Iliza Shlesinger Biography

Fast Facts

• Became the only female and youngest comic to hold the title of NBC's "Last Comic Standing․"
• Attended the University of Kansas but later transferred to Emerson College in Boston, graduating with a major in Film
• Quote: "I take comedy very seriously because it's all I've ever known and it's such a huge part of my identity․ I'm definitely pretty intense with it․"
• Quote: "I'd love to do a talk show, and I think people are ready for a young, funny, attractive woman to be on late night TV․ I've been working on something for a while, and I think it's going to be awesome․ Women want to be talked to like they're intelligent․"
• Has performed her stand-up routine for troops overseas, at colleges and clubs, the "Just for Laughs" Festival in Montreal, and more
• Trained with Comedy Sports Dallas and Jimmy's Traveling All Stars, Emerson College's group, in improv and sketch comedy
• Was invited to participate in The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's personal USO Tour