July 15, 2025 • 91 mins
Comedian Leslie Liao joins Anjelah this week to talk stand-up—and how sometimes looking ugly on stage actually makes them feel more confident in their sets. Leslie shares how she went from Hollywood mailrooms to Netflix HR, all before realizing her true calling—thanks to a comedy show so bad, she knew she could do it better. Now she’s ride-or-die for the stage (you’ll have to pry the mic from her cold, dead hands). She also gets into her love-hate relationship with journaling and shares how grateful she is for her family, her non-comedy friends, and her super hot Brazilian fiancé.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mark as Played
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.