Bonnie McFarlane

Bonnie McFarlane (born March 28, 1969, in Cold Lake, Alberta) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and filmmaker. Raised on her parents' farm as the youngest of four daughters, she performed her first open mic in Vancouver, British Columbia, where a club manager encouraged her to enter the Search for Canada's Funniest New Comic contest, which she won. She subsequently moved to New York City and built a stand-up career, becoming widely known for appearing on the second season of the reality competition Last Comic Standing. McFarlane has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and has released comedy specials with HBO, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. In 2012 she wrote and directed the film Women Aren't Funny, released in 2014. In 2016 she published a memoir, You're Better Than Me, edited by Anthony Bourdain. McFarlane married fellow comedian Rich Vos in 2005, and the couple had a daughter, Rayna, in 2007. Since 2011 she and Vos have co-hosted the podcast My Wife Hates Me, discussing marriage, family life, and the trials of working as comedians.