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[@]vivianizcool on all platforms …except blusky, whoever took my username u suck so i made mine @vivianizcooler
Host, bruja y tech guy, Vivian is a Chicana, still living and working in their hometown of L.A. They’ve written for VICE and Buzzfeed, and as a stand-up she’s opened for Maria Bamford at UCB, as well as Nick Thune.
Most recently she’s returned to VO with her short Notes On Nudes premiering in NYC summer 2025. She recently starred in Mister and Mischief’s award winning 40 Watts From Nowhere (Executive Producer Jack Black) in Los Angeles which was recently at the 2025 Slamdance Film Fest in LA.
Vivian’s hosted TV for Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Nation (now on Amazon) and for the Sundance channel. She hosts and moderates live events across the USA doing Q&A’s for Tribeca, Slamdance, and the Spirit Awards, she’s even hosted a Bernie Sanders fundraiser! As a storyteller they’ve performed all over including opening for Josh Johnson (Comedy Central) in NYC, at the MOTH L.A. and Rouge Machine in Hollywood. Vivian is one of the many voices of Meet Cute, and used to do those funny Buzzfeed videos…
Vivian also runs a monthly variety comedy show called the Vivian show: starring other people but mostly Vivian featuring comedians like Chloe Fineman, Robby Hoffman and Atsuko Okatsuka.
Viv has also hosted for:
AFI Film Fest, Slamdance TV, RedBull Film and Music Fest, Netflix, the Bentonville Film Festival, Politicon, the Echo Plex and the Echo, the Moth, and many more events across the nation.
Vivian gradated Cum Laude from New England College of Performing Arts with a BA in Direction and Pie Throwing. She studied abroad at Regent’s College UK where they received a 4.0 GPA (ask her mom) continuing their passion for Direction and Writing. They identify as non gendered, loves photography and is a member of the TST, ONAC and is a Committee Member on the Arts Council of the EHNC!
Vivian currently works at Film Independent as their Technical Manager.

All media generated on this site belongs to Vivian Martinez, all rights reserved 2003 (c)
(c) Power Plant TM pending 2024
(c) Vivimation all rights reserved 2020
(c) Summer Fun Time Society all rights reserved 2007
(c) the vivian show all rights reserved 2016
(c) the vivian show starring other people but mostly vivian all rights reserved 2012


More, please!
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hey its christina never knew you had a website but here i am 😀
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Concrete
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back up
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Computers
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Hey Vivian, Happier New Year. You interviewed me for my film “Videogenic.” Is it possible to get a copy of it as Angaelica took it down off their website. Thank you for any help. Lawrence Whitener, now 72 Wins and 135 Noms on IMDb.
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