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Stand-up · wordplay · started in BostonWendy Liebman
The stand-up whose gently paced, subtle wordplay won her the American Comedy Award in 1996.
- Born
- February 27, 1961
- Started
- Boston, 1984
- Award
- American Comedy Award, 1996
- Special
- Taller on TV (2011)
Who is Wendy Liebman?
Wendy Liebman is an American stand-up comedian known for gently paced, subtle wordplay. She was born in Manhasset, New York, grew up in Roslyn, and graduated from Wellesley College with a psychology degree in 1983.
After a class at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education she started doing stand-up in the Boston area in 1984. In 1996 she won the American Comedy Award for Female Stand-up Comedian of the Year.
She has done stand-up on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, the Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and appeared on The Larry Sanders Show and Dr. Katz. Her Showtime special Wendy Liebman: Taller on TV debuted in 2011, and in 2014 she reached the semi-finals of America’s Got Talent as Howard Stern’s wild card.
On the Harland Highway Podcast (Oct 27, 2026), Taylor Williamson says it was Wendy Liebman who sent him to her old-school dentist.
Timeline
- 1983Wellesley College graduate
- 1984Starts stand-up in Boston
- 1996American Comedy Award
- 2011Showtime special Taller on TV
- 2014America’s Got Talent semi-finals
Specials, TV & more
On the podcasts
Full episodes where Wendy is a guest or comes up, newest first.
Wendy Liebman FAQ
What is Wendy Liebman’s comedy style?
Gently paced, subtle wordplay.
Did Wendy Liebman win an award?
Yes, the 1996 American Comedy Award for Female Stand-up Comedian of the Year.
Was Wendy Liebman on America’s Got Talent?
Yes, season 9 in 2014. Howard Stern picked her as his wild card for the semi-finals.
If you like Wendy
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Taylor Williamson
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Johnny Carson
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Jay Leno
Dave AttellPhotos: Taylor Williamson: Photo: JarJarble, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Harland Williams: Photo: We Might Be Drunk Podcast, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Johnny Carson: Photo: NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Craig Ferguson: Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Jay Leno: Photo: US mission to the European Union, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Dave Attell: Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 'slgckgc', CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Facts checked Oct 26, 2026.
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