Registry, We’re Asking You to Take Turns Watering Our Plants (Semifinalist, 2019 Slackjaw Humor Writing Challenge)