#273: Leslie Liao is a local standup comedian, actress and writer who went from working at Netflix (in the HR department) to now being on Netflix.
For a long time she was juggling both her corporate job and stand up, but she went full time with comedy this year. She was featured in the streamer’s series called "Verified Standup," she’s been on "The Tonight Show," and she’ll be performing in the Netflix is a Joke festival starting this Thursday in L.A.
A lot of Leslie’s comedy focuses on dating in L.A., and what it was like growing up in a predominantly white suburb of Orange County as a Chinese American. She sat down with me at The Hollywood Improv to talk about how she got started, what it’s like being a working comedian in L.A., and got some dating tips from her too.