Leslie Liao

Leslie Liao is an American standup comedian She formerly worked for Netflix in their human resources department while learning to perform standup Liao graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts after completing college one of Liaos first jobs was as an assistant producer at Universal Studios in comedy production She also volunteered to be a talent scout attending standup shows in the evenings to discover new comedy talent Liao became motivated to try her own hand at standup comedy after seeing performances she didnt like It all clicked that night where I realized how much I understood it and loved it and was so protective over it I remember almost standing up and being like Give me the mic While beginning to perform standup at local comedy clubs Liao took a position at Netflix in their human resources department Liao made her television debut on the Jimmy Fallon Show and was featured in the Netflix comedy showcase Verified StandUp