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Joyce Rebar was born and raised in Maryland and still resides there. However, she is not without an adventurous side. A former archaeologist who had been wanting to return to the field for many years, she finally learned that sleeping late, doing nothing all day, and staying in air-conditioned clubs all night was preferable to getting up at the crack of dawn, spending 8 hours in a hot field, and going to bed early every night. Like the soils in which the best archaeological treasures are found, Joyce's comedy is sort of a mottled, silty loam with elements of witty observation, sarcasm, and downright ridiculousness.
Joyce took her first comedy class at the DC Improv in October of 2006, and was surprised to find that people actually laughed...a lot...when she was on stage. Told by her instructor that she had the talent to really make it in this business, she took a few tentative steps out into the "real" world of comedy. With her deadpan, sarcastic style, Joyce lets her audience know there is nothing much that excites her and therefore nothing much that cannot be made fun of. Joyce's clean comedy relies on intelligence and cleverness to give her observations on everyday life an unexpected and hilarious twist.
Since then, she has opened for Mimi Gonzalez, Carole Montgomery, Bob Gautreau, Kelly Terranova and Kevin Lee; and she has been fortunate to appear in shows with many other talented comedians. The list includes Bob Saget, Kate Clinton, Rich Vos, Bonnie McFarlane, Rob Cantrell, Roger Mursick, and Matt Kazam, among others.
One of only 56 comics to receive a regular (non-wild card) spot at the first (2010) World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas, Joyce returned to the World Series in 2011. She also has headlined shows at New Year's Annapolis, NASA (Goddard), and various private events. She did three 30-minute sets, during the successful attempt by Magooby's Joke House to break the Guiness World Record for longest comedy show (81 hours). Joyce has appeared in shows at the DC Improv; Riot Act (Washington, DC); Caroline's on Broadway (New York, NY); The Comedy Factory (Baltimore, MD); Funnybone (Richmond, VA); The Comedy Spot (Arlington, VA); Charlie Goodnight's (Raleigh, NC); and many other venues in MD, DC, NY, VA, NC, NV, FL, OH, and PA (as well as on a couple of cruise ships).
