Erin Harkes
Who Erin Harkes is
Erin Harkes is a singer-songwriter and stand-up comedian from the Capital Region of New York who added stand-up to her music career in 2012. Since then she has performed in clubs across New York City, Toronto and Montreal and around the country, opened for Demetri Martin on his Let's Get Awkward tour, and worked with Jeff Dye, Judy Gold, Craig Robinson, Mark Normand, Tommy Davidson and Bobby Collins.
She has been voted Albany's best local comedian, as well as best singer-songwriter and solo musician, in the Times Union readers' poll and other local papers, and in April 2010 she won the Battle of the Instant Bands on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. She has released four albums of her own songs and the comedy album Uncle Ernie (Howl & Roar Records, 2023), and a track of hers was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in March 2024.
At a glance
- Based in
- Albany, NY
- Albums
- Uncle Ernie
- Podcasts
- Mistress of None with Erin Harkes
- On screen
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
- Official site
- erinharkes.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: erinharkes.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Uncle Ernie Howl & Roar Records, 2023
On screen
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Battle of the Instant Bands winner, NBC, 2010
Podcasts
- Mistress of None with Erin Harkes host
Their stand-up
With the Albany band Folding Sky she won the 2004 Colossal Contender Blues Competition, earning a shot at competing in Memphis, and she has opened for 10,000 Maniacs and Company of Thieves. Her first comedy album came out in March 2021, and in March 2023 she recorded her first comedy special at the Albany Funny Bone.
Questions and answers
Where is Erin Harkes performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: erinharkes.com ↗.
What podcast do they host?
Mistress of None with Erin Harkes.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Where are they based?
Albany, NY, as their record gives it.
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site (Bio) ↗ Took up standup comedy in 2012; performed in nearly every major club in NYC, Toronto and Montreal; writing her own songs since 19, four albums of original…
- New York Comedy Club ↗ Club page: dry wit and sarcasm; voted Albany's Best Local Comedian in 2014-21; opened for Demetri Martin on his 'Let's Get Awkward' tour and for Jeff Dye,…
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes lookup) - Erin Harkes, Uncle Ernie ↗ Uncle Ernie, 6 December 2023, (P) 2023 Howl & Roar Records Inc., 17 tracks (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist - Raw Comedy newest tracks (Internet Archive capture, 4 March 2024) ↗ An Erin Harkes track played on Raw Comedy on 3 March 2024 (22:25 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
- Wikipedia ↗ 2004 Colossal Contender Blues Competition win with Folding Sky and the shot at Memphis; opened for 10,000 Maniacs and Company of Thieves; first comedy album…
- Apple catalogue · itunes.apple.com ↗ First comedy album released on 26 March 2021; podcast Mistress of None with Erin Harkes (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026