About

“Undeniably funny, she delivered the story with such ease and assertiveness that you were almost too captivated to laugh.” – The Philadelphia Weekly

Hillary is a comedian and storyteller living in Philadelphia.

Since 2009, she has been performing stories from her storytelling series Crush Comedy at venues all over Philadelphia including World Cafe Live, Space 1026, The Barbary, Connie’s Ric Rac and L’Etage. Favorite shows include those with The New Dreamz, “MothSLAM Champion” Adam Wade, and opening for Michael Showalter.  Hillary performed a the 2012 North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival and the 2011 First Person Festival. In the Fall of 2011, Hillary was a part of the RISK! True Stories Boldly Told live show hosted by Kevin Allison and featuring the Sklar Brothers. In June 2011, Hillary was an artist-in-residence for Elsewhere Artist Collaborative and Museum in Greensboro, NC. Outside of storytelling, Hillary was last seen in Dark Comedy at the 2011 Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

Currently, Hillary hosts the monthly storytelling shows Tell Me A Story at Shot Tower Coffee  and Fibber at Philly Improv Theater. She is a show host and frequent storyteller at the First Person Arts StorySlams. 

Hillary is available as a teaching artist for storytelling workshops, corporate meetings, presentations, product launches, retreats, training sessions and other events. For more information, including rates, please email info@hillaryrea.com.

See her past shows.