April Richardson

April Richardson
Born April Marie Richardson
May 1, 1979
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality American
Website
http://www.aprilrichardson.com

April Marie Richardson (born May 1, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian. She was a round table regular on the television show Chelsea Lately and is a frequent contestant on @midnight. She is from Atlanta, Georgia and currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Early life

Richardson was born in Savannah, Georgia. She spent several years in Manchester, England. She is an alumna of Georgia State University.[1]

Stand-up comedy

Richardson has performed at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest,[2] Aspen Laff Festival, Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival, North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival,[3] Boston's Women In Comedy Festival,[4] and performs regularly in Los Angeles. She has toured with Chris Hardwick, Rob Delaney, Jimmy Pardo, Dana Gould, and Matt Braunger.

Television

Richardson appeared regularly on Chelsea Lately,[5] and on Fuel TV's The Daily Habit.

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. The podcast can be found for free on iTunes.

References

  1. ↑ about 2 hours. "The JV Club #17: April Richardson « Nerdist". Nerdist.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  2. ↑ "April Richardson". SF Sketchfest. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  3. ↑ Lindsey, Craig D. "April Richardson on gender and sexuality in comedy, and working for Chelsea Handler | Comedy". Indy Week. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  4. ↑ "Women in Comedy Festival". Women in Comedy Festival. 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  5. ↑ Chelsea Lately#Episode format

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