Del Harrison is an American

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from

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. On top of being a comedian, she is also an actress, soul singer, writer, host and entrepreneur. Her comedy, stage presence and onstage persona have gained her a large following from fans. She has a large following on

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and she designed her own shirt line, which she regular sells out at her shows.

Early life

Harrison was born in

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. She grew up as an only child living with her mother and grandmother. She took courses at the Computer Learning Center in

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. She eventually landed a job in

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. She worked there until she met an actress named Toni Hunter who would ultimately steer her career back into entertainment.

Career

Her comedy career broke out in In 2005. She was eventually named one of the best new faces of comedy at

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’s Laffapalooza. Then, Harrison was offered a spot on Robert Towsend's stand-up comedy show ''Partners in Crime: The Next Generation Atlanta'' on the

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. In 2009, Harrison moved to

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where she created ''Another Sketch Comedy Show'' and kicked it off by spoofing ''

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'' (BET). In 2011, Harrison made her big-stage acting debut when she co-starred in and wrote for the stage-play ''After the Walk'', alongside

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-winner

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. In 2013 she debuted on

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’s

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, hosting ''Caribbean Comedy Wednesdays''. In the past year , Harrison was a featured comedian on the

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’s new stand-up show ''Laughs'', Arise Entertainment 360,

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’s new

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''Actual Housewives of PTO'', ''FLOW'' (the stage play), two

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s and is now doing the

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s for Fox's ''Laughs''. Over her career, her sketches have reached a combined total of over two million views.

References

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