Dulcé Sloan Explained

Dulcé Sloan
Birth Name:Dulcé Lazaria Sloan
Birth Date:4 July 1983
Birth Place:Miami, Florida, U.S.
Alma Mater:Brenau University (BA)
Years Active:2001–present

Dulcé Lazaria Sloan (born July 4, 1983)[1] is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is a senior correspondent for The Daily Show on Comedy Central.

Early life and education

Sloan was born in Miami, Florida, and spent most of her childhood in Atlanta, Georgia, and Miami. She graduated from Meadowcreek High School in Georgia in 2001.[2]

Sloan attended Brenau University and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance.[2] She minored in Spanish. She is a member of Alpha Psi Omega.[3]

Career

Sloan started performing stand-up comedy in May 2009 after being encouraged by friends who worked at the Funny Farm Comedy Club.[4]

In 2015, she was named a "New Face of Comedy" at the Just For Laughs comedy festival[5] and won the 12th annual StandUp NBC comedy showcase.[6] Her late-night comedy debut followed on Conan in February 2016.[7] A few months later, she won the 2016 Big Sky Comedy Festival in Billings, Montana.[8] Additional TV appearances followed on Comedy Knockout, The Steve Harvey Show,[9] @midnight with Chris Hardwick, and as a correspondent for E! News Daily. Sloan joined The Daily Show as a correspondent in September 2017.[10] Her Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents episode aired in October 2019.[11] She co-hosted the Central Time Zone hour of CNN's New Year's Eve Live along with Don Lemon in 2021.[12] [13]

In voice work, Sloan is the voice of Honeybee in the Fox animated sitcom The Great North[14] and has been a panelist on the radio show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Personal life

Sloan is the niece of Freestyle singer Stevie B.[15] [16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Baby Mama's ClubMean Babysitter
2020Chick FightCharleen

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016ConanSelfEpisode 843
2016Comedy KnockoutSelfEpisode "Hold Me Back"
2016Acting OutSelfEpisode #1.4
2016The Steve Harvey ShowSelfEpisode #5.52
2017–presentThe Daily ShowCorrespondent/Self/Various
2017@midnight with Chris HardwickSelfEpisode #4.103
2017Type AWolfpilot
2018Comedy Up LateSelfEpisode #6.5
2018Last Call with Carson DalySelf
2018Inside JokesSelfEpisode #1.05
2018This Week at the Comedy CellarSelfEpisode #1.07
2019 Comedy Central Stand-Up PresentsSelfEpisode #303
2019Lights Out with David SpadeSelfEpisode #1.29
2019ConanSelfEpisode 1301
2021Late Night with Seth MeyersSelfEpisode #1132A
2021–presentThe Great NorthHoneybee Shaw–Tobin (voice)
2021AdorablenessHerselfPanelist[17]
2022RuPaul's Drag Race[18] HerselfSpecial guest judge
2022Would I Lie to You? (US)HerselfEpisode: "Newman's Piggyback Ride"
2023The Daily Show Guest hostEpisode: May 1
2023–presentThe Great American Joke-Off Host/Herself
2024Dinner Time LiveHerselfEpisode: "Dessert for Dinner"

