Iliza Vie Shlesinger (/ɪˈlaɪzə ˈʃlɛsɪŋɡər/ il-EYE-zə SHLESS-ing-gər;[1][2] born (1983-02-22)February 22, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, actress and television host.

Shlesinger performed with the ComedySportz Dallas,[10] and after graduating from Emerson, moved to Los Angeles to pursue stand-up comedy.

[10][11] She was one of the most popular members of a group of standup comedians in Los Angeles, whiteboy comedy,[12] which brought her to the stage at The Improv in Hollywood for the "Last Comic Standing" competition.

Featuring celebrity guests and personal friends, the semi-weekly podcast is a forum for discussing matters which bother her and those on the show,[24] with a punk theme song performed by Being Mean to Pixley.

[25] Shlesinger was comic co-host of StarTalk Radio Show with Neil deGrasse Tyson for season 7, episode 12 titled Cosmic Queries: Galactic Grab Bag on May 20, 2016.

[30] Stripe Studios (Comedy) is a subsidiary of the larger 'Stripe Media Group' which was owned by British New Zealand producer Alex Breingan.

The larger company was also put into liquidation, owing large amounts of money to debtors and actors, including David Hasselhoff.

[31] Shlesinger's first comedy album and video, War Paint, was recorded on December 1, 2012, at The Lakewood Theater in Dallas, Texas, and released on Netflix on September 1, 2013.

"[41] Released on Netflix on January 7, 2021, following its world premiere on September 4, 2020, at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, Shlesinger played Anita Weiss in Pieces of a Woman, the sister to Martha, the main character.

She starred, wrote, and executive produced the romantic comedy film Good on Paper, which premiered on Netflix on June 23, 2021.

"[49] In January 2024, Shlesinger, Chelsea Handler and Mayim Bialik spearheaded a fundraiser for the organization United Hatzalah of Israel.