"Funniest Comedian CAMERON ESPOSITO vs LEE EVANS"

CAMERON ESPOSITO

Cameron Anne Young Anastasia Esposito (born October 17, 1981) is an American actress, comedian, and podcaster, known for her show Take My Wife, as wel...

Cameron Anne Young Anastasia Esposito (born October 17, 1981) is an American actress, comedian, and podcaster, known for her show Take My Wife, as well as her stand-up comedy and her podcast, Queery. Esposito substantially focuses on topics surrounding the LGBTQ+ community, feminism, social justice, and the challenges faced by members of marginalized communities. Originally from Western Springs, Illinois, Esposito lives in Los Angeles. Born to Italian American parents Brenda and Nick, Cameron Esposito was raised in Western Springs, Illinois. In high school, Esposito swam breaststroke on the swim team, was a member of a community service group called The Marians Society, and was a semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship Program. She graduated from Benet Academy in 2000. Esposito studied theology and English at Boston College, intending to become a social worker in Chicago. While in Boston, she played rugby and performed in the school's improv troupe, My Mother's Fleabag. Esposito graduated from Boston College in 2004. After returning to Illinois, Esposito took a semester of social work courses at the University of Chicago before deciding to pursue a different career. Esposito began her stand-up career in Chicago, performing in various local venues, including as a regular at The Lincoln Lodge from 2007 to 2011. She appeared at comedy festivals including SXSW, the Moontower, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and SF Sketchfest. To supplement her income, she worked with students in special education, as a law clerk at her father's law firm, and as a nanny.

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LEE EVANS

Lee John Martin Evans (born 25 February 1964) is an English retired stand-up comedian and actor from Avonmouth, England. He is a director of Little Mo...

Lee John Martin Evans (born 25 February 1964) is an English retired stand-up comedian and actor from Avonmouth, England. He is a director of Little Mo Films, which he had co-directed with Addison Cresswell, who was also his agent prior to Cresswell's death in December 2013. Evans became one of Britain's most popular stand-up comedians, with his "Roadrunner" tour grossing £12.9 million. He is also an established actor, having appeared in the Hollywood films The Fifth Element (1997), Mouse Hunt (1997), There's Something About Mary (1998), The Ladies Man (2000) and The Medallion (2003). He lent his voice to "Zippo the Troodon" in the Emmy-nominated miniseries Dinotopia (2002) and made a notable departure from comedy with a leading role in the Irish film Freeze Frame (2004). He had made his cinema debut with the Jerry Lewis comedy Funny Bones (1995), earning the Paris Film Festival Award for Best Actor. In 2008, Evans's Big tour DVD Big – Live at the O2 became the highest-selling Christmas DVD in the United Kingdom, only to be surpassed by his own Monsters Tour DVD in 2014. In November 2014, Evans officially announced his retirement. In 2017, Evans briefly came out of retirement to star in a run of Harold Pinter's one-act play Monologue.

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