Cory Kahaney
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Cory Kahaney is an American
comedian
. She competed in the first season of NBC
's reality television
show Last Comic Standing
.
Cory was a grand finalist and runner-up in season one of NBC's Last Comic Standing. She has had her own comedy specials on both Comedy Central
and HBO. She was voted comedian of the year by Backstage Magazine and named best female comedian by the Manhattan Cabaret Association. Cory has a 25-year-old daughter from her first marriage and a 5-year-old son with her current husband. Currently, Cory co-hosts a nationally syndicated morning radio show called "The Radio Ritas."
She is the creator of J.A.P.
- The Princesses of Comedy, an Off-Broadway
production that features live standup routines by four female Jewish comics--including Kahaney--juxtaposed with the stories of legendary performers from the 1950s and 1960s: Totie Fields
, Jean Carroll
, Pearl Williams
, Betty Walker
, and Belle Barth
.
United States
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comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. She competed in the first season of NBC
NBC
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's reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing is an American reality television talent show that has aired from 2003 through 2010.The goal of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC network, and a television special first to air on the cable-TV network Comedy...
.
Cory was a grand finalist and runner-up in season one of NBC's Last Comic Standing. She has had her own comedy specials on both Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
and HBO. She was voted comedian of the year by Backstage Magazine and named best female comedian by the Manhattan Cabaret Association. Cory has a 25-year-old daughter from her first marriage and a 5-year-old son with her current husband. Currently, Cory co-hosts a nationally syndicated morning radio show called "The Radio Ritas."
She is the creator of J.A.P.
Jewish-American princess
Jewish-American Princess or JAP is a pejorative stereotype of a subtype of Jewish-American female. The term implies materialistic and selfish tendencies, attributed to a pampered or wealthy background.-Origins:...
- The Princesses of Comedy, an Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
production that features live standup routines by four female Jewish comics--including Kahaney--juxtaposed with the stories of legendary performers from the 1950s and 1960s: Totie Fields
Totie Fields
Totie Fields was an American comedienne.-Life and career:Fields was born Sophie Feldman in Hartford, Connecticut. She started singing in Boston clubs while still in high school, taking the stage name of Totie Fields...
, Jean Carroll
Jean Carroll
Jean Carroll was an American actress and comedienne during the 1950s and 1960s.Carroll was born as Celine Zeigman on January 7, 1911 in Paris, France She began her career as part of the comedy dance team Carroll and Howe, with her husband, vaudevillian Buddy Howe, who later became her manager...
, Pearl Williams
Pearl Williams
Pearl Williams was an American entertainer.Williams started out as a secretary, but quickly turned to playing the piano by ear and became an accomplished player. In 1938 she went to an audition for a singer as accompaniment. She was hired on the spot and that same night went on stage at the Famous...
, Betty Walker
Betty Walker
Betty Walker was a Jewish-American comic who performed primarily during the 1950s and 1960s. She was born Edith Seeman in Elizabeth, New Jersey to Latvian immigrants.-Life and career:...
, and Belle Barth
Belle Barth
Belle Barth , née Annabelle Salzman, was a Jewish-American comedian who worked primarily during the 1950s and 1960s. She was known for her bawdy, irreverent humor.-Comedy career:...
.