Comedian • Writer • Actor

Lory Tatoulian is currently a performer and teacher at The Groundlings Theater. She has created, written, and produced 10 different sketch comedy installments of The Big Bad Armo Show which has toured nationwide, including five sold-out runs Off-Broadway at New York’s Symphony Space; the show was currently featured in the PBS documentary, What Will Become Of Us. With hundreds of sketches written and performed, featuring a whirlwind of characters, The Big Bad Armo Show holds up a fun house mirror to the Armenian American community.  Tatoulian just wrapped a run of her Valentine's "Hump Day" sketch comedy show, featuring a cast of 15 actors and musicians, to packed houses at the Colony Theatre.  

Recently, she has been performing a-lot of stand-up, seamlessly transitioning between multiple original characters and impressions, including beloved personas like "Sossi." Notably, Tatoulian has written for Warner Brother’s feature animation film “Smallfoot” and Sony Pictures “Surf’s Up.”

With a cast of 30 comedians, she was also the lead creator and writer of the satiric coverage for Meghan and Prince Harry’s Royal Wedding broadcast on local television station, Horizon. Her comedic chronicles may be read on NPR’s Multi-American Blog. 

Tatoulian has been featured on NPR, PBS, The LA Weekly, LA Times, Voyage Magazine and has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and received three proclamations from the City of Los Angeles and the State of California for her work in the theater. Initially, Lory captivated audiences with solo shows such as Sitting Twisted Talking Straight, UnPlucked, Pomegranate Whisky, and Autosapiens,  which won the 'Best Show' Award at The San Diego Repertory Theater. Lory got her start as a 10-year-old impersonating Elvis at a retirement home in Reedley, CA.