Comedy
Before she wrote scripts, Gilda Hauser Porcari wrote and performed her own material. A former stockbroker turned stand-up, she spent a decade in Detroit’s comedy scene — performing at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle and sharing bills with Tim Allen and Ellen DeGeneres. Her comedy was featured on CBS’s 48 Hours and in the Detroit Free Press, and she trained in improvisation at The Second City. That stage experience is the engine behind every script she writes today.
Comedy Album · 1996
Recorded live at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle in Detroit, this 90-minute release from the Playboy Comedy Club series opens with Gilda Hauser’s set, followed by headliner Hank McGill. The publisher introduced her as a former stockbroker turned comedian whose act had been featured in the Detroit Free Press and on CBS’s 48 Hours.
Credits
Documentary · 2008
Be Funny follows comics chasing a life in stand-up. Gilda appears credited under her birth name, Gilda Hauser, alongside Tim Allen, Arsenio Hall, Dave Coulier and Ben Stein.
From Stage to Page
Background
B.A., University of Michigan · Screenwriting, UCLA Extension · Improvisation, The Second City. Her voice has also been heard in campaigns for General Motors, Ford Motor Company and William Beaumont Hospital.
