Discover the career path of Colleen Ballinger, from the first major opportunity to industry-changing achievements.
Colleen Ballinger is an American comedian, YouTuber, actress, singer, and writer, most famous for her creation and portrayal of Miranda Sings. She satirizes aspiring performers unaware of their lack of talent through this character. Ballinger has posted Miranda Sings videos on YouTube, performed a one-woman comedy show worldwide, and starred in the Netflix series 'Haters Back Off' (2016-2017), showcasing the character's comically talentless, egotistical, and eccentric persona.
2007: Performance at Disneyland
In 2007, Colleen Ballinger performed at Disneyland in California.
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January 2008: Miranda Sings Character Creation
Since January 2008, Colleen Ballinger has posted hundreds of videos as her character Miranda Sings, primarily on YouTube.
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March 2009: Viral Video Sensation
In March 2009, Miranda's video called "Free Voice Lesson" became a sensation.
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April 2009: One-Woman Comedy Act
Beginning in April 2009, Colleen Ballinger performed a one-woman comedy act as Miranda Sings.
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2009: Live Comedy Act
In 2009, Colleen Ballinger began to make a living by performing her live one-woman comedy act in character as Miranda Sings.
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2009: High School Musical Performance
In 2009, Colleen Ballinger played Kelsi Nielsen in High School Musical at Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre in Claremont, California.
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2009: Release of Christmas With Miranda Sings EP
In 2009, Colleen Ballinger, as Miranda Sings, released a Christmas EP titled Christmas With Miranda Sings.
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2010: Moved to NYC
Colleen Ballinger moved to New York City in 2010 to pursue performing opportunities.
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2010: Miranda Video Blogs
From 2010, Colleen Ballinger posted Miranda video blogs to a second Miranda YouTube channel, Mirandavlogz.
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2010: Album Appearance
In 2010, Colleen Ballinger appeared on the album More With Every Line by Tim Prottey-Jones.
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2011: New York Theatre Roles
In 2011, Colleen Ballinger played Lynda Bird Johnson in a staged reading of First Kids and created the role of Circe in Odyssey – The Epic Musical in New York.
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2012: Returned to the West Coast
In 2012, Colleen Ballinger returned to the West Coast of the United States to collaborate with more YouTubers and maximize her audience.
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2012: End of Miranda Video Blogs
In 2012, Colleen Ballinger stopped posting Miranda video blogs to a second Miranda YouTube channel, Mirandavlogz.
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2012: Web Series and Speaking Engagement
In 2012, Colleen Ballinger was featured in the web series Dr. Fubalous and gave a talk at the Boston Children's Theatre about social media.
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2012: Appearance in Varla Jean and the Mushroomheads and Victorious
In 2012, the Miranda Sings character appeared in a comedy film, Varla Jean and the Mushroomheads, and in an episode of the television show Victorious, titled "Tori Goes Platinum", on the Nickelodeon channel.
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March 2013: YouTube Channel Expansion
In March 2013, Colleen Ballinger's Miranda Sings YouTube channel reached 150,000 subscribers, leading to rapid expansion of both of her YouTube channels.
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2013: Web Series and TV Appearances
In 2013, Colleen Ballinger starred in "Under the Bed" from The Flipside, appeared in Hipsterhood, played Meg on Family Guy Volume 12 DVD, and was on MTV True Life.
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2013: Appearance in Dance Chat
In 2013, Miranda Sings appeared in the first episode of Dance Chat, an Australian web show.
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2013: Review of Miranda's performance
In 2013, a reviewer stated that only a truly talented performer could make the Miranda character believable.
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November 2014: Guest appearance on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
In November 2014, Colleen Ballinger guest-starred as Miranda Sings in the season 5 episode, "Happy Thanksgiving Miranda", of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with Jerry Seinfeld.
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December 2014: Appearance on The Tonight Show
In December 2014, Colleen Ballinger appeared as Miranda Sings on The Tonight Show playing Pictionary with Jimmy Fallon, Martin Short and Jerry Seinfeld.
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2014: Recognition as Online Content Producer
In 2014, Backstage magazine recognized Colleen Ballinger as a performer who has taken great advantage of producing her own content online to promote their work.
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2014: Web Series Appearance
In 2014, Colleen Ballinger appeared in the episode "Wedding Plans!" on the web series MyMusic.
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2014: "Selp Helf" Tour
In 2014, Colleen Ballinger embarked on her "Selp Helf" tour as Miranda Sings, instructing her audience on how to get a boyfriend by being more Miranda-like.
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2014: Appearance in Old Navy back-to-school video
In 2014, Miranda Sings appeared in a back-to-school video for Old Navy.
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December 2015: The Colleen & Josh Show
In December 2015, Colleen Ballinger toured with her then-husband, Joshua David Evans, in music and comedy shows across the US as "The Colleen & Josh Show".
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2015: Appearance on The Grace Helbig Show and release of Selp-Helf
In 2015, Colleen Ballinger appeared as Miranda on The Grace Helbig Show with Jim Parsons, and she released a book, Selp-Helf, which became a New York Times Best Seller.
