Danae Hays, comedian

Danae Hays, comedian

Nashville · by way of Alabama

Southern comedy that’s honest, relatable, a little rowdy, and never too polished.

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I’m bringing back the Southern comedy I grew up loving.

Stories, prank calls, characters, and a country song or two. Nashville is home base these days, but I’m an Alabama girl, and that part doesn’t wash off.

What you’re in for.

  1. The stories

    Raised in Alabama with a loud family, questionable judgment, and enough material to last a lifetime. These are the stories I probably shouldn’t tell in public… which is exactly why I do.

    Sorry, Mama

    Danae Hays in a black cowboy hat and black denim jacket leans out of a dressing room door marked with her name, mouth in a surprised O.

  2. The prank calls

    It all started with an Alabama taxidermist and a wild request to have my grandmother’s dog stuffed. Tens of millions of views and countless off-the-wall prank calls later, I’m taking them to the stage, where you get to watch the chaos unfold in real time.

    Sorry in advance

    Danae Hays holds a corded phone to her ear with a deadpan look, sitting on a shag-covered bed beside an orange lamp in a smoky, teal-lit room.

  3. The characters

    Meet the people living rent free in my head. Sharon Jean, my unhinged fictional aunt. Karen, the nosy neighbor and self-appointed HOA president. Tim, the creepy contractor who thinks every house call is a date. And Judy, a hobby horsing champion nobody asked for. And because apparently the internet wasn’t enough, some of them have started showing up on stage, too.

    Rent free

    Danae Hays in character with a feathered blonde wig and yellow taxi cap, in a tuxedo jacket and cummerbund, posing against a vintage yellow checker cab.

  4. The songs

    If you know the songs, you’ve been here for a while. What started as ridiculous country songs written for a laugh somehow became their own little world, with fans singing every word back to me at my shows. A few have even found their way onto the charts, which is still hilarious considering the titles.

    Rode hard and put up wet

    Danae Hays in a black cowboy hat and embroidered horseshoe jacket laughs and holds out a vintage microphone under a bright spotlight, with a draped curtain behind her.

Every date.One place.

One night a month at Zanies Nashville through the end of the year, plus a Sunday in Appleton. Small rooms, close up, rowdy.

Oct · Thu15NashvilleZanies Comedy Club
The residency · Night twoSold out Nov · Sun8AppletonSkyline Comedy Club
Appleton, WisconsinTickets Nov · Thu12NashvilleZanies Comedy Club
The residency · Night threeTickets Dec · Wed9NashvilleZanies Comedy Club
Last one of the yearTickets

Not on this list? I’m not playing it.

Watch out for the folks selling tickets anywhere else. And if your town isn’t up there yet, tell me where you are. It’s the question I get more than any other.

Got it. If I get anywhere near you, you’ll be the first to know.

Meet & greet$50

Cash or Venmo.At the merch table.Before the show.Photo and a proper hello.

Folks ask about this more than anything else, so here it is plain. Some venues sell a “VIP” seat. That’s a good seat, but it isn’t a meet & greet. Those only come from my table.

Not online. Yet.

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The short version, for anybody new around here

My favorite milestones.

  1. 50,000

    Tickets

    Sold on my first ever comedy tour.

    Danae Hays smiling in a black cowboy hat and denim jacket, seated in a wooden pew at the Ryman Auditorium with her arm resting along the pew in front of her.
  2. 2 billion

    Views

    Over two billion views on social media.

    Danae Hays in a straw cowboy hat smiles at the camera from the driver's seat of a pickup with red upholstery, with a green field outside the window.
  3. Billboard

    “Rode Hard”

    My country comedy song debuted on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart.

    Danae Hays in a red western suit with white embroidery and a black cowboy hat, hands at her bolo tie, glancing down in a dressing room.
  4. The Opry

    March 4, 2025

    My Grand Ole Opry debut.

    Danae Hays smiling in a red western suit and black cowboy hat, leaning on a dressing-room counter in front of a mirror ringed with bulbs, backstage at her Grand Ole Opry debut.
  5. The Ryman

    March 14, 2026

    I headlined the Ryman.

    Danae Hays smiling in a black cowboy hat and denim jacket in a Ryman dressing-room doorway, next to a DANAE HAYS name sign.

The Ryman · March 14, 2026

Danae on the Ryman stage, arms wide Danae beside her name on the dressing room door Danae alone in the pews under blue light Danae on the Ryman steps Danae center stage Danae lying across a pew

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