| 1996 | Starred in her own half-hour Comedy Central special, 'Lounge Lizards', establishing her national profile as a physical storytelling comedian. |
| 1998 | Won 'Female Comedian of the Year' at the American Comedy Awards, the industry's formal recognition of her standing on the national circuit. |
| 1998 | Guest-appeared on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno', 'The Dennis Miller Show', and 'The Martin Short Show' in the same breakout period, reaching audiences across three major talk platforms. |
| 2005 | Released the comedy album 'Fixer-Upper', mining her family's renovation misadventures for material that extended her live act onto record. |
| 2011 | 'Stinky Flowers', her hour-long stand-up special built from the blog of the same name, debuted online, centering her signature voice on wifedom, motherhood, and marriage's quiet absurdities. |
| 2011 | Launched the 'Stinky Flowers' blog as an ongoing companion to the special, creating a reader community around her brand of domestic, non-crude observational comedy. |
| 2014 | Profiled by Spirit of Omaha magazine in a Celebrity Spotlight feature, reflecting her sustained bookability across regional comedy markets well into her veteran years. |
| 2023 | Performed headline sets at venues including McCurdy's Comedy Theatre, drawing on decades of physical storytelling to reach multi-generational audiences. |
| 2024 | Actively touring under representation by agencies including William Clare and Tickled Pink Entertainment, sustaining a national club and corporate comedy schedule. |
A veteran in the world of stand-up, Maryellen Hooper is a physical storyteller whose act is an ever-evolving story on her life as a woman, wife and mother. Once awarded “Female Comedian of the Year” at the American Comedy Awards, she is never crude or offensive as she covers life’s little annoyances with her quirky humor. She has made appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Dennis Miller Show, The Martin Short Show, and starred in her own Comedy Central special, Lounge Lizards. Her newest stand-up special, Stinky Flowers, is based on her popular blog of the same name.