Were you initially upset when you discovered she had signed you up without your consent?

I think you’re really funny, just go up there and talk like you talk to us.’ And I did, and won the contest and have been a comedian ever since. She was like, ‘I think you’re really funny and I signed you up for this contest.’ And I was like, ‘Are you crazy!?’ She’s like. One of my friends signed me up for a contest and didn’t tell me until a couple of days before the contest. had a chance to talk with Leslie from her home in Los Angeles and discussed the first time she ever did stand-up and the worst heckle she ever received.ĭo you remember the first time you did stand-up? She’s gone on to appear in such films and TV shows as Chelsea Lately, Mind of Mencia, National Security and her first one-hour special, Problem Child aired on Showtime last year and is currently available on DVD. Jones gradually honed her act over the years and had great performances at both the Just For Laughs and Aspen Comedy Festivals. After a friend signed her up for a comedy contest on campus without her knowing, Jones won the contest and hastily left school and returned to Los Angeles where she began her conquest to become the next Eddie Murphy.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised on the streets of Los Angeles comedian Leslie Jones has always been on the road and in control of her career dating back to her days as a scholarship athlete at Colorado State University.

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