About

Called “a tour de force” by Lost in Theatreland, Sarah Albritton is probably the most ambitious narcoleptic you’ll ever know. Instead of shying away from her disability, she’s embraced it through comedy and screenwriting. She recently premiered her hour-long solo comedy show “Awake and Narcoleptic” at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was a Playbill Pick of the Fringe, which referred to her “whip-smart humor” and suggested the show would be “at home on a Netflix special”.

As a stand-up comedian, she’s performed all over the country. In LA has shared the stage with notable comedians including Bill Burr, Sarah Silverman, Tiffany Haddish, Craig Robinson, and Nikki Glazer. She’s been a finalist for Page Sceenwriting Awards for Comedy TV Pilot.

 The sleep theme in her work doesn’t stop there as she’s the host of the podcast Sleeping with Sarah, where she interviews guests in bed. Started as an audio podcast with over 100 episodes, she recently relaunched it as a video show on YouTube. Notable guests include Jeff Dye, Aaron Branch, Or Mash, and Madison Sinclair. 

Described by the Chicago Tribune as “vulnerable and honest”, Sarah’s stand up not only incorporates her narcolepsy material, but also covers personal stories, dating mishaps, and her genuine (and not at all paranoid) fear of AI technology. She’s opened for Ralphie May and has performed in countless festivals including Cleveland Comedy Fest, Broken Record Comedy Show with Wild West Comedy Fest,  and Gilda’s Laughfest. She also co-created and starred in the SAG New Media web series Super Narcoleptic Girl with Catherine Povinelli.

Before moving to LA, Sarah got her feet wet in comedy in Chicago. There she created the long-running variety show Secrets, Lies, and Alibis and was a writer/performer on POV, a weekly topical sketch show at iO Chicago. She’s completed Second City Conservatory, iO Chicago, and been in too many sketch and improv groups to name.

Though she lacks a southern accent, Sarah hails from Louisville KY, where she started acting in plays with Walden Theater (now Commonwealth Theater). She later graduated from NIU School of Theater and Dance and British American Drama Academy. 

Since moving to LA she’s stayed busy and previously produced the shows Bad Sides at the Hollywood Improv Lab, Stage Gap at Westside Comedy Club and Wild Weird Comedy. She spends her days performing, creating characters, writing scripts, and trying her best to stay awake.