Iliza Shlesinger
About Iliza Shlesinger
Iliza Shlesinger (born February 22, 1983), full name Iliza Vie Shlesinger, is an American stand-up comedian, actress and television host. She has released six comedy specials on Netflix. 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, and has hosted the TBS game show Separation Anxiety.
Shlesinger was born in New York City to a Jewish family and was raised in Dallas, Texas. She attended the private Greenhill School in Addison, Texas, studied at the University of Kansas for one year, and transferred to Emerson College in Boston, where she majored in film and joined the comedy sketch group Jimmy's Traveling All Stars. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue stand-up. In 2007 she won Myspace's So You Think You're Funny contest, and in 2008 she became the first woman and the youngest person to win NBC's Last Comic Standing, in the series' sixth season.
In 2017, Shlesinger hosted her own late-night talk show, Truth & Iliza, on Freeform, and her sketch comedy series The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show premiered on Netflix in April 2020. Her Netflix specials include War Paint, recorded in Dallas and released on September 1, 2013, Freezing Hot (2015), Confirmed Kills (2016), and Elder Millennial, recorded aboard USS Hornet and released on July 24, 2018. She also hosts an advice podcast called Truth and Iliza, which she began in August 2014.
Videos (693)
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1:00ONWARD! @netflixisajoke @Netflix
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0:41How did you sleep, my lord?
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0:59How did your lord sleep last night? @netflixisajoke
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0:46Here's your sign to give your man something to do
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0:59Your bodies are perfect and normal!! @netflixisajoke @Netflix
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1:48A cop and an attorney walk into a comedy show...
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1:00What’s your dead baby bird’s name?
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1:20One thing I never make fun of: women’s plastic surgery Happy , ladies... botched or not!!
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2:17Happy Pumpkin Spice Day Hope it’s num num in your tum tum! Tour tickets on sale TOMORROW!
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1:01Takes a lot for a woman to be creepy @netflixisajoke
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0:41Zip it, hottie turns 7 today! @netflixisajoke @Netflix
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0:36LOOK AT THE DOG TODAY AND EVERYDAY! @netflixisajoke
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0:22let's settle the question... is 2 babies a lot?!
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1:24How old were you when you first declared “it’s just... been a lot”?
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1:00BEWARE THE SHE-DRAGON @n@netflixisajoke
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1:00Get you a fully loaded Armadilly @netflixisajoke
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0:48Yesterday was birthday! Celebrate by rewatching the special on @Netflix
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0:56Heeeey you guysssss Celebrating one month of 'A Different Animal' @PrimeVideo
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0:59The Millennials have a message for you, Gen Z!
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1:06Being a mother is your child breaking down a door to be with you
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1:03What’s the craziest thing in your console?
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0:06Felt cute but the dents in the mirror had other plans.
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1:27What does a project manager actually do? Wrong answers only ⬇
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0:51Hope you all have a happy season decorating your Pip Pops with bows
40.4K viewsGuest appearances (31)
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0:15Latest episode with Iliza Shlesinger is up!
Heather McMahan
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9:01Iliza Shlesinger on Taking a Break
Tom Papa
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0:44Iliza Shlesinger's green room ritual
Heather McMahan
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12:38Iliza Shlesinger on How Comedy has Changed
Tom Papa
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0:49Iliza Shlesinger - FOTW
Dana Carvey
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1:09SEPARATION ANXIETY with ILIZA SHLESINGER and ADAM RAY
Adam Ray
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5:39How Iliza Shlesinger Balances Being a Parent and a Comedian | Absolutely Not w/ Heather McMahan
Heather McMahan
582 viewsChannels on this page: Heather McMahan, Tom Papa, Dana Carvey, Adam Ray
Frequently asked questions
What is Iliza Shlesinger best known for?
She is an American stand-up comedian, actress and television host who has released six comedy specials on Netflix and won NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2008.
What was historic about Iliza Shlesinger's Last Comic Standing win?
In 2008 she became the first woman, and the youngest person, to win NBC's Last Comic Standing, in the series' sixth season.
Where did Iliza Shlesinger study?
She studied at the University of Kansas for one year and then transferred to Emerson College in Boston, where she majored in film.
What are some of Iliza Shlesinger's Netflix specials?
Her Netflix specials include War Paint (2013), Freezing Hot (2015), Confirmed Kills (2016), and Elder Millennial (2018).
Did Iliza Shlesinger host her own talk show?
Yes, in 2017 she hosted her own late-night talk show, Truth & Iliza, on Freeform, which ran for six episodes.
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