Janeva Zentz is a multicultural comedian, born and raised in Los Angeles with Guatemalan roots.
Her standup delights in world-building, observational storytelling, and the whimsy of everyday life. She has performed at The Comedy Store (upstairs!), The Ice House, Flappers, The Lyric Hyperion, Chatterbox West Covina, and various iconic spots in NYC.
She is the creator and producer of First Dibs Comedy, the hit comedy show that brings top-notch and diverse comedy to the San Bernardino Mountains.
As a filmmaker, Janeva has produced, written, and directed numerous short films.
From 2022 to 2024, her short film/pilot “Más Latina” had an incredible festival run; winner of the Audience Award at Stareable Fest LA, named “Must Watch” at SeriesFest and the San Diego Latino Film Festival, and selected for the 2023 Best of New Filmmakers LA Awards.
Janeva has won pitch competitions for her original writing, and she currently has screenplays in half-hour, hour-long, and feature-length formats available for review. Basically, hire this cultural chameleon, shape-shifting, bi-lingual, witty titty.