On March 16th 1983 Susan stepped on stage at the Leaky Roof Tavern in Portland, Oregon to work on a one woman show and she change her life completely. Rice became a stand up comic. Since then she has used her sense of humor to entertain audiences all over the US and abroad.

Moving to Los Angeles gave Susan her first taste of what show biz had in store for her. She rapidly became a regular at the Icehouse in Pasadena, Igby’s, The Comedy Store, and worked for the Improvs. She rapidly moved up the performance ladder and headlined at many of the clubs of the 1990’s; Laff Stops, Last Laugh’s, Stanfords and Comedy Connections.

Her first TV comedy set on ABC’s George Schlatter’s Comedy Club and followed with his Reunion show. Cable shows included Showtime Comedy on the Road, Comic Stripe Live, and Evening at the Improv.

Since her return to the Pacific Northwest, Rice has been invited to perform in The Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Las Vegas Comedy Festival and was a contestant in HBO/TNT Comedy Festival at Caesar’s Palace Lucky 21 Contest.