Katy Pasquariello is a Chicago based comedian, writer and TED Speaker. Katy is currently studying Comedy Writing & Performance with a double minor in Cultural Studies & Education at Columbia College Chicago. She is currently freelance writing and going to open mics around Chicago. She has also given a TEDx talk in 2015 in her hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan entitled, "You're Going To Be Okay: Healing From Childhood Trauma". Katy is also a former intern at The Comedy Bar and helped organize Columbia's TEDx event in November 2019.