Iva La'Shawn

Iva La'Shawn, is an Actress/Comedian. She has keen sense of "on your feet" timing and incredible comedic ability credits her stand-up comedy career to the highly respected comedian, "Cedric the Entertainer". Iva always wanted to be known as an actress first therefore it was no easy task getting her to do stand-up. However, persistently prompted by Cedric, as he witnessed firsthand her uncanny knack of recanting humorous and animated stories; she finally did it and has never looked back. Also, Iva feels extremely honored to be encouraged by her inspirations, comedy greats, Damon Wayans and Martin Lawrence. In between filming projects, you can catch up with Iva on the road, she's toured with various comedians such as Damon Wayans, Guy Torry, Joe Torry, and Shang just to name a few. Correspondingly, Iva has been featured on several sitcoms, some feature films under her belt and a thriving stand-up career. Never one to sit still, Iva tested for the highly proclaimed "SNL" and starred as we