Cash Levy

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Cash Levy
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Cash Levy at a live taping of Cashing in with T.J. Miller in May 2014
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Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, podcaster, author
Years active2007–present
Website Official website

Cassius "Cash" Levy is an American stand-up comedian, author, actor and podcaster. [1] [2]

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Early life

Cash was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Palo Alto, California. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and two children.

Professional career

Cash works primarily as a stand up comedian. Cash created the improvised comedy podcast, "Cashing in with T.J. Miller" which he hosts with fellow comedian T.J. Miller. [3] Cash was a contributing writer for the 2015 and 2016 Critics Choice Awards where he wrote jokes and sketches for the broadcast. Cash is known for his eponymous "Cash Phrases", [4] a growing list of comical sayings he's coined on his podcast.

Television credits

Comedy recordings

In 2012, he performed a one-hour stand-up special, "Cash Levy: Crowd Control" that aired on AXS TV. [5] He'd previously released a comedy album entitled "Extemporaneous", which is an hour of completely improvised material. [6]

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References

  1. "Cash Levy". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  2. Gropman, Adam (2012-12-13). "Comedian Cash Levy Explains His Odd Path to Stand-up Success". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  3. "Cashing In with T.J. Miller | Nerdist". nerdist.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  4. "Home". cashphrases.org.
  5. http://www.axs.tv/events/axs-tv- comedy-cash-levy-crowd-control/
  6. Extemporaneous, Cash Levy, 2011-11-14, retrieved 2017-05-26