SARAH
DONNELLY

STAND-UP COMEDIAN IN PARIS

​Sarah Donnelly is an American comedian, screenwriter, podcast queen, and extremely funny woman living in Paris (France, we’re not in Texas ma belle). 

Performing at iconic comedy clubs, theaters and festivals in the U.S., Europe and Asia, she has opened for Jerry Seinfeld, toured with Gad Elmaleh and opened for comedians like Louis CK, Jeff Arcuri, Gianmarco Soresi, Tiktok’s Rob Anderson, Paul Taylor, Sebastian Marx, Todd Barry, Ted Alexandro, Brody Stevens, Tom Rhodes, Geoffrey Asmus, Elena Gabrielle, and many more.

Sarah’s first one-hour comedy special “The Only American in Paris” is now available on her YouTube channel.

As a writer, Sarah has co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the Audible Original series God Save My English, won the prestigious FAIA grant from the Centre National du Cinéma for her TV series Monteton, and written for Canal+, Paradiso Media, 2P2L, BlackPills, Ausha and Welcome to the Jungle Productions.

She’s even made companies like BNP Paribas, Welcome to the Jungle, Palantir, Heetch, Ausha, Message Paris, Lost in Frenchlation and Wine Dine Caroline laugh. 

Finally, she has a French husband and two French children, who, along with the French language, keep her humble.



 

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BIOGRAPHY

Sarah Donnelly

​Sarah Donnelly is an American comedian, screenwriter, podcast queen, and extremely funny woman living in Paris (France, we’re not in Texas ma belle). 

Performing at iconic comedy clubs, theaters and festivals in the U.S., Europe and Asia, she has opened for Jerry Seinfeld, toured with Gad Elmaleh and opened for comedians like Louis CK, Jeff Arcuri, Gianmarco Soresi, Tiktok’s Rob Anderson, Paul Taylor, Sebastian Marx, Todd Barry, Ted Alexandro, Brody Stevens, Tom Rhodes, Geoffrey Asmus, Elena Gabrielle, and many more.

Sarah’s first one-hour comedy special “The Only American in Paris” is now available on her YouTube channel.

As a writer, Sarah has co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the Audible Original series God Save My English, won the prestigious FAIA grant from the Centre National du Cinéma for her TV series Monteton, and written for Canal+, Paradiso Media, 2P2L, BlackPills, Ausha and Welcome to the Jungle Productions.

She’s even made companies like BNP Paribas, Welcome to the Jungle, Palantir, Heetch, Ausha, Message Paris, Lost in Frenchlation and Wine Dine Caroline laugh. 

Finally, she has a French husband and two French children, who, along with the French language, keep her humble.





The Only American

in Paris

Sarah Donnelly’s 24 times SOLD OUT smash hit show….

✨The Only American in Paris✨

Long-time Parisian resident Sarah Donnelly knows it all and has done it all so you don’t have to!
Learn from her mistakes, faux pas, and faux amis in the city of love, lights, and merde.
Sarah is if Emily in Paris had a personality, shopped at Zara, and actually had to visit the prefecture.
Spend one hour learning from and laughing at all her mistakes as The Only American in Paris.
Attention! This one hour of stand-up comedy is 100% in American.
See why it has a 10/10 rating on Billet Reduc…

“Sarah’s show is hilarious! She will have you laughing the whole hour long!“

“Great show!
I laughed from the beginning until the end.“

“Sarah is really funny and will show you what it’s really like to come and live in Paris as an ex-pat. Never mind Emily In Paris, this is the real thing! “

“I was laughing the entire time. The material is fresh, hilarious, sassy, and original. Highly recommended!“

“Spectacle très drôle, Sarah a beaucoup d’énergie et dépeint avec son humour incisif les travers des Parisiens, des Français en général et leur langue si difficile.“

“I was actually crying with laughter at the end. She’s so witty, dry, and creative…Would 100% recommend!!!“

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God Save My English – One of France’s first Audible Originals.

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