SPECIAL GUEST - LIZZ WINSTEAD
As co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show and Air America Radio co-founder, Lizz Winstead has helped changed the very landscape of how people get their news. Winstead brought her political wit to The Daily Show as a correspondent and later to the radio waves co-hosting Unfiltered, Air America Radio's mid-morning show, where she brought on board Hip Hop legend, Chuck D and political big brain Rachel Maddow.
Winstead’s first book, Lizz Free Or Die, Essays, was released in 2012 to incredible reviews and the paperback was released in May of 2013.
Lizz’s talents have been recognized by all the major media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post and Entertainment Weekly’s 100 most Creative People issue. Winstead has made numerous stand-up appearances, including Comedy Central Presents, specials on HBO, VH-1, MTV and more. She can also be seen regularly doing hilarious and insightful commentary on MSNBC. Winstead has written for The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post and regularly blogs at Sulia.com
Her ongoing national comedy tour to benefit Planned Parenthood and NARAL has raised over 2 million dollars and was made into a documentary film, Smearc Campaign just won “Best Documentary Comedy Short” at the Atlanta
Documentary Film Festival. Lizz is currently working on a second book and has spearheaded Lady Parts Justice, a reproductive rights group fighting to return all 50 state legislatures to a pro-choice majority.
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