April Richardson

April Richardson
Born April Marie Richardson
(1979-05-01) May 1, 1979
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality American
Website http://www.aprilrichardson.com

April Marie Richardson (born May 1, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian. She was a round table regular on the television show Chelsea Lately and is a frequent contestant on @midnight. She is from Atlanta, Georgia.

Early life

Richardson was born in Savannah, Georgia. She spent several years in Manchester, England. She is an alumna of Georgia State University.[1]

Stand-up comedy

Richardson has performed at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest,[2] Aspen Laff Festival, Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival, North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival,[3] Boston's Women In Comedy Festival,[4] and performs regularly in Los Angeles. She has toured with Chris Hardwick, Rob Delaney, Jimmy Pardo, Dana Gould, and Matt Braunger.

Television

Richardson appeared regularly on Chelsea Lately,[5] and on Fuel TV's The Daily Habit. Starting December 29, 2015, Richardson will host truTV's new clip show Almost Genius alongside comedian Chris Fairbanks.

Podcasts

Richardson created and hosts a podcast called "Go Bayside"—a Saved by the Bell podcast in which she invites a friend (usually a fellow comedian) over to her apartment to watch an episode and critically deconstruct it. As of September 15, 2015, there have been 85 episodes. The final episode was of her and her friend, Millie De Chirico, talking about the TV movie “Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style”.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "The JV Club #17: April Richardson « Nerdist". Nerdist.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  2. ↑ "April Richardson". SF Sketchfest. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  3. ↑ Lindsey, Craig D. "April Richardson on gender and sexuality in comedy, and working for Chelsea Handler | Comedy". Indy Week. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  4. ↑ "Women in Comedy Festival". Women in Comedy Festival. 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  5. ↑ Chelsea Lately#Episode format
  6. ↑ "Interview with April Richardson about Go Bayside!". CultureBrats.com.

External links

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