Wendy Liebman

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Wendy Liebman (born February 27, 1961, in Manhasset, New York) is an American stand-up comedian. Her standup style involves the use of gently paced, subtle wordplay.Katz, Leslie (December 22, 2015). [http://www.sfexaminer.com/three-timer-wendy-liebman-savors-her-s-f-kosher-comedy/ "Three-timer Wendy Liebman savors her S.F. kosher comedy"]. The San Francisco Examiner.

Early life

Liebman grew up in Roslyn, Long Island, New York. Her earliest performances involved her, her sister, and a neighborhood friend performing the play Rumpelstilskin in their basement.[http://www.jewishboston.com/events/13146-women-in-comedy-festival-presents-wendy-liebman "Women in Comedy Festival presents Wendy Liebman"]. JewishBoston.com. Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Retrieved December 23, 2015.

In 1983, Liebman graduated from Wellesley College with a bachelor's degree in psychology.{{cite news |first=Bill |last=DeYoung |title=Comic Liebman is 'amused, bemused' by life |work=Stuart News |page=E16 |date= 2005-01-07 }} After graduating from college, Liebman did a stint as a psychology researcher at Harvard Medical School Massachusetts Mental Health Center.{{cite news |first=Dean |last=Johnson |title=Comedy; Wedding bells ring up new jokes for Liebman |work=Boston Herald |page=S16 |date= 2003-02-14 }}{{Cite news|last=Miller|first=Mark|date=17 January 2018|title=Wendy Liebman: Clinical Psychology's Loss Is Stand-Up Comedy's Gain|work=Jewish Journal|url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/229759/wendy-liebman-clinical-psychologys-loss-stand-comedys-gain/}}

Career

In 1984, after taking a class at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Liebman began performing stand-up comedy in the Boston area.{{cite news |last=Schorr |first=Melissa |url= http://articles.boston.com/2012-03-18/magazine/31199940_1_funny-women-phyllis-diller-women-in-comedy-festival |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130118110817/http://articles.boston.com/2012-03-18/magazine/31199940_1_funny-women-phyllis-diller-women-in-comedy-festival |url-status= dead |archive-date= January 18, 2013 |title=Wendy Liebman recalls breaking into Boston's stand-up scene |work=Boston Globe |date=2012-03-18 |access-date=2012-03-26}}

In 1996, Liebman won the American Comedy Award for Female Stand-up Comedian of the Year.Virtel, Louis (July 23, 2014). [http://www.hitfix.com/comedy/comic-star-wendy-liebman-auditions-on-americas-got-talent "Comic Star Wendy Liebman Auditions on 'America's Got Talent'"]. HitFix.

Liebman has appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Larry Sanders Show on HBO, Dr. Katz – Professional Therapist, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

In November 2011, her Showtime special, Wendy Liebman: Taller On TV debuted.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1928320/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt |title = Wendy Liebman: Taller on TV (2011) – IMDb|website = IMDb}} In May 2012, it was posted on her website as a $5 DRM-free download, then in 2014 it was released as an audio download.

Liebman is the daughter-in-law of the late Robert B. Sherman.{{cite web|title=Wendy Liebman|website=Traffic.libsyn.com|url=http://traffic.libsyn.com/acomicstale/Vinnie_Brand_with_Special_Guest_Wendy_Liebman.mp3}}

In 2014, Liebman and her husband were driving when they were struck by a drunk driver. The accident resulted in damage to seven cars and one fatality. The incident affected Liebman's standup career, and so the following year, to "get back out there in a big way" Liebman decided to be a contestant on season nine of America's Got Talent. On August 13, 2014, she was eliminated in the quarter-finals, but on August 15, 2014, judge Howard Stern picked Liebman as his wild card for the season, bringing her to the semi-finals. She was eliminated once more on the September 3 episode.

Personal life

Liebman is Jewish. Although she did not grow up with a strong Jewish identity, she developed a greater connection to her Judaism after reading The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jewish History and Culture.

On April 12, 2003, Liebman married TV producer and writer Jeffrey Sherman, whose father and uncle (the Sherman Brothers) wrote film music for Walt Disney in the 1960s.{{cite news |first=Jacqueline |last=Savaiano |title=WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS: VOWS; Wendy Liebman and Jeffrey Sherman |work=The New York Times|page=13 |date=2003-04-20 }} Sherman has two sons from a previous marriage.{{cite news |first=Dean |last=Johnson |title=Crazy love; Boston comic Wendy Liebman has been on both sides of Valentine's Day divide |work=Boston Herald |page=025 |date= February 12, 2005}}