Lizz Winstead

Born: 1961-08-05

As a co-creator and former head writer of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," and Co-founder of Air America Radio; Lizz Winstead has emerged as a critically acclaimed political writer and producer. As a performer, Winstead brought her political wit to "The Daily Show" as a Correspondent and later to the radio waves co-hosting "Unfiltered," Air America Radio's mid morning show with citizen of the world and Hip Hop legend Chuck D, and political big brain Rachel Maddow. Lizz' comedic talents have been recognized in Entertainment Weekly's 100 most Creative People issue and she was nominated Best Female Club Performer by The American Comedy Awards and has appeared numerous times on television including HBO's "Women of the Night", "The US Comedy Arts Festival" in Aspen, "Comedy Central Presents.." and too many basic cable stand-up shows and VH-1 "50 Greatest This" and "100 Greatest That's" to mention.... Lizz is writing, producing and staring in "Wake Up World" an Off Broadway and web show in NYC that satirizes all of our beloved morning shows. Winstead continues touring the country doing stand-up and is a regular contributor on "The Ed Show" on MSNBC.


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Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

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Released: 2021-09-11

From the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to today stand-up comedians, talk-show hosts, sketch...

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No One Asked You

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Released: 2023-11-13

Comedian and disrupter extraordinaire Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show) and her team...

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On Location: Women of the Night

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Released: 1987-07-11

HBO stand-up comedy special starring Ellen DeGeneres, Paula Poundstone, Rita Rudner, Judy Tenuta...

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The Daily Show

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First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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Comedy Central Presents

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First aired: 1998-12-01

These half-hour specials showcased some of the best up-and-coming comedians of the moment. The...

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Joy Behar: Say Anything!

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First aired: 2009-09-29

Joy Behar: Say Anything! was a news program and talk show hosted by Emmy-award winning talk show...

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The Green Room with Paul Provenza

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First aired: 2010-06-10

Comedian and director of the obscenely hilarious hit film The Aristocrats, Paul Provenza invites...

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Inventions That Changed History

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First aired: 2022-03-31

The wild and often unbelievable stories behind the world's most important inventions.

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