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rowid | first_name | last_name | gender | career_sec | personal_sec | info | seed_first_name | seed_last_name | occupation |
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50 | Cecil | Carolla | m | Brito was born in Florida, though she went on to attend junior high school in Scotland and Hong Kong and high school in Kentucky. She is of Cuban and Icelandic descent and spoke only Spanish before kindergarten. After high school, Brito moved to St. Louis to pursue a business degree at the Washington University in St. Louis. Once she graduated from college, she remained in St. Louis and launched her comedy career. Though she was politically active in college with the student and labor rights movement, her comedy wasn't explicitly political at first. Eventually, she moved to Oakland specifically for the city's comedy scene and reputation for fostering progressive comics. It was in Oakland that she honed her focus on identity politics and decided to take more risks in her act, such as adopting her signature androgynous style. Shortly after moving to the Bay Area around 2008, Brito met comic W. Kamau Bell. Bell quickly became a mentor to Brito, taking her under his wing as his “comedy daughter." In 2010, she joined Bell and fellow comic Nato Green in Laughter Against the Machine, a political comedy tour that was subsequently made into a documentary set to premiere in 2014. In 2012, Bell invited Brito to join the writing staff of his new FX series Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. In addition to writing on the series, Brito frequently appeared on air in pieces covering topics like Miss Fire Island, LGBTQ athletes, and the "war on women." In 2019, Brito joined the comedy web television series One Day at a Time as both a writer and an actor. She also had a small part in Amy Poehler's feature-film directorial debut, Wine Country. In May 2019, Brito performed as a stand-up comedian on Late Night with Seth Meyers. She is a writer on the animated comedy series Bless the Harts, starring Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig. | Brito got engaged to Saturday Night Live alum Paula Pell in August 2018. | carolla was born in florida, though he went on to attend junior high school in scotland and hong kong and high school in kentucky. he is of cuban and icelandic descent and spoke only spanish before kindergarten. after high school, carolla moved to st. louis to pursue a business degree at the washington university in st. louis. once he graduated from college, he remained in st. louis and launched his comedy career. though he was politically active in college with the student and labor rights movement, his comedy wasn't explicitly political at first. eventually, he moved to oakland specifically for the city's comedy scene and reputation for fostering progressive comics. it was in oakland that he honed his focus on identity politics and decided to take more risks in his act, such as adopting his signature androgynous style. shortly after moving to the bay area around 2008, carolla met comic w. kamau bell. bell quickly became a mentor to carolla, taking his under his wing as his “comedy daughter." in 2010, he joined bell and fellow comic nato green in laughter against the machine, a political comedy tour that was subsequently made into a documentary set to premiere in 2014. in 2012, bell invited carolla to join the writing staff of his new fx series totally biased with w. kamau bell. in addition to writing on the series, carolla frequently appeared on air in pieces covering topics like miss fire island, lgbtq athletes, and the "war on women." in 2019, carolla joined the comedy web television series one day at a time as both a writer and an actor. he also had a small part in amy poehler's feature-film directorial debut, wine country. in may 2019, carolla performed as a stand-up comedian on late night with seth meyers. he is a writer on the animated comedy series bless the harts, starring maya rudolph and kristen wiig.carolla got engaged to saturday night live alum paula pell in august 2018. | Janine | Brito | comedians |