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In
the past few years, Lizz Winstead has surfaced as perhaps, the top female
political comic working today. As a co-creator and former head writer of Comedy
Central's "The Daily Show," Winstead has now emerged as a writer and
producer who has brought fresh new ideas to television. Her writing on "The
Daily Show" has been sited by critics as some of the best on television
today.
Winstead's
on air work has also been acclaimed as refreshing and innovative. Getting laughs
from topical events has always made Winstead a sought after writer. Along with
co-creating "The Daily Show," she also created, executive produced,
and starred in the critically acclaimed and highly rated special,
"Unauthorized Biography: Milo, Death of a Supermodel." Lizz also used
her biting wit segment producing "The Jon Stewart Show," and Comedy
Central's "Women Aloud."
But
it was her one-person shows, "Don't Get Me Started" and "Stream
of Consciousness," that put her on the political humor map. Playing to
packed theaters in Boston and Minneapolis, Winstead proved herself as someone
who could tackle emotionally charged issues like religion and abortion and lace
them with raucous humor and sharp insight. 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", and “Politically
Incorrect.”
Lizz
recently co-wrote a pilot for UPN entitled “Minneapple” and co-created
“This Week Has 7 Days” a satirical newsmagazine for FOX television, and
developed and produced the two VH-1 series “Rock and Roll Record Breakers”
and “ Don’t Quote Me,”
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