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Lesley Tsina

[headshot] Lesley Tsina is a writer and comedian. Originally from Palo Alto, CA, she moved to Los Angeles to do standup comedy. Since then, she has appeared on "Comedy Death-Ray, "The Tomorrow Show," and other standup shows in Los Angeles and New York City. She is a Contribuing Editor for the comics and satire quarterly "The Devastator."

Lesley can be seen in the series "Funny or Die Presents" on HBO as part of the mini-miniseries "Designated Driver" with Rob Riggle and Paul Scheer. She has also performed on NPR's Marketplace, various national commercials and videos for Funny or Die and UCBComedy.com.

Lesley studied improv and sketch writing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in LA and at IO West. She's performed at SF Sketchfest, The San Francisco Improv Festival and the Del Close Marathon in NYC. She wrote sketches and videos for UCB's Extreme Tambourine and Paddington and with sketch group The Mopes. She previously performed with UCB Harold Teams Hugboat and The Galleria.

Her boss once described her as "smart, bordering on weird."