Cory Kahaney

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Cory Kahaney (born 1963) is an American comedian. [1] She competed in the first season of NBC's reality television show Last Comic Standing .

Cory was a grand finalist and runner-up in season one of NBC's Last Comic Standing. After making five appearances on CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson , she finally made her debut on the Late Show with David Letterman . She has had her own comedy specials on both Comedy Central and HBO. As recently as 2015, Cory spent time as the headlining comedian on the Norwegian Gem.[ citation needed ]

She was voted comedian of the year by Backstage Magazine[ citation needed ] and in 1998 was named best female comedian by the Manhattan Cabaret Association. [2]

In 2008, she appeared on the fourth season of Next Food Network Star . [3]

She made a notable appearance in season four of The Apprentice where she used inappropriate language and insult comedy at a corporate event. The team who hired her lost the task and were criticized for paying her appearance fee.

Personal life

Cory has a 30-year-old daughter from her first marriage and a 10-year-old son with her current husband. She is the creator of J.A.P. - The Princesses of Comedy

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