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United States Iliza Shlesinger has established herself as a prominent comedian, actress, writer, and television host, known for her stand-up specials and influential presence in comedy.
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Peet's Coffee utilized Iliza Shlesinger's comedic talent in advertisements, showcasing her substantial chops in new ads for the coffee brand.
Iliza Vie Shlesinger was born on February 22, 1983, in New York City. She was raised in Dallas, Texas, where her family relocated when she was an infant. Shlesinger attended Greenhill School in Addison, Texas, where she studied Spanish and participated in the school’s improvisation team. Her academic journey continued with a year at the University of Kansas, which included a Semester at Sea program, before she transferred to Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, majoring in film. During her time at Emerson, she joined Jimmy’s Traveling All Stars, one of the campus’s sketch comedy groups. After graduating, Shlesinger moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in stand-up comedy, performing with ComedySportz Dallas and becoming a notable member of whiteboy comedy.
Her career gained significant momentum in 2007 when she won Myspace’s “So You Think You’re Funny” contest and was featured as G4 network’s “Myspace Girl of the Week.” A pivotal moment came in 2008 when Shlesinger became the first woman and the youngest winner of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” in its sixth season. Following this achievement, she joined “The Last Comic Standing Tour.” She expanded her reach into television, hosting the syndicated dating show “Excused” from 2011 to 2013 and the TBS game show “Separation Anxiety.” In 2017, she hosted her own late-night talk show, “Truth & Iliza,” on Freeform, which ran for six episodes. Shlesinger has also released six comedy specials on Netflix, including “War Paint” (2013), “Freezing Hot” (2015), “Confirmed Kills” (2016), “Elder Millennial” (2018), “Unveiled” (2019), and “Hot Forever” (2022). Her sketch comedy show, “The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show,” premiered on Netflix in April 2020.
Beyond her comedy specials and television appearances, Shlesinger has taken on various acting roles. She co-starred in the 2013 film “Paradise” and later appeared in “Instant Family” (2018) as October, “Spenser Confidential” (2020) as Cissy Davis, and “Pieces of a Woman” (2020) as Anita Weiss. She also wrote, starred in, and executive produced the romantic comedy film “Good on Paper,” which premiered on Netflix in 2021. Her recent work includes a role as Shay Marigold in “The Righteous Gemstones” (2023) and an upcoming comedy special for Amazon Prime titled “A Different Animal,” set to debut in March 2025. Shlesinger has also ventured into writing, publishing “Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity” in 2017 and “All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions” in 2022.
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