Gloria "Glo" Bigelow is an American

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, writer, and actress based in

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Biography

Bigelow was born in

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and grew up in the nearby suburb of

Mount Lebanon Mount Lebanon ( ar, جَبَل لُبْنَان, ''jabal lubnān'', ; syr, ܛܘܪ ܠܒ݂ܢܢ, ', , ''ṭūr lewnōn'' french: Mont Liban) is a mountain range in Lebanon. It averages above in elevation, with its peak at . Geography The Mount Le ...

. After leaving Pennsylvania in 1989, she started her comedy career doing stand-up in New York clubs such as

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, Carolines on Broadway, and

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. Since then she has performed at comedy clubs and festivals around the world and made numerous television and film appearances. From 2008 to 2013 she was a cast member on the AfterEllen series, ''Cherry Bomb''. She hosted the pre and post show for the first annual

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on the

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, and was nominated in 2009 for their "Brink of Fame" award. She has written for ''

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'' and appeared as a contestant on the show. She appeared on

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's ''Hot Gay Comics'' in 2009. She has also appeared in television specials such as

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's ''Fierce Funny Women'' (2011) and

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's ''Herlarious'' (2013), and in documentaries such as ''Out in the City'' (2009), ''U People'' (2009), and ''Laughing Matters...Next Gen'' (2009). Her writing is included in the 2012

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anthology, ''Here Come The Brides! Reflections on Lesbian Love and Marriage'', which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award.

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