Rana May

Rana May’s deadpan delivery, absurdism, and fascination with science make her comedy stand out like a shoe on a pizza. Rana was persuaded to try stand up comedy after doing “informational speeches” at backyard barbeques and in basements. Her background is in social work, dog rescue, parking lots, and used book stores, where deadpan is considered a strength.

Rana has been featured locally in the City Pages, Star Tribune, Minnesota Daily, MPR, and was picked as one of five comics to watch in by Growler Magazine. You can see her performing all over the Twin Cities producing and hosting PSSY CTRL and MRDR ROOM. She’s opened for Maria Bamford, Kyle Kinane, Jonah Ray, Mary Mack, Tim Harmston, Neil Hamburger, David Bazan and way more musicians and comedians.

Rana is the winner of the House of Comedy Funniest Person with a Day Job Contest and has performed in the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Crom Comedy Festival, Chicago Comedy Exposition, All Jane Festival, Hell Yes Fest, and 10,000 Laughs and will be at the Memphis Comedy Festival and Bird City Comedy festival.

Past Shows

Dec

2019

Turf Club

Dec

2019

Turf Club

Rana May

Past Shows

with Comrade Tripp, GEOFF ASMUS, Grant Winkels and more!

with Adam DeLong, Comrade Tripp, DREW HEHIR and more!

SECOND SHOW ADDED

with ZACHARY KAGAN, Devohn Bland, Brandi Brown and more!

with ZACHARY KAGAN, Devohn Bland, Brandi Brown and more!

with Shelly Paul, ELLIE HINO, Casey Nelson and more!

with Andie Main and Rana May

with DJ Danny Sigelman

with Rana May

with DJ Danny Sigelman and MORE

with Brandi Brown, Rana May and Aby Wolf

with Shelly Paul and The Slow Death

CLOWN LOUNGE (Turf Club basement)

with Rana May

CLOWN LOUNGE (Turf Club basement)

with Rana May

CLOWN LOUNGE (Turf Club basement)

with Rana May

with The GooDBarS, virgin whores and Rana May

Hosted by RANA MAY and ARZU

Hosted by RANA MAY and ARZU

Hosted by ARZU GOKCEN and RANA MAY

KILL IT! OPEN MIC: STARAOKE EDITION

More Shows

The Brothers Allmanac

with Slippery People (The Music of Talking Heads)

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

with Love Spells

Burning Blue Rain

with Saltydog and Lighter Co.

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