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. CuNabSnyede. dulcesloan. 2023-07-02. Dulcé. Sloan. I wanna celebrate my 40th bday .... 2024-04-19.
  2. News: Kelundra. Smith. The Daily Show's Dulcé Sloan never thought she'd be a comedian. Atlanta. 7 Dec 2017. 29 June 2023. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628015553/https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/daily-shows-dulce-sloan-never-thought-shed-comedian/. live.
  3. Web site: Dulcé Sloan . Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society . 23 May 2018 . 29 June 2023 . 28 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628082709/https://www.alphapsiomega.org/portfolio-item/dulce-sloan/ . live .
  4. Web site: Dunn . Lisa . Comedian Dulcé Sloan Tells the Truth. But Funny. . Portland Monthly . 5 October 2016 . 6 September 2017 . 6 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170906092348/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2016/10/5/comedian-dulce-sloan-tells-the-truth-but-funny . live .
  5. News: Megh. Wright. Just For Laughs Chooses Its 2015 New Faces. Vulture. 20 July 2015. 29 June 2023. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628165832/https://www.vulture.com/2015/07/just-for-laughs-chooses-its-2015-new-faces.html. live.
  6. Web site: Petski. Denise. Dulcé Sloan Wins 'StandUp NBC' Showcase Along With Talent Holding Deal. 10 December 2015. Deadline Hollywood. 6 September 2017. 6 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170906091231/http://deadline.com/2015/12/dulce-sloan-wins-standup-nbc-showcase-1201664565/. live.
  7. News: Candice. Dyer. Dulcé Sloan: Killin' It In Comedy. Brenau Window. 10 June 2016. 29 June 2023. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628120312/https://window.brenau.edu/featured/dulce-sloan-killin-it-in-comedy/. live.
  8. News: And the winners for Big Sky Comedy Festival are.... KULR-8. 16 October 2016. 29 June 2023. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628163242/https://www.kulr8.com/news/and-the-winners-for-big-sky-comedy-festival-are/article_68df0936-1e14-5854-9d4e-f78471d0aa16.html. live.
  9. Web site: 'StandUp NBC' Winner Dulcé Sloan . Steve Harvey TV . 6 September 2017 . 6 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170906091518/http://www.steveharveytv.com/standup-nbc-winner-dulce-sloan/ . dead .
  10. News: Kate. Stanhope. The Daily Show' Adds Dulce Sloan as New Correspondent. The Hollywood Reporter. 5 September 2017. 29 June 2023. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628150822/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/daily-show-adds-dulce-sloan-as-new-correspondent-1035147/. live.
  11. News: Sari . Cohen . Interview: 'The Daily Show' correspondent Dulcé Sloan branches out with her first half-hour comedy special. The Burn-In . 1 November 2019.
  12. Web site: writer . VICTOR ANDREWS Staff . Looking for New Year's Eve celebrations in New Orleans this weekend? Fireworks, countdown planned . 2023-01-01 . NOLA.com . 27 December 2021 . en . 2022-11-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122205243/https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/looking-for-new-years-eve-celebrations-in-new-orleans-this-weekend-fireworks-countdown-planned/article_d68ec0ca-6412-11ec-8619-6ff94d0f1e30.html . live .
  13. Web site: Weprin . Alex . 2021-12-14 . CNN, Fox News Plan Dueling New Year's Eve Specials . 2023-01-01 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US . 2023-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205054326/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cnn-fox-news-new-years-eve-specials-1235062295/ . live .
  14. News: Mercedes. Milligan. FOX Re-Ups 'The Great North' Ahead of Series Premiere. Animation Magazine. 22 June 2020. 23 June 2020. 11 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711130526/https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/fox-re-ups-the-great-north-ahead-of-series-premiere/. live.
  15. 5 November 2019 . Dulcé Sloan on America's boogeyman and the art of saying goodbye . . . 12 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509183953/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGCh01c5PKQ . 9 May 2023 . live.
  16. News: Rodney. Ho. Fast-rising Atlanta comic Dulcé Sloan on her new 'Daily Show' job. AJC Radio & TV Talk. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 26 September 2017. Her uncle is the professional R&B star Stevie B, who had a No. 1 pop hit in 1990 called "Because I Love You.". 29 June 2023. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628195120/https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/fast-rising-atlanta-comic-dulce-sloan-her-new-daily-show-job/BiZubMa9wJunG7onypR7fK/. live.
  17. Web site: Ossad . Jordana . June 21, 2021 . MTV is About to Get a Dose of Adorableness . . June 29, 2023 . July 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706234614/https://www.mtv.com/news/3178380/mtv-new-comedy-show-adorableness/ . dead .
  18. Nolfi . Joey . December 9, 2021 . Jennifer Lopez finally joins RuPaul's Drag Race as season 14 trailer teases major twist . Entertainment Weekly . December 9, 2021.
  19. Love. Matthew. 10 Comedians You Need to Know. Rolling Stone. 6 June 2017. 6 September 2017.
  20. News: Kristen . Bowman . 2017 Alumni Awards Winners . Brenau Window . 24 April 2017 . 29 June 2023 . 27 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210627200614/https://window.brenau.edu/photo/2017-alumni-awards-winners/ . live .
  21. News: Variety Announces 10 Comics to Watch for 2018. Variety. 14 June 2018. 3 February 2019. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706014532/https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/variety-10-comics-to-watch-2018-1202845122/. live.

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