Personal Info
Birth date
1983-02-22 (42 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Ιλάιζα Σλέσινγκερ
Iliza Shlesinger
Biography
Iliza Vie Shlesinger (born February 22, 1983) is an American comedian. She was the 2008 winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing, went on to host the syndicated dating show Excused and currently (2016) hosts the TBS comedy/game show Separation Anxiety.
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.853
Overview:
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.422
Overview:
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.@midnight with Chris Hardwick
5.2
Overview:
Chris Hardwick will lead three celebrity contestants down the ultimate internet wormhole. Culling from the darkest recesses of social media, they will compete to determine who has the funniest take on the day's pop culture.Ridiculousness
6.9
Overview:
Rob Dyrdek takes the funniest amateur internet videos and builds them into an episode of edgy, funny, and most importantly, timeless television.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.Bosch
7.9
Overview:
Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels, these are the stories of relentless LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch who pursues justice at all costs. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to remain loyal to his personal code: “Everybody counts or nobody counts.”Finding Your Roots
6.2
Overview:
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.The Righteous Gemstones
7.427
Overview:
The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.A Little Late with Lilly Singh
3.6
Overview:
The comedian, actress, social media sensation, producer and author of "How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life," Lilly Singh brings her unique perspective to late night as she hosts celebrity interviews, talks current events, performs musical and sketch comedy, plays games, and more.The $100,000 Pyramid
7.4
Overview:
In $100,000 Pyramid, contestants are in teams of two. The goal of the game is to help your partner guess an answer, by listing items that would be included in said answer, or synonymous. For instance, if the answer is “Things That Bounce”, clues would be “Po-Go Sticks”, “Kangaroos”, “Basketballs”, etc. To add to the challenge, the contestant who is giving the clues has their hands strapped to their chair, so they’re unable to gesture in order to help the guessing process.To Tell the Truth
6.2
Overview:
A modern reimagination of the classic game show. In each round, a celebrity panel will be presented with three people who all claim to be the same person with the same incredible talent, job or achievement. One is sworn to tell the truth while the others are not.Last Comic Standing
6.9
Overview:
A nationwide talent search accepting the best professional and non-professional stand-up comedians. Once the selection process is narrowed to 10, the show covers the contestants as they live together and compete for an exclusive contract with NBC, and to be called the Last Comic Standing.Dinner Time Live with David Chang
6
Overview:
Chef David Chang hosts an unfiltered dining experience as he cooks for celebrity guests and shares culinary secrets.Dollface
7
Overview:
After being dumped by her longtime boyfriend, a young woman must deal with her own imagination in order to literally and metaphorically re-enter the world of women, and rekindle the female friendships she left behind.Deal With It
NYR
Overview:
Unsuspecting members of the public secretly will be recruited to pull a prank on their unwitting companions with absolutely no time to prepare. If they agree to participate, they must obey all instructions given through an earpiece from a secret control room nearby. With the opportunity to prank their way to cash and prizes, these everyday people will be shown no mercy as they are tasked with pulling off some of the most ridiculous behavior ever caught on hidden camera.Celebrity Jeopardy!
6
Overview:
Celebrity contestants compete for a chance to win money for a charity of their choice.Girlboss
6.623
Overview:
Sophia is a rebellious, broke anarchist who refuses to grow up. She stumbles upon her passion of selling vintage clothes online and becomes an unlikely businesswoman. As she builds her retail fashion empire, she realizes the value and the difficulty of being the boss of her own life.Snacked
10
Overview:
Welcome to Snacked: A brand new series from First We Feast where your favorite celebrities break down their most beloved snacks and candies.World's Funniest Fails
6.5
Overview:
Hosted by Terry Crews, WORLD'S FUNNIEST is inspired by the hit YouTube channel, FailArmy, and showcases the best in viral and soon-to-be-viral videos, featuring funny and adorable animals and kids, as well as amazing human triumphs and fails.Young Hollywood
6
Overview:
Young Hollywood is a live and on demand video news network focused on celebrity, influencers and lifestyle.Truth & Iliza
6
Overview:
Comic Iliza Shlesinger hosts this late-night talk show that features episodes that revolve around particular themes, in the form of a question that Iliza tries to answer. She uses audience interaction, field pieces, commentary and -- what she's best known for -- jokes to help her find the answers she seeks. The weekly series focuses on discussing the sociopolitical issues of the day, whether they involve necessary discussions or more inane topics.The Comedy Store
7.7
Overview:
This documentary series brings to life the legends, heartbreak and history created at iconic L.A. club The Comedy Store, which over the past 47 years has launched the careers of a breathtaking array of stars.Iliza's Locals
