Stand-up comedian
Danae Hays
Alabama-bred, Nashville-based stand-up whose small-town Southern characters and parody country songs come with heavy crowd work.
The question everybody asks
Are the country songs part of the comedy?
Yes — alongside her cast of Southern characters she writes parody country songs. 'Rode Hard' reached No.5 Country Global iTunes and No.8 Billboard Country Digital.
Dates
Dates without a Tickets button are as listed on danaehays.com, read on 2026-10-19; check the room for tickets.
The bits
Southern Characters
A cast of Southern characters built out of small-town Southern life.
Parody Country Songs
Original country parodies, including 'Rode Hard' — No.5 Country Global iTunes, No.8 Billboard Country Digital.
Rural Alabama
Autobiographical material about growing up in rural Alabama.
D1 Softball
Playing D1 softball at Alabama turns up in the act.
Openly Gay, Deep South
Being an openly gay woman in the South, told first-hand.
Crowd Work
Heavy crowd work, R-rated.
About
Alabama-bred, Nashville-based observational and character comedy rooted in small-town Southern life — a cast of Southern characters plus parody country songs. R-rated. Heavy crowd work, autobiographical: rural Alabama, D1 softball at Alabama, being an openly gay woman in the South.
Seen on
Credits
- Signed with CAA (Oct 2025)
- Grand Ole Opry debut
- Summer Camp (2024) with Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates
- Hollywood Reporter 2024 Next Gen Creators
- 'Rode Hard' — No.5 Country Global iTunes, No.8 Billboard Country Digital
- 'The First Time' Tour — 100+ theaters, 40,000+ tickets year one
Find Danae everywhere
Recent performances · 1
- Zanies Comedy Night Club, Nashville
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