By the Way I'm Ellen Karis Ellen Karis is the "Greek Goddess of Comedy" who has brought her Stand-Up Comedy act to venues throughout North America. She has been hailed as the "little dynamo" given her petite stature, strong improv skill and ability to build a quick rapport with any audience. Born and raised in NYC in a traditional strict Greek home, her brand of sarcastic, observational humor combined with her energy and passion, is a must see. Her jokes about her marriage and family, trying to make it in show business against all odds and the absurdities of the ever changing pop culture, your obsessed world we live in, hits home for any crowd.