Tammy Pescatelli (born Tammy Gillespie) is an American stand-up comedian. Her most recent comedy special, Finding the Funny, was released recently in an exclusive deal with Netflix. That same special was selected "New and Noteworthy" by iTunes editors and also hit number 3 on the charts.
In 2010, Pescatelli won Comedy Central's Standup Showdown. In 2004, she was a finalist on the second and third seasons of Last Comic Standing. She has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The View (U.S. TV series), Joy Behar: Say Anything!, Stand-up In Stilettos, The Talk, Rocco's Dinner Party, Comedy Central Presents, The World Stands Up, The Bonnie Hunt Show, Last Call with Carson Daly, Dennis Miller and many others. She has also been a guest a number of times on the syndicated show "Comics Unleashed", and was chosen for their "Best of the Best" worldwide top selling DVD. Being one of the Final Five on NBC's Last Comic Standing catapulted Tammy's career and won her a slew of new fans, solidifying her as one of the sharpest women in the comedy world.
Pescatelli co-created, executive produced, wrote and starred in a reality television show on WE tv, called A Standup Mother (2011), related to Pescatelli's life as a mother, wife, and comedian.
Pescatelli is a regular guest on The Bob & Tom Show in Indianapolis, and is a fixture on the comedy channels of Sirius XM Radio. On January 22, 2010, she was a guest on Opie and Anthony, an XM Satellite Radio talk show. She also appeared as a guest on Ron and Fez on SiriusXM.
In 2014, she was chosen by Jenny McCarthy to be part of her "Dirty, Sexy, Funny" comedy special on EPIX and toured alongside Lynne Koplitz, Paula Bel and April Macie on the "Dirty, Sexy, Funny" comedy tour. Pescatelli has also been a regular co-host on Jenny McCarthy's SiriusXM radio show, "Dirty, Sexy, Funny." To celebrate the start of the radio show, Pescatelli was invited on to the Howard Stern show along with McCarthy and Koplitz.
She was chosen four years in a row to be included in The New York Post greatest jokes from the past year.
Her film appearances include minor roles in Made in Brooklyn (2007), Single: A Documentary Film (2008), and Everybody Wants to Be Italian (2007).
She has performed regularly for the United Service Organizations.
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Further reading
- "She's got it made! Jenny McCarthy enjoys a PDA with Donnie Wahlberg as they toast her successful Vegas stand-up show at late night after-party". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "Jenny McCarthy's New View". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "TAMMY PESCATELLI - DOUBLE ZERO'S". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "Pescatelli's debut promising". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "Rooftop Comedy". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "Interview with Tammy Pescatelli". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "Meadville is setting for WE reality show". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "Would You Rather? With Comedian and TV Mom Tammy Pescatelli". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "Meadville comic Tammy Pescatelli stays connected to the funny". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "Is Tammy Pescatelli Finding The Funny?". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- "Tammy Pescatelli still finding the funny". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- "Finding The Funny on iTunes". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- "A Stand Up Mother". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- "Tammy Pescatelli stand up". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- "Comedian Tammy Pescatelli talks about marriage, children and sex". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- "Toe-to-Toe at the Edge of the Comedy Club Stage". Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- "Comedian Tammy Pescatelli assaulted onstage as police refuse to arrest assailant". Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- "Tammy Pescatelli: A ballsy comedy broad". Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- "A Stand Up Mother". Retrieved 29 December 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Tammy Pescatelli on IMDb
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