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2015: Book Release
In 2015, Colleen Ballinger published her book "Selp-Helf" under the Miranda Sings persona.
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2015: Guest Hosting and Web Series
In 2015, Colleen Ballinger was a guest co-host on The View, starred in a Todrick Hall video, and appeared in the webseries #HeyUSA, also starring in a six-episode beauty series parody called How to Makeup.
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2015: Tours and Film Release
In 2015, Colleen Ballinger's Miranda Sings character headlined at the Just for Laughs festival and released a film version of her stage show on Vimeo, titled Miranda Sings: Selp Helf.
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2015: Ranked as popular YouTube personality
In 2015, Miranda Sings was ranked the 7th "most popular YouTube personality", by Daily American, and one of the "Top 25 Digital Stars", by The Hollywood Reporter.
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January 2016: The Colleen & Josh Show Continued
In January 2016, Colleen Ballinger continued touring with her then-husband, Joshua David Evans, in music and comedy shows across the US as "The Colleen & Josh Show".
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April 2016: Performance as Miranda at the Kennedy Center
In April 2016, Colleen Ballinger performed as Miranda Sings at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
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June 2016: Guest appearance on Prank Academy and cover article in Variety
In June 2016, Colleen Ballinger appeared as a guest star, as Miranda, on the YouTube Premium series Prank Academy, and she was featured as Miranda in a cover article in Variety about Haters Back Off.
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2016: DiGiorno Commercials
In 2016, Colleen Ballinger appeared in a series of DiGiorno pizza commercials.
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2016: Talk Show Appearances
In 2016, Colleen Ballinger appeared on The Tonight Show.
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2016: Haters Back Off Premiere
In 2016, Colleen Ballinger created and starred in the Netflix original series titled "Haters Back Off", based on her character Miranda Sings.
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2016: Forbes Ranking
In 2016, Forbes magazine ranked Colleen Ballinger as the ninth-highest-earning YouTuber.
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September 2017: Miranda Sings Live ... Your Welcome Tour
From September 2017 to early 2018, Colleen Ballinger toured with the "Miranda Sings Live ... Your Welcome" show in Europe, Australasia, and the US.
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2017: Haters Back Off season 2
Colleen Ballinger's Netflix series, Haters Back Off, ran for two seasons ending in 2017.
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2017: Continued Talk Show Appearances
In 2017, Colleen Ballinger continued her appearances on The Tonight Show.
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2017: Haters Back Off Continued
In 2017, Colleen Ballinger continued to star in the Netflix original series titled "Haters Back Off", based on her character Miranda Sings.
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July 2018: Appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
In July 2018, Colleen Ballinger appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote her second book, My Diarrhe.
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July 2018: Pregnancy Storyline on Live with Kelly and Ryan
In July 2018, Colleen Ballinger, as Miranda Sings, mentioned her pregnancy storyline on Live with Kelly and Ryan.
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2018: Appearances in Film and Music Video
In 2018, Colleen Ballinger appeared in Escape the Night, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" music video.
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2018: Appearances in Web Series and Book Release
In 2018, Colleen Ballinger appeared in the web series Escape the Night and published her book "My Diarrhe".
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2018: Miranda Sings Live ... No Offense Tour
In mid-2018, Colleen Ballinger's tour was called "Miranda Sings Live ... No Offense", after which reviewers praised her live show.
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June 4, 2019: Release of Miranda Sings Live... Your Welcome comedy special
On June 4, 2019, Colleen Ballinger's Netflix comedy special, "Miranda Sings Live... Your Welcome", filmed at the Kennedy Center, was released.
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September 2019: Broadway Performance
In September 2019, Colleen Ballinger performed in Waitress on Broadway.
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2019: Broadway Debut
In 2019, Colleen Ballinger played Dawn in the Broadway musical Waitress.
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2020: "Who Wants My Kid?" tour
In 2020, Colleen Ballinger continued touring her Miranda show titled "Who Wants My Kid?", which had started in June 2019.
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2020: Rocky Horror Picture Show Livestream
On Halloween 2020, Colleen Ballinger played Janet in a livestream reading of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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2021: Podcast Launch
In 2021, Colleen Ballinger and her husband, Erik Stocklin, started streaming weekly podcasts titled Relax! with Colleen and Erik.
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2021: Voice Acting Role
In 2021, Colleen Ballinger voiced the role of Crandy on the Netflix animated series Centaurworld.
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2022: BroadwayWorld called her tour her "funniest one yet"
In 2022, BroadwayWorld called Colleen Ballinger's tour her "funniest one yet".
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2022: Guest star on Generation Gap
In 2022, Colleen Ballinger, as Miranda Sings, returned to television as a guest star on the game show Generation Gap.
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June 2023: End of touring
Colleen Ballinger continued to tour until June 2023.
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2023: Allegations, cancellation of shows, and return to YouTube
In 2023, Colleen Ballinger faced allegations of sending inappropriate images, leading to the cancellation of her live shows. In November 2023, she resumed vlogging on YouTube.
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