Charlyne's stand-up performances aren't the traditional stand in front of a microphone and tell jokes. They include music, magic, games and even audience participation, during one performance she had her head shaved whilst singing 'Nothing Compares 2 U'. 

Aside from her unusual stand-up Charlyne writes scripts, her screen writing debut was the feature film Paper Heart, which she also starred in and composed the music for. Along side all that it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

She's also been doing charity work since 2010. Even starting her own charity, Caring Is Cool in 2011 and hosting a benefit show to raise money for the organisation. 

I first saw Charlyne in Knocked Up, a 2007 comedy film by Judd Apatow. I saw her again when I went through a strange Martin Starr phase and watched her film Paper Hearts. I was intrigued by her writing style so went on to watch her stand-up, some of the strangest stuff I have seen but I loved it. If you aren't a fan of more unusual comedy this won't be for you, but if you're bored of the more traditional stand-up performances, you should definitely take a few minutes to watch some of her stuff. Including her appearance on Conan which is still one of my favourite interviews ever. Her knock knock joke at the end is honestly amazing.