Julia Scotti is an American transgender stand-up comedian. She was a stand-up comedian pre and post-transition, with a period in between when she was a middle school language arts teacher. She returned to her comedy career in 2011 and appeared on the 11th season of America's Got Talent, where she was eliminated in the quarter-finals in episode 18. She continues to travel doing stand-up comedy. She has had a documentary produced about herself called Julia Scotti: Funny that Way. She was also a part Showtime network's More Funny Women of a Certain Age (2020) comedy special. Additionally, she hosts a podcast called Comedy Centric with Cathy Caldwell and has two comedy albums, Hello Boys I'm Back and Primal Cuts.