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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1:01GRWM: HomeGoods edition
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0:58what that foot do
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1:28goes to Maui Crema & Beatrice did not disappoint!!
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0:52Hark the angels sing Come along with me to get some last minute holiday essentials
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1:00New year, new HOT TRUTHS Listen to Ask Iliza Anything where you get your podcasts!
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0:37If ever I have said something controversial…
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0:37Iliza Shlesinger - Iliza's Locals Season 2 Trailer
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1:10Our next stop on the series
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2:41Bringing back this @TheDodo video for Tian Fu's Gotcha Day today
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1:39International Pilates Day should be a federal holiday… GO CELEBRATE WITH A TEASER LADIES!!!
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2:08We don’t talk about COVID handjobs enough
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0:32No sense in playing it cool - this made our festival @s@sundancefilmfestival
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0:33Rage bait for the day: at the end of the day, it's still just a dead cat
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1:00GRWM: Nighttime Self Care
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0:31What should my DJ name be?
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0:34I figure this song is in my head 24 hours a day so I may as well pass on the tradition.
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0:46*bangs chest* woman is person too
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1:01*volume alert*
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0:34Six seconds well done @PrimeVideo
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0:43at Kanomwaan in Thai Town
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0:56A 𝑔𝑜𝒹𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓈 and… gum. A Different Animal is streaming now on @PrimeVideo.
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0:54Have you done a tough mudder and did you do it with your church group
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2:34GRWM & my friend @RebeccaMinkoff She is the best zhuzher in the business!!
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1:00Girls always have an issue deciding what outer layer to wear!
4.6K viewsGuest appearances (31)
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6:24Iliza Shlesinger’s Life Changing Call from Mark Wahlberg
Jimmy Kimmel
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8:52Iliza Shlesinger’s Guest Host Monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live
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11:45Iliza Shlesinger on Performing Pregnant, RuPaul’s Drag Race & Finding Out She Was Funny
Jimmy Kimmel
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3:33Iliza Shlesinger Used To Wear An Eye Patch
Pete Holmes
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6:56Iliza Shlesinger on Dating a Crazy Liar & Almost Meeting Quentin Tarantino
Jimmy Kimmel
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8:22Iliza Shlesinger on Taking Her Parents to a Strip Club, Getting COVID & Winning Celebrity Jeopardy
Jimmy Kimmel
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1:57:25Iliza Shlesinger Doesn’t Believe in Guilt | Bertcast # 567
Bert Kreischer
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7:19Iliza Shlesinger on Her New Baby Girl, Inducing Labor to Go on Tour & Her 4th Wedding Anniversary
Jimmy Kimmel
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1:43:46Iliza Shlesinger + Noah Galuten + The World’s Greatest Sausage Bread | Something’s Burning | S5 E11
Bert Kreischer
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1:29:30Iliza Shlesinger | The Blocks Podcast w/ Neal Brennan | EPISODE 24
Neal Brennan
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1:433 Ridiculous Questions with Iliza Shlesinger
Jimmy Kimmel
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1:50:03The Church Of What's Happening Now: - Iliza Shlesinger
Joey Diaz
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1:18:56Iliza Shlesinger Won't Give You Free Tickets | Breaking Bread with Tom Papa
Tom Papa
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1:50:51Bertcast # 466 - Iliza Shlesinger & ME
Bert Kreischer
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17:25The Artie Lange Show - Iliza Shlesinger (in-studio) Part 1
Artie Lange
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1:16:20Iliza Shlesinger, Jen Shah Pleas, Khloe Kardashian is officially single
Heather McDonald
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6:17Guest Host Iliza Shlesinger Interviews Laverne Cox – Trans Representation & Quarantine Dances
Jimmy Kimmel
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1:03:41Iliza Shlesinger | Howie Mandel Does Stuff
Howie Mandel
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0:53Iliza Shlesinger: God is a Misogynistic Woman
Neal Brennan
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22:45The Artie Lange Show - Iliza Shlesinger (in-studio) Part 2
Artie Lange
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1:00:28“Diarrhea Mommy” with Iliza Shlesinger | Absolutely Not with Heather McMahan | September 18, 2024
Heather McMahan
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1:02The loneliest time in Iliza Shlesinger's day
Neal Brennan
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1:29Talk Your Way Out Of It! with Iliza Shlesinger | Greg Fitzsimmons
Gregory Sebastian Fitzsimmons
10.3K views
12:32The Church Of What's Happening Now Pre Show: - Iliza Shlesinger
Joey Diaz
7.5K viewsChannels on this page: Jimmy Kimmel, Pete Holmes, Bert Kreischer, Neal Brennan, Joey Diaz, Tom Papa, Artie Lange, Heather McDonald, Howie Mandel, Heather McMahan, Gregory Sebastian Fitzsimmons
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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