Iliza Shlesinger
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Born | New York City, U.S. | February 22, 1983
Alma mater | Emerson College[third-party source needed] |
Occupations |
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Spouse |
Noah Galuten (m. 2018) |
Children | 1 |
Iliza Vie Shlesinger[1][better source needed] (/ɪˈlaɪzə ˈʃlɛsɪŋɡər/ il-EYE-zə SHLESS-ing-gər;[2][3] born February 22, 1983)[4] is an American comedian, actress, television host, executive producer, and screenwriter.[not verified in body] She was the 2008 winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing and went on to host the syndicated dating show Excused from 2011 to 2013. As well, she has hosted the TBS game show Separation Anxiety.[when?][not verified in body]
In 2017, Shlesinger hosted her own late-night talk show called Truth & Iliza on Freeform.[5] As of 2022, she has released six comedy specials on Netflix. Her sketch comedy show The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show premiered on Netflix in April 2020.
Early life
Iliza Vie Shlesinger was born on Jewish family.[6] She was raised in Dallas, Texas, where her family moved when she was a baby.[6][7] She attended the private Greenhill School in Addison, Texas, where she studied Spanish and participated in the school's improvisation team.[citation needed]
February 22, 1983 in New York City, NY to aShlesinger studied at the University of Kansas for one year,[when?][8] and participated in a Semester at Sea program.[when?][citation needed] She transferred to Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, where she majored in film.[8] There, she refined her writing and editing skills, and became a member of one of the campus's comedy sketch groups, Jimmy's Traveling All Stars.[when?][citation needed]
Career
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Shlesinger performed with the ComedySportz Dallas,[when?][8] and after graduating from Emerson, moved to Los Angeles to pursue stand-up comedy.[when?][8][9] She was one of the most popular members of a group of standup comedians in Los Angeles,[citation needed] whiteboy comedy,[10] which brought her to the stage at The Improv in Hollywood for the "Last Comic Standing" competition.[8]
In 2007, Shlesinger won Myspace's So You Think You're Funny contest,[citation needed] and was featured as the G4 network's Myspace Girl of the Week.[when?][citation needed] In 2008, she became the first woman, and the youngest, winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing, in the series' sixth season.[11][12] She was twice selected by other comedians to compete in the head-to-head eliminations, winning each time.[13] She appeared in The Last Comic Standing Tour.[14]
Shlesinger worked with Lewis Black to contribute to Surviving the Holidays,[when?][citation needed] a History Channel holiday special,[when?][citation needed] and narrated the 2009 documentary Imagine It!² The Power of Imagination.[15][16] In 2010, she released an on-demand comedy video, Man Up and Act Like a Lady, and an on-demand comedy album, iliza LIVE, on her website, via The ConneXtion.[citation needed] Around the time of these releases, Shlesinger appeared in a business comedy video series for Slate.[17]
Shlesinger hosted The Weakly News on TheStream.tv from July 2007 to April 2012.[18][19] She also hosted Excused, a syndicated American reality-based dating competition series, which ran from 2011 to 2013.[20] She co-starred in the 2013 film Paradise.[21] As of April 2023, she was continuing an advice podcast called Truth and Iliza, which she began in August 2014. Featuring celebrity guests and personal friends, the semi-weekly podcast is a forum for discussing matters which bother her and those on the show,[22] with a punk theme song performed by Being Mean to Pixley.[23][better source needed]
Shlesinger was comic co-host of StarTalk Radio Show with Neil DeGrasse Tyson for season 7, episode 12 titled Cosmic Queries: Galactic Grab Bag on May 20, 2016.[24] On July 13, 2016, the ABC's streaming service premiered Shlesinger's "new short-form digital comedy series", Forever 31.[25] The series was created, written, and executive produced by, and starred Shlesinger.[citation needed] A late night show for Shlesinger was placed into development in September 2016 for the cable channel Freeform.[26] Truth & Iliza began airing on May 2, 2017, and ran for six episodes.[27]
Netflix
Shlesinger's first comedy album and video, War Paint, was recorded on December 1, 2012, at The Lakewood Theater in Dallas, Texas, and released on Netflix on September 1, 2013.[28][29] Her second stand-up special, Freezing Hot, was recorded in Denver, Colorado, and premiered on Netflix on January 23, 2015.[30] Her third Netflix stand-up special, titled Confirmed Kills, was recorded at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, and premiered on Netflix on September 23, 2016.[31] Her fourth Netflix stand-up special, Elder Millennial,[32] was recorded aboard USS Hornet, at the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum[33] in Alameda, California, on February 23, 2018,[34] and premiered on Netflix on July 24, 2018.[35] Her fifth Netflix stand-up special, Unveiled was recorded in Nashville and premiered on Netflix on Nov 19, 2019.[36]
Shlesinger also stars in the March 2020 Netflix film Spenser Confidential,[citation needed] and The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show, which premiered April 1, 2020.[37][verification needed] Shlesinger has stated that she intentionally hired a diverse team of writers so her sketches would appeal to a racially diverse audience, also intending her comedy was not "just for women."[37][verification needed]
Released on Netflix on January 7, 2021, following its world premiere on September 4, 2020, at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, Shlesinger played Anita Weiss in Pieces of a Woman, the sister to Martha, the main character.[citation needed] She starred, wrote, and executive produced the romantic comedy film Good on Paper, which premiered on Netflix on June 23, 2021.[citation needed]
Her sixth stand-up comedy special Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever premiered on Netflix in October 2022.[38]
Other television credits
