Carmen Lynch

Carmen Lynch (born January 17,[2] 1972)[3] is a Spanish-American comedian, actress, and writer[4] based in New York City.

Carmen Lynch
Lynch in 2022
Birth nameCarmen Michelle Lynch[1]
Born (1972-01-17) January 17, 1972
Virginia, United States[1]
NationalityAmerican
WebsiteOfficial Website

Her mother is from Spain, and her father is an American. She has performed in English and Spanish in the United States and Spain.[5]

She has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Conan, Inside Amy Schumer, Last Comic Standing, The Late Show with David Letterman,[6] The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,[7] @midnight and A Prairie Home Companion.[8]

Lynch participated in NBC's Last Comic Standing twice, both times making it to the final rounds. She was also a finalist in the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival.[9]

She has also appeared in television shows including The Good Wife, and films such as Amira & Sam (2014), Carmen (2017) and Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious (2013).[10]

She is a co-creator of the video web series, Apt C3, with comedian Liz Miele and photographer Chris Vongsawat.[11]

Lynch has done military appearances for American troops in Iraq and Kuwait. In 2017, her comedy routine and album, Dance Like You Don’t Need the Money, was named by The New York Times as “one of five to stream” and was voted the #1 comedy album of the year by SiriusXM.[12]

References

  1. "Carmen Lynch".
  2. Lynch, Carmen [@carmencomedian] (January 17, 2016). "Birthday brownie" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. "Alumni Updates: Class Years 1990-99 - William & Mary".
  4. "Carmen Lynch".
  5. "Carmen Lynch on Translating Comedy from English to Spanish and an Unexpected Career in Standup". 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. "The Ivy League of Comedy's comedian Carmen Lynch". www.ivystandup.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  7. "Carmen Lynch Interview: Comedian Discusses Standup, Spain, and Springsteen". 24 March 2016.
  8. "Live Broadcast: December 2, 2017 with Spoon, Cecile McLorin Salvant, and Carmen Lynch | Live From Here". www.livefromhere.org. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  9. "Backyard Comedy Club". www.BackyardComedyClub.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  10. "Carmen Lynch". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  11. Schneider, Meredith (2012-09-22). "Carmen Lynch: Comedian. Spaniard. Wonderful". Serial Optimist. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  12. Hall, The Music. "Carmen Lynch". The Music Hall. Retrieved 2020-12-13.


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