EXCLUSIVE: Rising L.A. comic Leslie Liao has announced that her debut hour special, Silky Smooth, is out now for exclusive early access via 800 Pound Gorilla, with a YouTube release slated for Tuesday, April 28 at 5 p.m. PST.
In Silky Smooth, Liao explores the chaotic stages of adulthood, scheduling fun plans with tired friends, the unfair treatment of single people, being attracted to silly men, and the fear of being a role model to her pretend children. Check out a trailer below.
We previously profiled Liao a few years ago when she went from working in HR at Netflix to her own short set as part of their stand-up series Verified Stand-Up. She told us today, “What the world desperately needs now is more content. My first hour is the beautiful result of living as a confident, angry, tired woman. Performing this hour live around the world
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