Oh hi! My name is Kenzie Rowland. I’m so glad you’re here!
Kenzie Rowland is a comedian, writer, actor and mental illness advocate. She is also a baker, business owner, published poet, musician, cat mom, podcast host and producer, but that’s what it means to be a Southern woman extraordinaire. They really can do it all. And you better not talk back. She’s also a scorpio.
Kenzie was born and raised in South Georgia to a long line of Southern women extraordinaires. Always feeling the pull for something more, she moved to Atlanta as a teenager to pursue music and acting. Following the footsteps of her idols, Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball, Kenzie took to comedy. She produced the popular monthly show Ladylike, an all female variety show which she served as host and head writer. The show was a featured story on the local NPR affiliate, WABE and Creative Loafing. She produced and co-hosted a podcast of the same name that covered stories of local female business owners and entrepreneurs. Kenzie has acted in numerous digital shorts that have been featured on Funny or Die and a web series that was acquired by Amazon Prime.
Kenzie is the host and producer of the podcast, “Therapy Would Be Cheaper,” a comedy interview podcast that highlights real people’s stories with mental illness through a humorous lens. Kenzie’s dedication to mental illness advocacy has run parallel with every creative endeavor she’s taken on. She brought the first NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) Walk to Atlanta in 2017. Open with her own diagnosis of OCD, Kenzie seeks to uplift others with mental illness through her own vulnerability, sense of self and always, her sense of humor.
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My inspirations are of course Carol Burnett, Gilda Radner and Lucille Ball, just to name few. Watching Carol glide seamlessly from character to character as a child was almost like going to church for me. She was smart, funny and put a smile on everyone's face. I feel fortunate to have been exposed to such legends at a very young age and I strive every day to be a fraction of her talent.”
- Kenzie Rowland, Creative Loafing Interview
It is my passion in life to make people feel seen and understood and I am constantly pushing myself to make this happen through my work. In acting, I strive to find the truth and humor in what makes a character relatable to a wide audience. In writing, I create characters that are flawed but hilariously (and embarrassingly) human.
I believe comedy has the power to make people feel less alone and I am so happy I get to share that with you.