Mav Viola

Mav was born and raised in Virginia Beach VA where she got “Everybody’s Friend” Senior Superlative, which makes the most sense because she’s practically friends with everyone she’s ever met. Mav attended James Madison University and received her Bachelor’s of Science in Sociology. She then high-tailed it cross country to Los Angeles where she received her MFA in Dramatic Writing for Theater, Film, and Television from CSULA. Mav is also a graduate of The Second City Conservatory program for improv and sketch comedy writing.

Mav has featured all over the country for Whitney Cummings (HBO, Netflix), performed on the Margaret Cho Show at the Largo in Los Angeles, featured for comedian Ian Harvie (Amazon, Netflix) and toured nation-wide with the popular podcast “Two Dykes and a Mic.” Mav was a guest on The Margaret Cho Podcast and performed alongside Cho and Iliza Shlesinger in Shlesinger’s new film. Mav’s standup is self-reflective, unapologetic, honest and engaging and her crowd work is unparalleled.