Erin Foley got her taste for comedy while at Dickinson College, where she was a member of the campus improv group "Run With It". She went on to perform with numerous improv troupes such as Chicago City Limits in comedy clubs throughout New York. It was during this time that she began to gravitate towards stand-up, performing at clubs such as Boston Comedy Club, Caroline's and Gotham Comedy Club.

She has made appearances at the Toyota Comedy Festival, Marshall's Women in Comedy Festival and the prestigious Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. She just completed her first major motion picture, Almost Famous directed by Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Singles). She's been seen on Canadian television in She's So Funny, commercials for Comedy Central and shot a pilot for MTV called This Is Ray.