Background
Liebman grew up in Roslyn, Long Island, New York, where she lived in a house at 110 Crescent Lane.
Liebman grew up in Roslyn, Long Island, New York, where she lived in a house at 110 Crescent Lane.
In 1983, Liebman graduated from Wellesley College with a bachelor"s degree in psychology.
Her standup style involves the use of gently paced, subtle wordplay, for which she has been compared with Rita Rudner, Jake Johannsen and Steven Wright. Shortly after graduating from college, Liebman performed psychology research at Harvard Medical School. In 1984, after taking a class at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Liebman began performing stand-up comedy in the Boston area.
Liebman has appeared on The Larry Sanders Show on Home Box Office, The Tonight Show, Doctor Katz - Professional Therapist, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
In January 2012, her Showtime special, Wendy Liebman: Taller On television debuted. In May 2012, it was posted on her website as a $5 DRM-free download.
The accident resulted in damage to seven cars and one fatality. The incident affected Liebman"s standup career, and so the following year, to “get back out there in a big way” Liebman decided to be a contestant on season nine of America"s Got Talent.
August 13, 2014, she was eliminated in the quarter-finals, but on August 15, 2014, judge Howard Stern picked Liebman as his wild card for the season, bringing her to the semi-finals.
She was eliminated once more on the September 3 episode.