Wendy Maybury

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Wendy Maybury
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Born1974or1975(age 49–50) [1]
Japan
Occupation(s)Stand-up comedian, photographer
Years active2013-present
Website www.wendymaybury.com

Wendy Maybury (born 1974 or 1975) is a stand-up comedian and photographer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. [2] Her debut album She's Not From Around Here, produced by Grammy winner Dan Schlissel, was released June 26, 2020 on Stand Up! Records, and reached No. 1 on the Amazon comedy chart. [3]

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Early life

A self-described "military brat," Maybury was born in Japan and lived in Virginia, Alabama, Germany and other places growing up, and went to high schools in four different cities. [4] Her family is from Alabama. [5] Her grandfather worked as a clown, and her uncle was a magician. [6] Maybury graduated from James Madison University in Virginia with a degree in teaching and Hallmark Institute of Photography. [7]

Career

Photography

A professional photographer, Maybury worked with prominent artist Mary Ellen Mark as well as fashion photographer Jerry Avenaim. [7] She worked as a ship's photographer on a Mississippi River cruise ship between Minneapolis and New Orleans. [6]

Comedy

After living in New York City and Los Angeles as a photographer, Maybury moved to Minneapolis, where she began performing stand-up in 2013. [8] Her early material revolved around her life as a 310-pound single woman. [9] After losing weight and becoming pregnant, she worried that her comedy career was over, but Louie Anderson encouraged her to continue, telling her that motherhood would be a rich source of jokes. [10] Her material has since evolved to focus on family and parenthood. Since 2017, she has co-hosted Day Drinking with Mom, a standup showcase focusing on parenting. [11] [12] From 2014 to 2017, she was the co-host of Dead Fans Talking, a podcast for fans of The Walking Dead . [13]

Discography

Other work

Podcast appearances

  • Dead Fans Talking, episodes 1-90 (2014-2017) [13]
  • The Art of Bombing, Episode 133: Wendy Maybury (May 12, 2020) [8]
  • Success Champions, "Wendy Maybury: How Comedy Helps You Show Up Authentically" (May 12, 2020) [5]
  • The BS Show, Episode 1,132: Wendy Maybury (May 8, 2020) [9]
  • Mill City Comedy Greenroom, Episode 17: Wendy Maybury (Jan. 30, 2020) [14]
  • The Tom Barnard Podcast, Episode 1234-1: Wendy Maybury (Sept. 28, 2017) [15]
  • PF's Tape Recorder, Episode 270: Wendy Maybury (Sept. 17, 2016) [6]
  • Dogbrain with Andrew Cahak, Episode 11: Wendy Maybury (Jan. 19, 2014) [1]

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