Shlesinger's television credits include E! Network's Forbes Celebrity 100,[citation needed] TV Guide's America's Next Top Producer,[citation needed] Comedy Central Presents,[39][full citation needed] John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show,[40] Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed,[citation needed] and History Channel's History of a Joke.[citation needed] Shlesinger also had her own show on GOTV's mobile network.[when?][citation needed]
Writing
Shlesinger has written for Heavy.com.[citation needed] On November 7, 2017, Weinstein Books published Shlesinger's book Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity with an introduction by Mayim Bialik.[41]
Legal issues
In December 2017, it was reported Shlesinger was sued by a man who was denied admission to one of her girls-only shows.[42] The initial complaint was dismissed and then refiled as a class action suit.[43]
Personal life
Shlesinger married chef Noah Galuten on May 12, 2018, in a Jewish ceremony in Los Angeles.[44][45] They had a daughter in 2022.[46]
Video works
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Comedy specials
Year | Title | Distributor |
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2013 | War Paint | Netflix |
2015 | Freezing Hot | Netflix |
2016 | Confirmed Kills | Netflix |
2018 | Elder Millennial | Netflix |
2019 | Unveiled | Netflix |
2022 | Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever | Netflix |
Series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Forever 31 | Veronica | Mini-series. Stars, also creator, written by, and executive producer.[citation needed] |
2017 | Girlboss | Veronica | Episode: "Top 8" |
2020 | The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show | Various roles | |
2020 | Crank Yankers | Herself | Episode: "Adam Carolla, Iliza Schlesinger & Demetri Martin" |
2020 | Robot Chicken | Dr. Liz Wilson / Realtor | Voice role; episode: "Max Caenen In: Why Would He Know If His Mother's a Size Queen" |
2021 | Bosch | IA Lt. Kristine Klotz | Episode: "Workaround" |
2022 | Dollface | Herself | Episode: "Space Cadet” |
2022 | Celebrity Jeopardy! | Herself | 2 episodes |
2023 | The Righteous Gemstones | Shay Marigold |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Paradise | Carol | |
2018 | Instant Family | October | |
2019 | Iliza Shlesinger: Over And Over | Self | Documentary |
2020 | Spenser Confidential | Cissy | |
Pieces of a Woman | Anita Weiss | ||
The Opening Act | Val | ||
2021 | The Right One | Kelly | |
Hysterical | Herself | Documentary film | |
Good on Paper | Andrea Singer | Stars. Also written by, and executive producer.[citation needed] | |
Supercool | Victoria |
References
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- ^ Rogan, Joe; Shlesinger, Iliza (April 21, 2014). "Joe Rogan Experience #488 - Iliza Shlesinger". The Joe Rogan Experience. Episode 488. Event occurs at 0:09:24. Retrieved May 13, 2020. At this timestamp, Rogan and Shlesinger discuss the pronunciation of name.
- ^ Vanity Fair; Shlesinger, Iliza (May 12, 2020). Amateurs Try to Make a Comedian Laugh in 20 Seconds (feat. Iliza Shlesinger) (video). Vanity Fair. Event occurs at 0:00:01. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ AllMovie Staff. "Iliza Shlesinger". AllMovie.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ Strause, Jackie (May 2, 2017). "How Iliza Shlesinger Plans to Bring Digestible Feminism to Late-Night TV". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Torok, Ryan (October 13, 2016). "Comedian Iliza Shlesinger's success is a laughing matter". The Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020.
- ^ Martindale, David (April 28, 2017). "Iliza Shlesinger has a few things she wants to say in 'Truth & Iliza'". Dallas Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Kar, Meena (June 5, 2010). "Iliza Shlesinger Has Her Own Half Hour Special After Winning Last Comic Standing". ThaindianNews. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
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- ^ Shlesinger, Iliza (December 2, 2016). "About Iliza". www.iliza.com. Archived from the original (self-published autobiography) on December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ Shlesinger, Iliza & LACS Staff (2004). "Comic Profiles: Iliza Shlesinger". whiteboy comedy productions. Los Angeles, CA: LA Comedy Showcase. Archived from the original (self-published autobiography) on January 1, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
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- ^ Brown, Joe (August 18, 2008). "Last Comic Standing joins 'Jubilee!' on Sunday". Las Vegas Sun.
- ^ Kohen, Yael (2012). We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy. Macmillan. p. xxxii. ISBN 9781466828117.
- ^ 'Last Comic Standing Season 6 Episode 9', NBC.com.
- ^ "Last Comic Standing World Tour". Archived from the original on October 12, 2008., NBC.com
- ^ Imagine It!² The Power of Imagination. ImagineItProject.com. via Vimeo.com.
- ^ Leeper, Mark (November 27, 2011). "Imagine It!". Leepers.us.
- ^ "Up in Your Business from Slate V". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "The Pilot episode of The Weakly News". theStream.tv. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "Peep Shows, Carnivals, and Sarna". theStream.tv. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
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- ^ Calfas, Jennifer (August 7, 2013). "Diablo Cody Celebrates 'Paradise,' Her Directorial Debut, With Hollywood Premiere". The Hollywood Reporter.
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- ^ "Truth and Lies" – via soundcloud.com.
- ^ "Cosmic Queries: Galactic Grab Bag - StarTalk Radio Show by Neil deGrasse Tyson". StarTalk Radio Show by Neil deGrasse Tyson. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ Gettell, Oliver (July 13, 2016). "Iliza Shlesinger Wakes the Party Goblin in 'Forever 31' Clip". EW.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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- ^ Comedy Central Presents, 2010, Season 14 Episode 18.[full citation needed]
- ^ "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show: Season Three Debuts July 20th". TV Series Finale. June 27, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "Full details : Girl Logic". Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Cullins, Ashley (December 27, 2017). "Iliza Shlesinger's Girls-Only Show Sparks Lawsuit Over "War on Men"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^ Rosman, Katherine (July 13, 2018). "A Fight for Men's Rights, in California Courts". The New York Times.
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