Leslie Liao

Biography

Leslie Liao is an American stand-up comedian. She formerly worked for Netflix in their human resources department while learning to perform stand-up. Liao graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts; after completing college, one of Liao's first jobs was as an assistant producer at Universal Studios in comedy production. She also volunteered to be a talent scout, attending stand-up shows in the evenings to discover new comedy talent. Liao became motivated to try her own hand at stand-up comedy after seeing performances she didn't 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 stand-up 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 Stand-Up.