April Richardson (born May 1, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian. She was a round table regular on the television show ''

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'' and a frequent contestant on ''

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''. She is from

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Early life

Richardson was born in

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. She spent several years in

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, England. She graduated from

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in 1997. She is an alumna of

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Stand-up comedy

Richardson has performed at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival,

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, Aspen Laff Festival,

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Music & Arts Festival, North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, Boston's Women In Comedy Festival, and performs regularly in Los Angeles. She has toured with

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, and Matt Braunger.

Television

Richardson co-hosted

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's '' Almost Genius'' with Chris Fairbanks. She appeared regularly on ''

'', and on Fuel TV's ''The Daily Habit''.

Podcasts

Richardson created and hosts a podcast called ''Go Bayside''—a ''

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'' podcast in which she invites a friend (usually a fellow comedian) over to her apartment to watch an episode and critically deconstruct it. As of September 15, 2015, there have been 85 episodes. The final 2 episodes were of her and her friend, Millie De Chirico, talking about the TV movie ''Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style'' and her and comedian Paul F. Tompkins talking about '' Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas''. In November 2013, April joined Pat Francis's Rock Solid Podcast as a rotating co-host. Richardson appeared on the show until 2018 logging in over 30 appearances as co-host. In October 2017, April and best friend Millie De Chirico started the podcast Sordid Details, where they "get to the heart of matters of least importance," including the black market, fast food favorites, mom clothes, and Huey Lewis. The podcast concluded when Richardson moved to England.

References

External links

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Go Bayside Podcast
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, April 1979 births Living people American stand-up comedians People from Savannah, Georgia Comedians from Georgia (U.S. state) 21st-century American comedians American women podcasters American podcasters