Tammy Pescatelli is a comedian

Comedian

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 originally from Perry, Ohio

Perry, Ohio

Perry is a village in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,195 at the 2000 census. It is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry to commemorate his victory over the British fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie in September 1813. The battle was a turning point in the western...

. In 2010 she won Comedy Central

Comedy Central

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's Standup Showdown. Tammy is a regular "friend of the show" of the Bob & Tom Show

The Bob & Tom Show

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. Pescatelli was on the second and third seasons of Last Comic Standing

Last Comic Standing

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and finished in the finals both seasons. She performed several times on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

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and appeared on The Bonnie Hunt Show

The Bonnie Hunt Show

The Bonnie Hunt Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted by Bonnie Hunt. It premiered on September 8, 2008. It is the second show featuring Bonnie Hunt to have that title. The first was a sitcom that ran for one season in 1995 and was retitled Bonnie when it returned after a mid-season hiatus...

, Last Call with Carson Daly

Last Call with Carson Daly

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, Dennis Miller, Comics Unleashed

Comics Unleashed

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, Balderdash

Balderdash (game show)

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, GSN's PokerStars

PokerStars

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, TBS's Very Funny at the Laugh Factory, Comedy Central Presents

Comedy Central Presents

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: Tammy Pescatelli-Half Hour Special and on other networks such as CMT, E!, VH1, MTV, and A&E.

She made her debut on the Opie and Anthony

Opie and Anthony

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 Show on January 22, 2010. She has had roles in the films Made in Brooklyn, Single: A Documentary and Everybody Wants to Be Italian

Everybody Wants to be Italian

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. Beginning in January 2011 she stars in the WE tv

WE TV

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 reality show called A Stand Up Mother which follows her life and family.

Pescatelli resides in Meadville, Pennsylvania

Meadville, Pennsylvania

Meadville is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city is generally considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State and is within 40 miles of Erie, Pennsylvania. It was the first permanent settlement in northwest Pennsylvania...

with her husband Luca and their son, also named Luca.

External links

Official website