April Richardson
{{short description|American comedian (b. 1979)}}
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| birth_name = April Marie Richardson
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| birth_place = Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
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| medium = Stand-up
| years_active = 2013-2021
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| website = http://www.aprilrichardson.com
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April Richardson (born May 1, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian. She was a round table regular on the television show Chelsea Lately and a frequent contestant on @midnight. She is from Atlanta, Georgia.
Early life
Richardson was born in Savannah, Georgia. She spent several years in Manchester, England. She graduated from Lassiter High School in Marietta, Georgia in 1997. She is an alumna of Georgia State University.{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.nerdist.com/2012/06/the-jv-club-17-april-richardson |title=The JV Club #17: April Richardson « Nerdist |publisher=Nerdist.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712034205/http://www.nerdist.com/2012/06/the-jv-club-17-april-richardson/ |archive-date=2012-07-12 |url-status=dead }}{{failed verification|date=June 2025}}
Stand-up comedy
Richardson has performed at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest,{{cite web|url=http://sfsketchfest.com/x/performers/april-richardson/ |title=April Richardson |publisher=SF Sketchfest |accessdate=2013-08-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629154555/http://sfsketchfest.com/x/performers/april-richardson/ |archivedate=2013-06-29 }} Aspen Laff Festival, Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival, North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival,{{cite web|last=Lindsey |first=Craig D. |url=http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/april-richardson-on-gender-and-sexuality-in-comedy-and-working-for-chelsea-handler/Content?oid=3255365 |title=April Richardson on gender and sexuality in comedy, and working for Chelsea Handler | Comedy |work=Indy Week |date= |accessdate=2013-08-10}} Boston's Women In Comedy Festival,{{cite web|url=http://www.womenincomedyfestival.com/performers/2013/1869 |title=Women in Comedy Festival |publisher=Women in Comedy Festival |date=2013-03-23 |accessdate=2013-08-10}} and performs regularly in Los Angeles. She has toured with Chris Hardwick, Rob Delaney, Jimmy Pardo, Dana Gould, and Matt Braunger.{{cn|date=September 2022}}
Television
Richardson co-hosted TruTV's Almost Genius with Chris Fairbanks. She appeared regularly on Chelsea Lately, and on Fuel TV's The Daily Habit.{{cn|date=September 2022}}
Podcasts
Richardson created and hosts a podcast called Go Bayside—a Saved by the Bell podcast in which she invites a friend (usually a fellow comedian) over to her apartment to watch an episode and critically deconstruct it. As of September 15, 2015, there have been 85 episodes. The final 2 episodes were of her and her friend, Millie De Chirico, talking about the TV movie Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style and her and comedian Paul F. Tompkins talking about Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas.{{cite web|title=Interview with April Richardson about Go Bayside! |url=http://www.culturebrats.com/2013/06/pod-facination-interview-with-april.html/ |publisher=CultureBrats.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924221254/http://www.culturebrats.com/2013/06/pod-facination-interview-with-april.html |archivedate=2015-09-24 }}
In November 2013, April joined Pat Francis's Rock Solid Podcast as a rotating co-host. Richardson appeared on the show until 2018 logging in over 30 appearances as co-host.{{cn|date=September 2022}}
In October 2017, April and best friend Millie De Chirico started the podcast Sordid Details, where they "get to the heart of matters of least importance," including the black market, fast food favorites, mom clothes, and Huey Lewis. The podcast concluded when Richardson moved to England.{{cn|date=September 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{Official}}
- [http://gobayside.tumblr.com/ Go Bayside Podcast]
- {{IMDb name|4872988|April Richardson}}
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Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:Comedians from Savannah, Georgia
Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:American women podcasters