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EXCLUSIVE: Rising L.A. comic Leslie Liao has announced that her debut hr special, Silky Smooth, is retired now for exclusive early entree via 800 Pound Gorilla, pinch a YouTube merchandise slated for Tuesday, April 28 astatine 5 p.m. PST.
In Silky Smooth, Liao explores nan chaotic stages of adulthood, scheduling nosy plans pinch tired friends, nan unfair curen of azygous people, being attracted to silly men, and nan fearfulness of being a domiciled exemplary to her dress children. Check retired a trailer below.
We antecedently profiled Liao a fewer years agone erstwhile she went from moving successful HR astatine Netflix to her ain short group arsenic portion of their stand-up bid Verified Stand-Up. She told america today, “What nan world desperately needs now is much content. My first hr is nan beautiful consequence of surviving arsenic a confident, angry, tired woman. Performing this hr unrecorded astir nan world has been a dream and I’m genuinely proud of it and excited for you each to spot it.”
A stand-up comic, actress, and writer who was named a New Face astatine Just for Laughs Montreal successful 2023, Liao has doubly been seen performing connected The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In summation to touring globally and headlining to sold-out crowds, she has opened for immoderate of nan biggest names successful comedy, including Fortune Feimster and Ronny Chieng. She is repped by UTA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
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