April Macie (born Maciejczyk) is an American comedian, television personality, writer, and actress. She won

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's "Hottest and Funniest Chick" contest and appeared in the fourth season of

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's reality series ''

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''.

Early years

Macie was born and raised in

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, before moving to Florida after high school.

Career

Macie has been to over 68 countries, 16 of those performing stand-up comedy with the

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. She was a finalist on NBC's ''Last Comic Standing'' in 2006. Macie has appeared on

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and

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. Programs she has been on include '' Bob & Tom'', ''

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'', and '' The Todd and Tyler Radio Empire'', and she was labeled an "emerging talent to watch" by ''

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'' at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in 2005. In the early summer of 2006, she auditioned for ''Last Comic Standing'' and was accepted into the show's cast, but she was voted out in the initial round of competition. Macie is a regular guest on the ''

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'', where in 2008 she was voted the "Funniest and Hottest" comedian in America. She has appeared on

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in the documentary, ''

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'' which premiered at the 2010

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and in the stand-up special ''Vegas Is My Oyster'' premiering August 5. Macie was a featured performer in ''Snoop Dogg Presents The Bad Girls of Comedy'' which aired on Showtime in 2012. Macie performed on Episode 5 of the Netflix Series, ''Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready'' in 2019. Currently, she spends most of her time traveling the United States as a headlining stand-up comedian.

30th AVN Awards

On January 19, 2013 Macie co-hosted the XXX AVN Awards alongside 2013 Female Performer of the Year

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, and

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Filmography

* ''Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready'' (2019), as herself * ''Comedy Underground with Dave Attell'' (2014), as herself * ''Snoop Dogg Presents: The Bad Girls of Comedy'' (2012), as herself * ''A Guy Walks Into a Bar'' (2011), Girl * ''The Naughty Show'' (2011) – Episode #1.37, as herself * ''Pauly Shore's Vegas Is My Oyster'' (2011), as herself * ''

'' (2010), as herself * ''Road to Hollywood'' (2009), as herself * ''April & Christina'' (2008), April * ''Last Comic Standing'' (2006) – Episodes #4.1 and #4.5, as herself

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Macie, April 1976 births Living people 21st-century American women 21st-century American comedians American agnostics American people of Polish descent American stand-up comedians American women comedians Last Comic Standing contestants Comedians from Pennsylvania Writers from Easton, Pennsylvania