Ann Lippert

{{Short description|American comedian and actress}}

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Ann Helene Lippert is a comedian and actress. She directed the audience interactive comedy Joni and Gina's Wedding, which she co-creat

{{Infobox comedian|birth_date=14 July 1963|nationality=American|birth_place=Evanston, Illinois, USA}}

ed and co-wrote with Marianne Basford and Hilarity Ensues Productions in 2002.{{cite news |last1=Weatherford |first1=Mike |title='Joni and Gina's Wedding' no longer alternative but still fun |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/joni-and-ginas-wedding-no-longer-alternative-but-still-fun/ |access-date=10 February 2025 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=7 November 2014}}

Her acting career began with classes at the Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, Illinois, where she studied for 8 years with director/teacher Shira Piven.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Lippert is the daughter of an Irish Catholic mother and Chicago-born German father who is a semi-professional bowler.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} In her comedy, she parodies her family, her dad's bowling obsession,{{Clarify|reason=Unclear and potentially subjective definition of "obsession"|date=April 2025}} and relationships. As an actress she has had many parts in television and film.

In 2014 she again co-directed Joni and Gina's Wedding at the Viva Las Vegas Events Center in Las Vegas, NV.