- Tanyalee Davis
Tanyalee Davis (b. 27th November 1970) is an
Canadian comedian based in Las Vegas andLondon . She is married to her husband, Marty.She has the condition of
dwarfism , and stands at 3-feet, 6-inches tall.In November 1999, Tanyalee placed 2nd in the
Seattle Comedy Competition. She was the first woman in 10 years to make it into the finals.In April 2001, she headlined at the
Melbourne International Comedy Festival .She won the of the 2003 Norman G. Brooks Standup Comedy Scholarship Competition held at the
Hollywood Improv.In August 2003, she was part of the “US Comedy Invasion” show, performing at the world’s largest arts festival, the
Edinburgh Fringe inScotland . She then embarked on aUK tour in the spring of 2004.In 2005, she performed as part of "
Abnormally Funny People ", withSteve Best ,Liz Carr ,Steve Day ,Chris McCausland andSimon Minty . As part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe the following year she appeared withLiz Carr in "Bravetarts". In 2007 she performed her one woman show "Little Do They Know". She has also performed at various comedy events throughout theEdinburgh Festival Fringe , including "Spank", "The Bat Cave" and "Jongleurs "Tanyalee is recognized for her multiple appearances on the "Maury" TV show where they focused on her career. She was also seen in the
Austin Powers in Goldmember movie teaser, “For the Love of Money,” onMTV ’s Bash and theFOX network'sreality show "30 Seconds To Fame ".She is currently taking a brief time out from comedy whilst she recovers from major spinal surgery [http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jul/08/comedian-davis-wont-let-anything-keep-her-down/] . Her surgery story has been filmed and will be broadcast on British television in the near future. She will be returning to the comedy circuit at the end of August with performances in Las Vegas.
References
External links
* [http://www.tanyaleedavis.com/ Official website]
* [http://abnormallyfunnypeople.com/ Abnormally Funny People]
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