April Macie
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April Macie is an American
United States
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 stand-up comedian
Comedian
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, television personality, writer
Writer
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, and actress
Actor
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. She is perhaps best known for winning Howard Stern
Howard Stern
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's "Funniest, Hottest Comedienne" contest and her appearance for the fourth season of NBC
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's reality series Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing is an American reality television talent show that has aired from 2003 through 2010.The goal of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC network, and a television special first to air on the cable-TV network Comedy...

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Television appearances

Macie auditioned for Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing is an American reality television talent show that has aired from 2003 through 2010.The goal of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC network, and a television special first to air on the cable-TV network Comedy...

in the early summer of 2006 and was accepted into the show's cast, but she was voted out in the initial round of competition. She will be featured in the upcoming documentary I Am Comic
I Am Comic
I Am Comic is a 2010 documentary about the stand-up comedy world directed by Jordan Brady.-Overview:Directed by former stand-up comic Jordan Brady and starring and narrated by ex-comedian turned comedy writer Ritch Shydner, the film explores the world of stand-up comedy and features interviews with...

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April Macie travels the world collecting stories and experiences, which she then translates into humorous, relatable tales in front of audiences worldwide. April has been to over 23 countries, 12 of those performing stand-up comedy (not fellatio) for the troops, was a finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2006, has appeared on E! Entertainment, Fuel TV, HSN, Sirius and XM Radio, Bob & Tom, Access Hollywood, and was labeled an "emerging talent to watch" by the Hollywood Reporter at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in 2005. April is a regular guest on the Howard Stern show, where in 2008 she was voted the “Funniest and Hottest” comedian in America. She has appeared on Showtime in the documentary, “I Am Comic” which premiered at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival and in the stand-up special "Vegas Is My Oyster" premiering August 5th. April just finished taping "Snoop Dogg Presents The Bad Girls of Comedy" which will be on Showtime later this year. Currently, she spends most of her time traveling the United States as a headlining stand-up comedian.

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