NYR
Overview:
Iliza Shlesinger's "Iliza's Locals" is a three part comedy special featuring the best up-and-coming comics in Los Angeles. Iliza sums it up best: "I love the LA comedy scene and have been out almost every night of my life for 17 years. I've watched the scene grow, I've watched comics grow and I want to give the LA comics coming up a chance to share their talent. Los Angeles has the best comics in the country and I want to share the new generation with people."Instant Family
7.516
Overview:
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.Forever 31
6
Overview:
Comedian Iliza Shlesinger and her friends struggle with the indignities of dead-end jobs, hangovers, dating, infidelity and all the rest of the absurdities of modern adulthood.The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show
5.6
Overview:
From the mind of comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a fun, irreverent mix of kooky characters, sly social commentary and pop culture gags.Spenser Confidential
6.528
Overview:
Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.Pieces of a Woman
7.022
Overview:
When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.Supercool
5.8
Overview:
Best friends, Neil and Gilbert start their senior year of high school with high hopes and aspirations. Neil has always fantasized about being cool enough to date his long time crush and Gilbert has always dreamed of being a social media super star. After what is, by all accounts, a very disappointing and embarrassing first day in school, Neil makes a magical wish to be cool just at the magical moment when the clock strikes 11:11. The next morning, Neil wakes up to a reality that is straight from the comics of his dreams.Acting
TBASpenser Confidential 2 as Cissy Davis
2025Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal as Self
2024Dinner Time Live with David Chang (1 Episode) as Self
2023Iliza's Locals (3 Episodes) as Host
2022Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever as Self
2022Celebrity Jeopardy! (2 Episodes) as Self
2022The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival as Self
2022Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live as Self
2021Snacked (1 Episode) as Self
2021Supercool as Victoria
2021Good on Paper as Andrea Singer
2021Hysterical as Self
2021The Right One as Kelly
2020Pieces of a Woman as Anita Weiss
2020The Opening Act as Val
2020The Comedy Store (5 Episodes) as Self
2020The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2020Spenser Confidential as Cissy Davis
2020Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story as Self
2019Iliza Shlesinger: Unveiled as Self
2019Dollface (1 Episode) as Iliza
2019A Little Late with Lilly Singh (1 Episode) as Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2019The Righteous Gemstones (2 Episodes) as Shay Simkin
2019Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over as Self
2018Instant Family as October Ross Jennings
2018Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial as Self
2017Truth & Iliza (6 Episodes) as Self - Host
2017Girlboss (1 Episode) as Veronica
2016Iliza Shlesinger: Confirmed Kills as Self
2016The $100,000 Pyramid (1 Episode) as Unknown
2016Forever 31 (7 Episodes) as Iliza
2016To Tell the Truth (5 Episodes) as Self - Panelist
2015SXSW Comedy Night Two with W. Kamau Bell as Self
2015SXSW Comedy With W. Kamau Bell as Self
2015Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot as Self
2015World's Funniest Fails (3 Episodes) as Self - Panelist
2015Bosch (1 Episode) as IA Lt. Kristine Klotz
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2 Episodes) as Self
2013@midnight with Chris Hardwick (1 Episode) as Self
2013Paradise as Carol
2013Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint as Self
2013Deal With It (1 Episode) as Self
2012Alone Up There as Self
2012Finding Your Roots (1 Episode) as Unknown
2011Ridiculousness (1 Episode) as Self
2010Conan (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2010I Am Comic as Self
2009Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black as Self
2009Pauly Shore & Friends as Self
2009Imagine It!² The Power of Imagination as Self - Narrator (voice)
2008History of the Joke as Self
2007Young Hollywood (1 Episode) as Self
2003Last Comic Standing (12 Episodes) as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Self
Writing
2025Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal ... Writer
2022Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever ... Writer
2021Good on Paper ... Writer
2019Iliza Shlesinger: Unveiled ... Writer
2018Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial ... Writer
2016Iliza Shlesinger: Confirmed Kills ... Writer
2016Forever 31 (7 Episodes) ... Writer
2015SXSW Comedy With W. Kamau Bell ... Writer
2015Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot ... Writer
2013Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint ... Writer
Production
2025Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal ... Executive Producer
2021Good on Paper ... Executive Producer
2019Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over ... Producer
2017Truth & Iliza (6 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2016Forever 31 (7 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2015Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot ... Executive Producer
2013Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint ... Executive Producer
Crew
2020The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show (6 Episodes) ... Creator