Wendy Maybury
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Wendy Maybury | |
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| Born | 1974 or 1975 (age 50–51)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Stand-up comedian, photographer |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Website | www |
Wendy Maybury (born 1974 or 1975) is a stand-up comedian and photographer from Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2] Her debut album She's Not From Around Here, produced by Grammy winner Dan Schlissel, was released June 26, 2020 on Stand Up! Records, and reached No. 1 on the Amazon comedy chart.[3]
A self-described "military brat," Maybury was born in Japan and lived in Virginia, Alabama, Germany and other places growing up, and went to high schools in four different cities.[4] Her family is from Alabama.[5] Her grandfather worked as a clown, and her uncle was a magician.[6] Maybury graduated from James Madison University in Virginia with a degree in teaching and Hallmark Institute of Photography.[7]
Career
Photography
A professional photographer, Maybury worked with prominent artist Mary Ellen Mark as well as fashion photographer Jerry Avenaim.[7] She worked as a ship's photographer on a Mississippi River cruise ship between Minneapolis and New Orleans.[6]
Comedy
After living in New York City and Los Angeles as a photographer, Maybury moved to Minneapolis, where she began performing stand-up in 2013.[8] Her early material revolved around her life as a 310-pound single woman.[9] After losing weight and becoming pregnant, she worried that her comedy career was over, but Louie Anderson encouraged her to continue, telling her that motherhood would be a rich source of jokes.[10] Her material has since evolved to focus on family and parenthood. Since 2017, she has co-hosted Day Drinking with Mom, a standup showcase focusing on parenting.[11][12] From 2014 to 2017, she was the co-host of Dead Fans Talking, a podcast for fans of The Walking Dead.[13]