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tammy pescatelli

tammy pescatelli is an american stand-up comedian .
tammy learned her comedic skills growing up in a large , crazy , italian family outside of cleveland .
her most recent comedy special , `` finding the funny '' was released recently in an exclusive deal with netflix .
that same special was selected `` new and noteworthy '' by itunes editors and also hit number 3 on the charts .
in 2010 , pescatelli won comedy central 's standup showdown .
in 2004 , she was a finalist on the second and third seasons of `` last comic standing '' .
she has performed on `` the tonight show with jay leno '' , `` the view -lrb- u.s. tv series -rrb- '' , '' '' , `` stand-up in stilettos '' , `` the talk '' , `` rocco 's dinner party '' , `` comedy central presents '' , `` the world stands up '' , `` the bonnie hunt show '' , `` last call with carson daly '' , `` dennis miller '' and many others .
she has also been a guest a number of times on the syndicated show `` comics unleashed '' , and was chosen for their `` best of the best `` world wide top selling dvd .
being one of the final five on nbc ` s `` last comic standing '' catapulted tammy ` s career and won her a slew of new fans , solidifying her as one of the sharpest women in the comedy world .
pescatelli co-created , executive produced , wrote and starred in a reality television show on we tv , called `` a standup mother '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , related pescatelli 's life as a mother , wife , and comedian .
pescatelli is a regular guest on `` the bob & tom show '' in indianapolis , and is a fixture on the comedy channels of sirius xm radio .
on january 22 , 2010 , she was a guest on `` opie and anthony '' , an xm satellite radio talk show .
she also appeared as a guest on ron & fez on siriusxm .
in 2014 , she was chosen by jenny mccarthy to be part of her `` dirty , sexy , funny '' comedy special on epix and is now touring alongside lynne koplitz , paula bel and april macie on the `` dirty , sexy , funny '' comedy tour .
pescatelli has also been a regular co-host on jenny mccarthy 's siriusxm radio show , `` dirty , sexy , funny . ''
to celebrate the start of the radio show , pescatelli was invited on to the howard stern show along with mccarthy and koplitz .
she was chosen 4 years in a row to be included in the the new york times greatest jokes from the past year .
her film appearances include minor roles in `` made in brooklyn '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , `` single : a documentary film '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , and `` everybody wants to be italian '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- .
she has performed regularly for the united service organizations .
pescatelli currently tours the country promoting her latest comedy dvd , `` finding the funny . ''
