Anne Frances Lederman (; born July 20, 1983) is an American comedian and

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host. She has appeared on the MTV series '' Girl Code'' and hosted the E! shows '' We Have Issues'' and ''

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'', and ''

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''. She is also known as the voice of Cheryl Fawkes in ''

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''. Lederman's comedy has referred to her troubled past, including problems with

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Early life and education

Lederman was born in

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to Abby and Scotty, shortly after midnight on July 20, 1983. Her

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brother was born minutes before her, on July 19. She is of English, German and Jewish ancestry. Lederman's father worked as a treasurer at the

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, while her mother did social service work. Lederman was raised a

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and attended a Quaker school for her early education. During her teenage years, Lederman trained to be a Junior Olympic swimmer, but gave up the sport after sustaining a foot injury in a car accident caused by a drunk driver. She subsequently studied at

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and was sexually assaulted by a male teacher from the school. The incident led to a trial in which Lederman and another female student testified against him. She subsequently became involved with numerous troubled peers who dealt drugs and participated in other criminal activities. After graduating from high school at seventeen, Lederman spent the following year performing service work, first doing dolphin training in

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before working in

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for a nonprofit organization helping underprivileged children. She subsequently returned to the United States and worked as a camp counselor for Easterseals, as well as working at organizations helping children with disabilities such as

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and

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. After spending a year doing service work, Lederman enrolled at The College of Santa Fe in

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, where she intermittently took classes for eight years, majoring in art and counseling. While attending college, Lederman developed a drinking problem, and suffered numerous blackout incidents, one of which included her crashing on a motor scooter and suffering serious injuries. "I wasn't getting wasted to have fun and be drunk," she recalled. "I wanted a fucking break. I hated myself. I just didn't want to be near myself." The college went out of business and closed two weeks after her graduation.

Career

In 2009, Lederman relocated to

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to pursue a career in comedy, and became sober. Lederman created the YouTube channel Sausage Party Presents with video artist Abbey Luck in 2011. Between 2012 and 2014, she was a regular panelist on the E! series ''

''. In 2013, Lederman provided the voice of Cheryl in the Rockstar video game ''

''. In 2015, she appeared on the short-lived comedy series '' We Have Issues''. In 2018, her comedy routine about

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has been widely repeated over the internet. The same year, she had a minor role in ''

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''. She enjoys making jokes on

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as well as stand-up, and believes it is easier to make one person laugh at a single joke than sustain a whole audience for an extended period. Lederman started a

, ''Meanspiration'', in 2019. On February 16, 2021, Lederman, Khalyla Kuhn &

Esther Povitsky Esther Povitsky (born March 2, 1988), formerly known by the stage name "Little Esther", is an American actress and comedian. She is the co-creator and star of the comedy series ''Alone Together'' (2018), and starred as Izzy in the Hulu series '' ...

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as: "It's a podcast. It's a show. It's comedy. It's drama. It's everything you want it to be and more." On November 28, 2022, Lederman relaunched her ''Meanspiration''

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Notes

"Lederman explains on WTF with Marc Maron that she and her fraternal twin brother were born July 19 and July 20, respectively; she was born shortly after midnight on July 20." *should read* "Lederman explains on WTF with Marc Maron that she and her fraternal twin brother were born July 20 and July 19, respectively; she was born shortly after midnight on July 20."

References

Sources

External links

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Sausage Party Presents
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lederman, Annie 1983 births Living people American stand-up comedians American Quakers American women comedians American people of English descent Fraternal twins Jewish American female comedians People from Philadelphia Santa Fe University of Art and Design alumni 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American women