Wendy Maybury
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| Born | 1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Stand-up comedian, photographer |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Website | www |
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]
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]Photography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- She's Not From Around Here (Stand Up! Records, 2020)
Other work
[edit]Podcast appearances
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Andrew Cahak (January 19, 2014). "Episode 11: Wendy Maybury". Dogbrain with Andrew Cahak (Podcast). Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Horgen, Tom (August 19, 2010). "A ghost town no longer". Star Tribune. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ "Stand Up! Records". Facebook. April 20, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Tom Barnard (August 15, 2018). "Anthony C. Ferrante, Steve Perry, Wendy Maybury". The KQ Morning Show (Podcast). Event occurs at 1:07:46. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Wendy Maybury - How Comedy Helps You Show Up Authentically" (Podcast). May 12, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Episode 270: Wendy Maybury". PF's Tape Recorder (Podcast). September 17, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Photography club invites Maybury to speak". Hudson Star-Observer. Hudson, Wisconsin. March 5, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Dan Bublitz, Jr. (May 12, 2020). "Episode 133: Wendy Maybury". The Art of Bombing (Podcast). Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Bob Sansevere (May 8, 2020). "Episode 1,132: Wendy Maybury". The BS Show (Podcast). Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Justin, Neal (July 4, 2018). "Why motherhood is comedy's hot topic: 'That's real life and it's messy'". Star Tribune. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Strait, Patrick (May 26, 2020). "Day Drinking with Mom celebrates teachers – even the bad ones". City Pages. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Brooker, Ira (May 3, 2019). "Funny moms deliver 'pro-kid' stand-up at monthly Mall of America comedy show". Star Tribune. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Mick Montgomery, Jarret LeMaster, Wendy Maybury. "About This Show". Dead Fans Talking: A Walking Dead Podcast (Podcast). Retrieved June 7, 2020.
{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Steve Lunden, Bryan Gallagher (January 30, 2020). "Wendy Maybury - #17". Mill City Comedy Greenroom (Podcast). Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Tom Barnard (September 28, 2017). "Wendy Maybury – #1234-1". The Tom Barnard Podcast (Podcast). Retrieved June 7, 2020.