- Leslie (comedienne)
Leslie, also known as Leslie Jones, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She has appeared on HBO's
Def Comedy Jam , BET's ComicView, andIt's Showtime at the Apollo . She has appeared in the television series "Girlfriends " and "Malcolm and Eddie " and the major motion pictures "National Security" and "Gangsta rap ."Career
Leslie began her stand-up career at
Colorado State University where the school paper voted her "Funniest Person on Campus."She has appeared in
Comedy Central 's "Premium Blend ",BET 's "ComicView " and "The Way We Do It ",Showtime at the Apollo ,Comedy Factor , andHBO 'sDef Comedy Jam 2006.She is a club regular at Hollywood's
Comedy Store . She has headlinedThe Improv ,Laff Factory , Caroline's and been featured at Comic Strip.She has appeared in television sitcoms including "
In the House ", "Coach", "Snap Judgment ", "Malcolm and Eddie ", and "Girlfriends "She has appeared in the
Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival ,Aspen Comedy Festival ,Comedy Central 'sLaffapalooza – Urban Comedy Arts Festival, and won the national and regionalBacardi By Night Comedy Tour.Leslie has appeared in the major motion pictures National Security, opposite
Martin Lawrence ,Master P 'sRepos , and the upcoming Coke Daniels'Gangsta rap .Leslie has been featured in
VIBE magazine, theLos Angeles Times , andDarryl J. Littleton 's book "Black Comedians on Black Comedy: How African-Americans Taught Us to Laugh."Actress
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Gangsta rap " (2007)
*"Repos " (2006) (V)
*"National Security" (2003)
*"A Guy Thing " (2003)
*"The New Beachcombers" (2002) (TV)
*"A Feeling Called Glory" (1999) (TV)Trivia
Leslie has extensive physical training in collegiate basketball, running, swimming and volleyball.
While attending college, she has been a cook, waitress, cashier, justice of the peace, sold perfume, conducted surveys, answered phones as a receptionist, and an interpreter.
She has opened for
Jamie Foxx .External links
* [http://www.justleslie.com Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lesliejonescomedy Official Leslie Myspace]
*imdb name|id=0428656|name=Leslie Jones
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4076681 NPR: Friday Comedy: Leslie Jones interview]
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