Karen Bergreen has been teaching stand-up for over ten years. Karen, a nationally recognized stand-up comic, has made several appearances in both seasons of The Jim Gaffigan Show. She has appeared on The View, Comedy Central, Nick Moms, the Oxygen Network, The TV Guide Network, House Hunters, The Joy Behar Show, and Law & Order. Karen has been invited twice to perform at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado and The Great American Comedy Festival at the Johnny Carson Theatre in Norfolk, Nebraska. Karen has written two comic novels, Following Polly and Perfect is Overrated, which have earned praise from The New York Times and Oprah Magazine.