Spring Day is an American comedian, writer and actress currently working in the UK. She was voted Brooklyn's Best Comedian in 2016.

Early life

Day was born and grew up in

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, in a house containing 20 dogs, five rats, three cats, two birds and a ferret. From the age of 13, Day knew she wanted to live in Japan and would later study there as an exchange student.

Career

After being fired on her first day from a teaching job in central Japan, Day moved to

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and took up comedy after seeing an advert in an English language magazine. Day learned her craft in the Japanese comedy scene, headlining at the Tokyo Comedy Store from 2002. In 2004 she opened for Japanese comedian Zenjiro at the

Melbourne Comedy Festival The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) is the largest stand-alone comedy festival and the second-largest international comedy festival in the world. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks, typicall ...

. She has gone on to gig around the world, including clubs in London, Manchester, Dublin, Los Angeles, New York and Paris. Beginning in 2010, she has written, directed and performed five solo shows at the

Edinburgh Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2019 spanned 25 days and featured more than 59,600 performances of 3,841 dif ...

. She has appeared in the 2014 book ''The Humour Code'' and the 2017 book ''Joker Face'' alongside

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and

Katherine Ryan Katherine Louisa Ryan (born 30 June 1983) is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter, and actress based in the United Kingdom. She has appeared on many British panel shows, including as a regular team captain on ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' and '' Never ...

. She was also featured in the 2008 documentary ''The Tokyo Comedy Store''. In 2020, Day performed alongside fellow Americans Hopwood Depree and Will Franken in a ''Yank in the UK'' stand-up gig at the

Leicester Comedy Festival The Leicester Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival held in a number of venues across Leicester, England early in the year. History The festival started in 1994 with 40 events in 23 venues over 7 days throughout Leicestershire, attracting ...

. She had intended to take her show ''Spring Day: Dark Comedy for Nice People'' to the 2020 Edinburgh Fringe until its cancellation due to the

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. In 2020 Day also appeared on the ''You'll Do'' podcast with Sarah Keyworth and

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alongside

Tim Renkow Tim Renkow (born 1989, Mexico City) is an American actor, writer and comedian. He plays the leading role of Tim in the TV series '' Jerk'', which he also co-wrote. Early life Renkow was born in Mexico City, and grew up in Chapel Hill, North Caro ...

. In February 2023, Day appeared in episode 7 of series 17 of

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on BBC One.

Personal life

Day has mild

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensa ...

. She is married to fellow comedian

References

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