Kalea McNeill is an actor/standup comedian from the Bay Area. She gained a love for performance at an early age through various plays, oratorical competitions, and community events. She graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a BA in Theatre Arts and made the move to Los Angeles to pursue her career.

She is most known for her recurring character “Hanifa Downey” on CW’s Crazy Ex Girlfriend (season 4), and various television guest spots. In 2022 Kalea was selected for the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal as a “New Face of Comedy”. Since then, she has taped with Comedy Central, Don’t Tell Comedy, and is a favorite at the Netflix Is A Joke Festival and the Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin, TX. Her debut (Grammy Considered) comedy special “Sma’am” is now available on Amazon Prime Video, and can also be heard as an album wherever you stream.

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