Katie Folger's Getting in Bed with the Pizza Man

A psychic, a pizza man, and God walk into a bar—and end up in Katie Folger’s bed.

Find out how in the sex trip gone wrong that is her Edinburgh Fringe hit solo show exploring the perils and thrills of sex and singledom in the situationship era.

Getting in Bed with the Pizza Man earned Folger a Best Actor win in 2024, was a pick by Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, and was named a Top Theatrical Moment by The Lyric Hyperion (2025) and The Austin Chronicle. After sold-out and five-star runs in Austin, Los Angeles, Portland, Edinburgh, and New Orleans alongside Amy Schumer, Folger debuts the show at The Elysian Theater.

PRAISE FOR GETTING IN BED WITH THE PIZZA MAN

“A ride you definitely didn’t see coming.” — Theatre Village UK

“Witty, wise, and phenomenal at physical comedy.” — NoHo Arts

“A fierce, confident, engaging storyteller with effortless comic timing.” — The Austin Chronicle

“The ass is the show.” — Esteemed and reputable text message critic

“Folger commands the stage like a general leading troops into battle—if that battle were against societal expectations and prudish sensibilities.” — Theatre Village UK

“Any way you slice it, it’s worth the taste.” — BroadwayWorld

Directed by Matrex Kilgore.

ABOUT KATIE:

Katie Folger is an award-winning actress, writer, and comedienne from Austin, now based in Los Angeles. Named Best Actor of 2024 by The Austin Chronicle, her screen credits include Zero Charisma (SXSW Audience Award), Results (Sundance), The Honor Farm (SXSW), Family Portrait (Locarno), Day 5 (Amazon), and Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn (Netflix).

Katie’s work challenges and complicates representations of women in media, both in process and story. She is currently developing a half-hour television spinoff of Pizza Man exploring sexuality, spirituality, ambition, and modern womanhood. She enjoys her life as a real strange girl and at the end of the day hopes we're all gonna be ok.

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