 Her touring stand-up performance "The Grrl Genius Club", as well as a subsequent novel sharing the same name, "The Grrl Genius Guide to Life" (HarperCollins, July 2001), lead to a television hosting stint on AMC's similarly titled "Grrl Genius at the Movies" and a second novel entry titled "The Grrl Genius Guide to Sex with Other People" (St. Martin's Press, January 2004), all garnering positive receptions nationwide.Her TV writing credits include "Designing Women", "China Beach", "Sisters", "South Park" and "Diagnosis Murder".She performed at Chicago’s The Second City, which led to multiple roles in regional theaters, Off Broadway and on TV.