Calise Hawkins

Calise Hawkins is an American stand-up comedian and TV writer originally from Springfield, Illinois and now based in Jersey City, New Jersey. Over more than 15 years in comedy she has performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, written for HBO Max and Hulu, and released a debut full-length album recorded on her 40th birthday. She was named a Just For Laughs New Face in Montreal in 2012.

Calise Hawkins broke through with a Late Night with Jimmy Fallon stand-up set on NBC and went on to appear on Russell Simmons Presents Live At The El Rey on Comedy Central, Gotham Live on Fox, Stand Up in Stilettos on TV Guide Channel, and Nick Mom's Night Out on Nickelodeon. She was named a New Face at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2012 and returned in 2017 for Kevin Hart's LOL digital series. As a writer she joined HBO Max's That Damn Michael Che and worked as a story editor on Hulu's Everything's Trash with Phoebe Robinson. In August 2020 she released her debut comedy album Calise Hawkins is 40 AF on Blonde Medicine, recorded at the Brooklyn House of Comedy on her 40th birthday. Her stand-up draws heavily on single motherhood, dating, race, and life in her forties, delivered with a calm, conversational storytelling voice.

Calise Hawkins headlines and features at New York Comedy Club, The Stand NYC, Broadway Comedy Club, West Side Comedy Club, and First Avenue, and tours US clubs throughout the year. She also performs around the Tri-State area near her Jersey City home base. The Calise Hawkins is 40 AF album is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp, and she posts new clips and tour news on Instagram @calisehawkins.