Reservoir Dolls Written and performed by Lani Harms at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

The women of Quentin Tarantino in a one woman show. Don't be a...

Reservoir Dolls is an award-nominated solo comedy show about what it takes to survive as a woman in a man’s world, written and performed by Lani Harms and directed by Laurie Magers, the show will run for one night only on November 12th at 7pm, presented by the New York Comedy Festival at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, NY.

What happens when a barefoot call girl realizes she’s in Quentin Tarantino’s tenth movie? She runs. Fast. But standing in her way are all the femme fatales who came before her. Reservoir Dolls is a razor sharp solo comedy show that premiered to a sold-out run at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2025, where it was nominated for the Fringe Italia-Off Exchange award, a finalist for the Namba Performing Arts award, and a Larchmont Buzz Pick of the Week.

Lani Harms is an actress, writer and comedian based in Los Angeles, originally from Minneapolis. She is a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and has been seen on television on Discovery ID and national commercials, and online in viral videos for Scary Mommy and The Dad. Her voice has been heard on the sketch comedy podcast These Were Humans, a Tribeca Film Festival Audio Selection, and as host of the feminist Olsen Twins deep dive podcast, They Thought I Was You. She trained at The Groundlings, UCB, Moscow Art Theater School, and at the Fordham Theatre Program. She’s repped by Sandstone Artists and FSE - Commercial. Lani Harms Website: https://www.laniharms.com/ Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laniharms

LAURIE MAGERS is a Filipino-American director, writer, and actor based in Los Angeles. She proudly hails from the San Francisco bay area where she began her writing career as a competitive poet, gracing famous stages and winning poetry slams across the country. Once landing in Los Angeles, she trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater where she is currently the Artistic Director of Sketch Comedy. Laurie was also featured as a cast member in the 2020 ViacomCBS Showcase as well as a Head Writer/Executive Producer for the 2023 Showcase. She was a participant in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Writers Program and a writer and actor on Netflix’s action-comedy “Obliterated." Most recently, she’s been working as a writer and actor for an upcoming Netflix animated series, and her solo show "Do You Accept These Charges" played at The Pleasance Courtyard at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She has also worked for projects at CBS, AppleTV+, Amazon Prime, VH1, Disney+, Comedy Central Digital, Roku, & more.