Christina Pazsitzky
{{short description|Canadian-American comedian (born 1976)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|06|18}}
| birth_place = Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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| medium = Stand-up, podcasting
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| active = 1997–present
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| spouse = {{marriage|Tom Segura|2008}}
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Christina Pazsitzky (born June 18, 1976), known by her stage name Christina P,[http://christinaponline.com/about/ About Christina P. — ChristinaPOnline.com] - official site is a Canadian-born American stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, host and TV personality. Pazsitzky co-hosts the Your Mom's House podcast with her husband, comedian Tom Segura, and also hosts the Where My Moms At? podcast.
Early life
Pazsitzky was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, to Hungarian parents who had escaped from Hungary in 1969 during the rule of the Hungarian People's Republic.{{cite podcast| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLjHEb7BUFg| title=Your Mom's House Podcast - Ep. 445 with Wheeler Walker Jr. - REUPLOADED|last=Segura|first=Tom |last2=Pazsitzky|first2=Christina | website=Your Mom's House Podcast| publisher=YouTube|date=May 2, 2018| access-date=May 9, 2018|time=1:09:30}} Her family relocated to the United States in her early childhood, settling in Southern California, where she was raised.{{cite web|url=https://www.citybeat.com/home/article/13017720/comedy-the-naughty-and-sorta-nice-tour|work=City Beat|author=Wilson, P. F.|date=March 17, 2009|title=Comedy: The Naughty and Sorta Nice Tour|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200712053742/https://www.citybeat.com/home/article/13017720/comedy-the-naughty-and-sorta-nice-tour|archive-date=July 12, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|work=The Fairfax County Times|title=The Road to comedy|url=http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/the-road-to-comedy/article_0891f77e-bd7c-11e6-bf3e-d7ab128d2b7e.html|date=December 8, 2016|author=Loria, Keith|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200712053851/http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/the-road-to-comedy/article_0891f77e-bd7c-11e6-bf3e-d7ab128d2b7e.html|archive-date=July 12, 2020}}{{cite web |title=Christina Pazsitzky |url=http://www.laughfactory.com/ChristinaPazsitzky |publisher=Laugh Factory}}{{Cite web|last=Chin|first=Steven|date=March 20, 2014|title=Scoring Laughs as a Stand-Up Comic|url=https://www.usfca.edu/news/scoring-laughs-stand-comic|access-date=September 7, 2020|website=University of San Francisco|language=en}}
She enrolled at the University of San Francisco, where she graduated with a degree in philosophy in 1999.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/who-is-christina-pazsitzky-tom-segura-wife-8401492|work=People|title=Who Is Tom Segura's Wife? All About Podcast Star Christina Pazsitzky|date=December 7, 2023|last=England|first=Adam|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231216034239/https://people.com/who-is-christina-pazsitzky-tom-segura-wife-8401492|archive-date=December 16, 2023}} She briefly attended law school in the United Kingdom at the University of Oxford, but dropped out.
Career
Pazsitzky's television debut was in 1998 as a cast member of MTV's Road Rules: Down Under.
