Atlanta comedian Arma Benoit brings lightness to dark issues of the collective human experience

Atlanta-based comedian Arma Benoit. (Courtesy of Lanny Farmer)

On the “City Lights” series “Speaking of Comedy,” Atlanta’s funniest locals share insights on the perks and perils of their profession. This edition features Atlanta-based comedian Arma Benoit.

“I work in the film and television industry, and I write a lot of scripts, and in 2019, I found myself writing something, and I thought, ‘Hey, this isn’t really a film; this is more me talking on stage, and there’s some jokes in here,’” Benoit recalls. 

A friend connected Benoit with Atlanta comedian Lace Larrabee, who runs a school that teaches standup comedy and joke-writing structure.

She took the class, and Larrabee told her that she was a great and funny joke writer who needed to be performing her work. And in Benoit’s words, “I kind of haven’t looked back since!”

Find out more about the comedian Arma Benoit and her upcoming shows on Instagram here.