Leslie Liao
Stand-up comedian · Los Angeles, CA

Leslie Liao

Who Leslie Liao is

Los Angeles–based stand-up comedian from Orange County, California, who worked in Netflix's human resources department while starting out and left in January 2024 to do comedy full time. A 2023 Just for Laughs New Face, she has performed twice on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, appears in Netflix's Verified Stand-Up, and released the special Silky Smooth through 800 Pound Gorilla Media in 2026.

At a glance

Born
1987
Based in
Los Angeles, CA
Style
Observational, Dry
Came up through
Just for Laughs New Faces
Stand-up specials
Leslie Liao: Silky Smooth
Podcasts
Happy Fun Times with Leslie Liao and Jason Cheny
On screen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Verified Stand-Up
Next on stage
8 October 2026 — Crystal Ballroom, Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA
Official site
leslieliao.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Just for Laughs New Faces:

The Launching Pads: the shows the comedians came through →

Comedians like Leslie Liao

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Career timeline

  1. 1987Born
  2. 2023The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (stand-up, 2023, 2025) On screen
  3. 2026Leslie Liao: Silky Smooth (2026, YouTube, 800 Pound Gorilla Media) Special
  4. 2026Happy Fun Times with Leslie Liao and Jason Cheny (co-host, All Things Comedy, from Sept 2026) Podcast or book

In the news

Questions about Leslie Liao

Where is Leslie Liao performing next?

Thursday 8 October 2026 at Crystal Ballroom, Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Leslie Liao: Silky Smooth.

What podcast do they host?

Happy Fun Times with Leslie Liao and Jason Cheny.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Verified Stand-Up.

Where did they get their start?

Just for Laughs New Faces (New Face).

Where are they based?

Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1987.

Who are some comedians like them?

Gianmarco Soresi (also in Verified Stand-Up), Ralph Barbosa (the same style: dry), Sabrina Wu (also in Verified Stand-Up), Tommy Brennan (the same style: observational) and Asha Ward (the same style: observational).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026