She was a member of the Deathsquad Network of stand-up comedians.{{cite news|title=Comedians Paul Strictland and Justin Martindale to perform for Savannah Comedy Revue|url=http://savannahnow.com/arts/2013-09-05/comedians-paul-strictland-and-justin-martindale-perform-savannah-comedy-revue|access-date=September 25, 2013|newspaper=Savannah Now|date=September 25, 2013}} Pazsitzky has performed in the Middle East, Africa, and South Korea with USO tours.{{cite web|title=Scottsdale Comedy Spot presents CHRISTINA PAZSITZKY|url=http://www.scottsdalenights.com/comedy-spot-presents-christina-pazsitzky/|publisher=Scottsdale Nights|access-date=September 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927140922/http://www.scottsdalenights.com/comedy-spot-presents-christina-pazsitzky/|archive-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=dead}}
In 2012, Your Mom's House was one of the six nominees in the Best Comedy category at the first annual Stitcher Awards for podcasts.{{cite web|title=Finalists for The Stitcher Awards Announced!|url=http://www.stitcher.com/blog/?p=1103|publisher=Stitcher|access-date=September 14, 2013}}
In 2018, Pazsitzky and Segura landed a TV deal with CBS, who gave a pilot production commitment for their show The Little Things.{{cite web|title=CBS Buys Family Comedy 'The Little Things' From Tom Segura, Christina Pazsitzky|date=August 17, 2018|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/cbs-nabs-family-comedy-the-little-things-starring-tom-segura-christina-pazsitzky-as-put-pilot-1202447675/|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=7 November 2018}}
=''Where My Moms At?'' podcast=
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| hosting = Christina Pazsitzky
| genre = Talk
Comedy
Motherhood
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| length = 50-110 minutes
| language = English
| production = YMH Studios
| num_episodes = 180+
| began = {{Start date|2019|06|06}}
| audio format = MP3
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| website = {{URL|http://wheremymomsat.com/}}
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Pazsitzky hosts Where My Moms At?, a comedy podcast based around real issues in the world of motherhood. Episodes often feature guests from the world of entertainment and pop culture, such as Hila Klein, Alyssa Milano, Alison Rosen, and LeeAnn Kreischer, wife of comedian Bert Kreischer.
Personal life
In early 2020, Pazsitzky and Segura bought a $6.7 million mansion in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.{{cite web |last1=McClain |first1=James |title=Tom Segura, Christina Pazsitzky Buy $6.7 Million L.A. Mansion |url=https://variety.com/2020/dirt/entertainers/tom-segura-christina-pazsitzky-buy-6-7-million-l-a-mansion-1203460925/ |website=Variety |date=January 8, 2020 |access-date=28 March 2020}}
Pazsitzky and Segura moved to Austin, Texas in 2021.{{cite web|last1=McClain |first1=James |title=Tom Segura, Christina Pazsitzky Get Over Asking for Swanky Palisades Mansion |url=https://www.dirt.com/gallery/entertainers/performers/tom-segura-christina-pazsitzky-house-los-angeles-sold-1203390142/ |website=Dirt |date=July 4, 2021 |access-date=5 July 2021}}
Stand-up comedy specials
= Albums =
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Year
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2011
|It's Hard Being a Person |
2015
|Man of the Year |
2017
|Mother Inferior |Streaming special{{cite web |title=Mother Inferior |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80205204 |website=Netflix}} |
2022
| Mom Genes |Streaming special{{cite web |title=Mom Genes |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81192249 |website=Netflix}} |
= TV appearances =
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Year
! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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2018
|The Degenerates{{cite web |title=The Degenerates |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80987753 |website=Netflix}} |
Filmography
=Television=
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Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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1998
| Herself | |
2003
|Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes | Herself | |
2008
|April & Christina{{cite news|last=Painter|first=Alysia Gray|title=Like the Little Devil/Angel on Your Shoulder, But Sexier|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/the-scene/events/Like-the-Little-DevilAngel-on-Your-Shoulder-But-Sexier.html|access-date=September 25, 2013|newspaper=NBC|date=January 21, 2009}} | Herself | |
2012
|Herself |Episode 5 |
2015
|Can We Take a Joke? |Herself |Documentary |
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- [http://yourmomshousepodcast.com Your Mom's House Podcast]
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{{RoadRules}}
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Category:Canadian emigrants to the United States
Category:American people of Hungarian descent
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:American women comedians
Category:American women podcasters
Category:American comedy podcasters
Category:Canadian people of Hungarian descent
Category:Canadian stand-up comedians
Category:Canadian women comedians
Category:Canadian women podcasters
Category:Comedians from Los Angeles
Category:Comedians from Ontario
Category:Road Rules cast members
Category:Participants in American reality television series
Category:University of San Francisco alumni
Category:Writers from Los Angeles