Dulcé Sloan
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 Sloan in 2019 | |
| Born | Dulcé Lazaria Sloan July 4, 1983 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brenau University (BA) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
Dulcé Lazaria Sloan (born July 4, 1983)[1] is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is a senior correspondent for The Daily Show on Comedy Central.
Early life and education
[edit]Sloan was born in Miami, Florida, and spent most of her childhood in Atlanta, Georgia, and Miami. She graduated from Meadowcreek High School in Georgia in 2001.[2]
Sloan attended Brenau University and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance.[2] She minored in Spanish. She is a member of Alpha Psi Omega.[3]
Career
[edit]Sloan started performing stand-up comedy in May 2009 after being encouraged by friends who worked at the Funny Farm Comedy Club.[4]
In 2015, she was named a "New Face of Comedy" at the Just For Laughs comedy festival[5] and won the 12th annual StandUp NBC comedy showcase.[6] Her late-night comedy debut followed on Conan in February 2016.[7] A few months later, she won the 2016 Big Sky Comedy Festival in Billings, Montana.[8] Additional TV appearances followed on Comedy Knockout, The Steve Harvey Show,[9] @midnight with Chris Hardwick, and as a correspondent for E! News Daily. Sloan joined The Daily Show as a correspondent in September 2017.[10] Her Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents episode aired in October 2019.[11] She co-hosted the Central Time Zone hour of CNN's New Year's Eve Live along with Don Lemon in 2021.[12][13]
In voice work, Sloan is the voice of Honeybee in the Fox animated sitcom The Great North[14] and has been a panelist on the radio show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Personal life
[edit]Sloan is the niece of Freestyle singer Stevie B.[15][16]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Baby Mama's Club | Mean Babysitter | |
| 2020 | Chick Fight | Charleen |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Conan | Self | Episode 843 |
| Comedy Knockout | Self | Episode "Hold Me Back" | |
| Acting Out | Self | Episode #1.4 | |
| The Steve Harvey Show | Self | Episode #5.52 | |
| 2017–present | The Daily Show | Correspondent/Self/Various | |
| 2017 | @midnight with Chris Hardwick | Self | Episode #4.103 |
| Type A | Wolf | pilot | |
| 2018 | Comedy Up Late | Self | Episode #6.5 |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Self | ||
| Inside Jokes | Self | Episode #1.05 | |
| This Week at the Comedy Cellar | Self | Episode #1.07 | |
| 2019 | Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents | Self | Episode #303 |
| Lights Out with David Spade | Self | Episode #1.29 | |
| Conan | Self | Episode 1301 | |
| 2021 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | Episode #1132A |
| 2021–present | The Great North | Honeybee Shaw–Tobin (voice) | |
| 2021 | Adorableness | Herself | Panelist[17] |
| 2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race[18] | Herself | Special guest judge |
| Would I Lie to You? (US) | Herself | Episode: "Newman's Piggyback Ride" | |
| 2023 | The Daily Show | Guest host | Episode: May 1 |
| 2023–present | The Great American Joke-Off | Host/Herself | |
| 2024 | Dinner Time Live | Herself | Episode: "Dessert for Dinner" |
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2015: Just for Laughs New Faces of Comedy[5]
- 2015: Stand-Up NBC comedy showcase winner[6]
- 2016: Big Sky Comedy Festival winner[8]
- 2017: Rolling Stone 10 Comedians You Need to Know[19]
- 2017: Brenau Alumni Hall of Fame inductee[20]
- 2018: Variety 10 Comics to Watch[21]
References
[edit]- ^ Sloan, Dulcé [@dulcesloan] (July 2, 2023). "I wanna celebrate my 40th bday ..." Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b Smith, Kelundra (December 7, 2017). "The Daily Show's Dulcé Sloan never thought she'd be a comedian". Atlanta. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Dulcé Sloan". Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society. May 23, 2018. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Dunn, Lisa (October 5, 2016). "Comedian Dulcé Sloan Tells the Truth. But Funny". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Wright, Megh (July 20, 2015). "Just For Laughs Chooses Its 2015 New Faces". Vulture. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (December 10, 2015). "Dulcé Sloan Wins 'StandUp NBC' Showcase Along With Talent Holding Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ Dyer, Candice (June 10, 2016). "Dulcé Sloan: Killin' It In Comedy". Brenau Window. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "And the winners for Big Sky Comedy Festival are..." KULR-8. October 16, 2016. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "'StandUp NBC' Winner Dulcé Sloan". Steve Harvey TV. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ Stanhope, Kate (September 5, 2017). "The Daily Show' Adds Dulce Sloan as New Correspondent". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Cohen, Sari (November 1, 2019). "Interview: 'The Daily Show' correspondent Dulcé Sloan branches out with her first half-hour comedy special". The Burn-In.
- ^ writer, VICTOR ANDREWS | Staff (December 27, 2021). "Looking for New Year's Eve celebrations in New Orleans this weekend? Fireworks, countdown planned". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ Weprin, Alex (December 14, 2021). "CNN, Fox News Plan Dueling New Year's Eve Specials". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (June 22, 2020). "FOX Re-Ups 'The Great North' Ahead of Series Premiere". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ Dulcé Sloan on America's boogeyman and the art of saying goodbye. The A.V. Club. November 5, 2019. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ Ho, Rodney (September 26, 2017). "Fast-rising Atlanta comic Dulcé Sloan on her new 'Daily Show' job". AJC Radio & TV Talk. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
Her uncle is the professional R&B star Stevie B, who had a No. 1 pop hit in 1990 called "Because I Love You."
- ^ Ossad, Jordana (June 21, 2021). "MTV is About to Get a Dose of Adorableness". MTV. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (December 9, 2021). "Jennifer Lopez finally joins RuPaul's Drag Race as season 14 trailer teases major twist". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Love, Matthew (June 6, 2017). "10 Comedians You Need to Know". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ Bowman, Kristen (April 24, 2017). "2017 Alumni Awards Winners". Brenau Window. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Variety Announces 10 Comics to Watch for 2018". Variety. June 14, 2018. Archived from the original on July 6, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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