Born in Texas and raised in small town Alabama, comic Matina
Bevis is a true Southern lady...gone terribly bad. While yearning for
the gracious life of the steel magnolia, she cheerfully describes
herself as "just another 5'10" Greek American lesbian from
Alabama".
After earning a BFA in theatre at the University of Montevallo '82,
Matina moved to Manhattan to pursue her theatre ambitions.
Quickly realizing that there were very few ingenue parts for a tall girl
with a thick accent, she followed her great love of bartending back
to Birmingham, Alabama.
With absolutely no job skills to her credit and following a
childhood dream, she began a career in stand up comedy in 1990 at
a talent show open mic held during the Southern Women's Music
and Comedy Festival in White County, Georgia (where most great
comics get their start!)
Bevis is a true Southern lady...gone terribly bad. While yearning for
the gracious life of the steel magnolia, she cheerfully describes
herself as "just another 5'10" Greek American lesbian from
Alabama".
After earning a BFA in theatre at the University of Montevallo '82,
Matina moved to Manhattan to pursue her theatre ambitions.
Quickly realizing that there were very few ingenue parts for a tall girl
with a thick accent, she followed her great love of bartending back
to Birmingham, Alabama.
With absolutely no job skills to her credit and following a
childhood dream, she began a career in stand up comedy in 1990 at
a talent show open mic held during the Southern Women's Music
and Comedy Festival in White County, Georgia (where most great
comics get their start!)
First grade photo - in my
go-go dancer dress my
mother made me!
go-go dancer dress my
mother made me!
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| Matina Bevis Bio |
Honing her skills and paying dues led Matina to comedy clubs,
festivals, colleges, and stages across the country. With several stints on
cruise ships and at Caribbean resorts, as well as a brief foray into the
cabarets of Greece and Canada (and back into the nation of Texas as
well) she is an internationally known gal of mirth and joy.
Matina moved to San Francisco in 1994 and became a regular at the
famed Josie's Juice Joint & Cabaret, as well as the Punchline, and other
Bay area clubs. Twice invited into the prestigious San Francisco
Comedy Competitions, she neglected to win both times!
Featured in the book "A Funny Time to be Gay" by Ed Karvoski Jr., and
"Revolutionary Laughter - A History of Women In Comedy" by Roz
Warren, Matina is currently a resident of Los Angeles, where she is a
irregular at The Comedy Store. She has recently been teaching creative
writing workshops in Europe while doing research for a film project, and
is supposedly writing an Oscar winning screenplay in between endless
cups of coffee and mindless telephone calls.
festivals, colleges, and stages across the country. With several stints on
cruise ships and at Caribbean resorts, as well as a brief foray into the
cabarets of Greece and Canada (and back into the nation of Texas as
well) she is an internationally known gal of mirth and joy.
Matina moved to San Francisco in 1994 and became a regular at the
famed Josie's Juice Joint & Cabaret, as well as the Punchline, and other
Bay area clubs. Twice invited into the prestigious San Francisco
Comedy Competitions, she neglected to win both times!
Featured in the book "A Funny Time to be Gay" by Ed Karvoski Jr., and
"Revolutionary Laughter - A History of Women In Comedy" by Roz
Warren, Matina is currently a resident of Los Angeles, where she is a
irregular at The Comedy Store. She has recently been teaching creative
writing workshops in Europe while doing research for a film project, and
is supposedly writing an Oscar winning screenplay in between endless
cups of coffee and mindless telephone calls.