PHOTOS
BIO
Dr. Leighann Lord (VeryFunnyLady.com) is a veteran stand-up comedian and the author of Dict Jokes and Real Women Do It Standing Up. She is the creator of the People with Parents podcast and has been a co-host on StarTalkRadio, with Neil de Grasse Tyson. She has been seen on Comedy Central, HBO, and The View, and was recently seen on Netflix in the Def Comedy Jam 25th Anniversary Special. Leighann was also one of the five national finalists in the 2018 ABFF-HBO Comedy Wings Competition. She’s the winner of the 2019 Humanist Arts Award, from the American Humanist Association. Leighann is a proud member of House Ravenclaw (with a dash of Slytherin).
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QUOTES
“She is charming, acutely observant, wickedly disarming, and, most importantly, funny as hell.”
Mel Watkins, critic and author of “On the Real Side: The History of African American Humor”
"Thank you Leighann. You are a brilliant comedian and student of life.”
Bellvue Hospital Center
“Everyone here is still raving about your performance! You were fantastic!”
Federal Drug Administration
"I loved your act, so funny yet so simple, elegant and classy.”
Executive Director, Mutual Housing Association of South Central CT
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"Leighann was the warmest and most thoughtful panel moderators we've ever seen"
Center for Inquiry - NYC
"Leighann Lord was the penultimate MC, and I think added more to the event than I ever thought possible. All the feedback I heard from the audience was unanimously positive.
I am really looking forward to next year."
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CREDITS & CONS
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The View
Apollo Comedy Hour We Got Next, Aspire TV Comic Quickies, SiTV Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen Def Comedy All Star Jam Girls' Night Out, Lifetime NBC Comedy Showcase New Joke City with Robert Klein Premium Blend, Comedy Central Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Comedy Central VH1 Stand-Up Spotlight The World Stands Up, Comedy Central |
American Atheists
American Humanist Association Armed Forces Entertainment Center for Inquiry CSICon Chambers McCain Foundation DragonCon The PA Freethought Society NECSS: Northeast Con. on Science & Skepticism New York Society for Ethical Culture NY Women in Communication PASHTACon Skepticon The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership |
