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Ren Q. Dawe is a trans comedian, activist, and professional silly goose. Dubbed a “queer icon” by Out Magazine and nominated for a Queerty award, Ren made history as the first trans comic to perform in all 50 states with the Here to Pee tour, raising funds for LGBTQ+ nonprofits nationwide. In addition to making jokes, Ren makes the best cast iron cornbread on this side of the Mississippi, and is a regular on several underfunded public radio stations. 

Bio

Press Kit + Materials

Headshots

Awards

  • 2026 WestWord Best of Denver Comedy Tour

  • 2026 Comedy Reviewer Award Nominee

  • 2026 Queerty Comedian of the Year Runner-Up

  • 2025 OutMagazine Queer Icon

  • 2025 StandWithTrans Successful Queer Entertainers list

  • 2024 Pack Hollywood Comedy Festival Favorite Stand Up

  • 2023 OutBoulder Impact Award

Notable Press

Clubs

  • Comedy Works Denver

  • Denver Comedy Underground

  • The Comedy Lounge Boise

  • Broadway Comedy Club

  • Greenwich Village Comedy Club

  • Flappers Comedy Club

  • Chateau Comedy Club

  • Dallas Comedy Club

  • Coldtowne Comedy Theatre

  • Shenanigans Comedy Theatre

  • Woollen Mill Comedy Club

  • Laughing Skull Lounge

  • The Lincoln Lodge

  • Denver Improv

  • The Comedy Fort

  • Rise Comedy

  • Comedy House New Orleans

  • Mic Drop Comedy Club

  • Arcade Comedy Theatre

  • White Rabbit Cabaret

  • The Nest Comedy Theatre

  • The Nickelodeon Theatre

  • QED Astoria

  • The Infinity Room Salem

  • The Club Car

  • Planet of the Tapes

  • The Hollywood Independent Comedy Theatre

  • The Laugh Factory Chicago

  • The Grisly Pear

  • Traverse City Comedy Club

  • 27 Club

  • Crown + Anchor

  • The Crucible

  • The Dairy Arts Center

  • Chilkoot Charlie's 

  • Rise Comedy Club

  • Sanctuary Club

  • Here-After 

Festivals

  • SF Sketchfest

  • TreeFort Fest 

  • Bend Winter PrideFest (headline) 

  • Colorado Queer Comedy Festival 

  • Good Karma Comedy Festival

  • Motor City Comedy Festival 

  • Derby City Comedy Festival

  • Badgerland Comedy Festival 

  • Lavender Laffs Comedy Festival 

  • Traverse City Comedy Festival

  • Femme Fest

  • LGBTLOL (headliner) 

  • NYQCF (headliner)

  • Midwest Queer Comedy Fest

  • DC Comedy Festival

  • Upper Left Fest

  • Rip City Comedy Fest

  • P3 Comedy Festival

  • LGBTLOL 

  • Chateau INTL Comedy Festival 

  • Denver Queer Arts Fest

  • Burbank Comedy Festival

  • Dragon Fest

  • Pack Hollywood Comedy Festival (Best of Fest)

  • Finger Lakes Comedy Festival

  • New York Queer Comedy Fest

  • Hell Yes Fest 

  • Front Range Funny Fest

  • SF Sketchfest

  • Vice City Comedy Festival 

  • Hudson Valley Comedy Fest

  • Front Range Funny Fest

  • Alaska B4 U Die Fest

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