Lisa Gilroy (née Lorentz) is a Canadian YouTuber, actress and comedian best known for her viral comedic videos and her appearances on the podcast Comedy Bang! Bang!.
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Early life
Gilroy is originally from Edmonton, Alberta.[1] Gilroy graduated from the University of Alberta in 2014 with a BA/BEd in drama. In 2014 she moved to Toronto, where she hosted YTV's The Zone and appeared on television series such as Undercover High, Air Farce, and The Beaverton.[2] She was also a member of The Second City Toronto's Tour Company and the sketch group The Sketchersons.[3][1]
Career
After achieving success in Toronto, Gilroy moved to Los Angeles and began performing as part of improv troupes at Upright Citizens Brigade and The Groundlings, where she is part of the Sunday Company.[4] In 2022, Gilroy was named one of Vulture's "Comedians You Should and Will Know"[5] as well as being selected as one of the "New Faces of Comedy" for Just for Laughs Montréal 2022.[6]
She drew significant mainstream attention in 2022 as a result of a series of viral videos on platforms like Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram.[7][8][9][10]
She is a frequent guest on the podcast Comedy Bang! Bang! and has had roles in television shows including Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Let's Be Real, Fairview, Jury Duty, History of the World, Part II, and multiple Dropout productions, including Make Some Noise and Very Important People.[11][7] She appeared in the Netflix series Glamorous and is set to star in the forthcoming Hulu series Interior Chinatown, based on Charles Yu's 2020 book of the same name, and Comedy Central's animated series Golden Axe, based on the Sega video game of the same name.[3][12][13]
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