Alysia Wood is one of the bright new faces to come out of the strong Seattle comedy scene.  The Louisiana native has settled in Los Angeles, quickly becoming a regular at Hollywood comedy hot spots.

Budd Friedman, founder of the Improv chain, bestowed the title of “America’s Next Funniest” comedian upon her at Harrah’s Improv in Las Vegas this January. The competition was sponsored by the DVD release of the movie, “Funny People”, and ijoke.com.

She was also selected as a Hot Comedian of 2009 by Campus Activities Magazine and college audiences agree, “Wood can turn almost anything into a joke.”

National Lampoon Comedy Radio on XM calls her “Hysterical!” and constantly airs her sound bites.  She appears on the prestigious, nationally-syndicated show “Bob & Tom“, where her material has been complimented as “well-written… well-structured.”

In addition, Alysia was a finalist in numerous competitions, including the California’s Funniest Female Competition. She is also a contributing writer for internet columns and a frequent guest on many podcasts.

She is thrilled to announce her upcoming CD, joining the impressive list of artists recorded by Stand Up! Records (including Lewis Black, Maria Bamford, Hannibal Buress, David Cross, Jamie Kilstein, Marc Maron, Tom Rhodes, Patton Oswalt, Doug Stanhope and more).

SeattleComedy.net says, “I love it when Alysia comes back to Seattle–she brings a little edge back to the Kingdom of Polite and always manages to have something surprising and very funny to say.”