Born in Dallas on Feb. 22, 1983, writer/comedian Iliza Schlesinger began performing comedy while studying at Emerson College, joining an improvisational group called Jimmy's Traveling All Stars. Shlesinger became well-known as a comedian when she won the sixth season of NBC's
Last Comic Standing
. She continued on television as the hostess of the syndicated dating show
Excused
and now tours as a stand-up comedian. If you loved the shows
Forever 31,
SXSW Comedy with W. Kamua Bell
or
This Is Not Happening,
then you enjoy Shlesinger’s scriptwriting since she's the one who wrote them. Perhaps you have watched her television specials, including
Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over,
Iliza: Elder Millennial,
Iliza: Confirmed Kills,
Iliza Shlesinger: Confirmed Hot
and
Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint.
She has also written for
New York Stand-Up Show,
Bridging the Gap: A Middle East Comedy Conference,
Pauly Shore & Friends
and
Live at Gotham
. She currently has another comedy stand-up special in the works, which IMDB refers to as in preproduction. This as yet untitled special will contain material from her ongoing tour, if she follows suit from her prior specials, some of which have aired on Netflix as well as been released as DVDs. In October, Netflix announced it ordered a six-episode, half-hour series from the comedian titled
The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show
directed by Laura Murphy.
Iliza Shlesinger published her first book,
Girl Logic: The Genius and The Absurdity
in 2017. Described as a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on a confident woman's approach to friendship, singlehood and relationships, the publication has fared well among reviewers on both Goodreads and Amazon. The book combines a memoir with observations of other women she knows. Though it does express generalizations about women and characterizes them as obsessing over tiny details, it has been complimented for its observational intensity.
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Iliza Shlesinger centers her stand-up shows around topics like being a woman, dating, going out, meeting men and body issues. She tends to make fun of other women, a practice that has landed negative feedback from comedic reviewers and feminists alike. Rather than focus her jokes on herself, she often pokes fun at others.
Shlesinger combines many sketches and routine bits from her professional career in her stand-up shows. Frequently performed routines include What’s My Middle Name?, The Worst Part of Girls Night, CSI Dating, Girl GPS, Hurricane Tammy, Save the Polar Bears and Girls at the Bar.
A performance of Iliza Schlesinger’s comedy routine typically runs about one-and-a-half hours. The show includes no intermission. Occasionally, the performer adds an encore of variable length, depending upon the response she gets from the audience.
Yes, the comedienne is currently touring the US. Her tour continues through 2020 with dates booked through February currently.
The comedienne Iliza Shlesinger will visit the
Terry Fator Theatre at The Mirage
in Las Vegas for multiple performances; the
Straz Center’s Morsani Hall
in Tampa, Fla.; the
Turning Stone Resort and Casino Event Center
in Verona, N.Y.; the
Hard Rock Live Orlando
in Orlando, Fla., and the
Ilani Casino Resort
in Portland, Wash.
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