Carmen Lynch

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Carmen Lynch
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Lynch in 2022
Birth nameCarmen Michelle Lynch [1]
Born (1972-01-17) January 17, 1972 (age 53)
California, U.S. [1]
Website carmenlynch.com

Carmen Lynch (born January 17, [2] 1972) [3] is a Spanish-American [a] stand-up comedian, actress, and writer [1] based in New York City.

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Career

Stand-up comedy

Lynch has performed in both English and Spanish in the United States and Spain. [4] She participated in NBC's Last Comic Standing twice, both times making it to the final rounds. [5] She was also a finalist in the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival. [6]

Lynch has performed for American troops in Iraq and Kuwait. [7] In 2017, her comedy routine and album, Dance Like You Don't Need the Money, was named by The New York Times as "one of five to stream" and was voted the number one comedy album of the year by SiriusXM. [8]

Television

Lynch has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , Conan , Inside Amy Schumer , Last Comic Standing , The Late Show with David Letterman , [9] The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , [10] @midnight , and A Prairie Home Companion. [11] She has also appeared in the television series The Good Wife . [12]

Film

Lynch has appeared in films including Amira & Sam (2014), Carmen (2017), and Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious (2013). [12]

Other work

She is a co-creator of the video web series, Apt C3, with comedian Liz Miele and photographer Chris Vongsawat. [13]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Her mother is from Spain, and her father is American.
Citations
  1. 1 2 3 "Carmen Lynch". IMDb . Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ Lynch, Carmen [@carmencomedian] (January 17, 2016). "Birthday Brownie" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Alumni Updates: Class Years 1990-99". William & Mary. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Carmen Lynch on Translating Comedy from English to Spanish and an Unexpected Career in Standup". Splitsider. June 27, 2014. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Ivy League of Comedy's Comedian Carmen Lynch". Ivy League of Comedy. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Carmen Lynch". Backyard Comedy Club. July 9, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  7. ↑ The Music Hall. "Carmen Lynch". The Music Hall. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ The Music Hall. "Carmen Lynch". The Music Hall. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Ivy League of Comedy's Comedian Carmen Lynch". Ivy League of Comedy. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Carmen Lynch Interview: Comedian Discusses Standup, Spain, and Springsteen". Culture Creature. March 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Live Broadcast: December 2, 2017 with Spoon, Cecile McLorin Salvant, and Carmen Lynch". Live From Here. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Carmen Lynch Bio". IMDb. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  13. ↑ Schneider, Meredith (September 22, 2012). "Carmen Lynch: Comedian. Spaniard. Wonderful". Serial Optimist. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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