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Auction Ends: Feb 17, 2012 10:00 PM EST

Unique Experiences

Meet with Lizz Winstead

Item Number
117
Estimated Value
Priceless
Sold
150 USD to IsabelRose
Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

Item Description

If your political leanings swing to the left and you still have a sense of humor - you just might want to jump on this chance to have a one-on-one meeting with the former head writer of The Daily Show and Air America Radio, Lizz Winstead! Find out what goes on beyond the scenes and in the mind of a truly great satirist aka newswoman!

As co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show and Air America Radio co-founder, Lizz Winstead has helped changed the very landscape of how people get their news. As a performer, Lizz brought her political wit to The Daily Show as a correspondent and later to the radio waves co-hosting Unfiltered, Air America Radio's mid-morning show, where she brought on board Hip Hop legend, Chuck D and political big brain Rachel Maddow.

Recently, Lizz wrote and produced an independent pilot of her Off-Broadway hit, “Wake Up World", a scathing satire about Morning chat shows that Rachel Maddow called, “The funniest thing I have seen in years.” Known as as one of the top political satirists in America, Winstead is currently touring the country, bringing her razor sharp insights to the stage selling out shows from LA to NYC. Her talents as a comedian and media visionary have been recognized by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly's 100 Most Creative People issue and she has makes numerous television appearances, including HBO and Comedy Central. Her weekly segments on The Ed Show on MSNBC and HLN's The Joy Behar Show feature her hilarious spin on breaking news.

When Winstead is not on stage, she writes for The Guardian, The Huffington Post and blogs at her website lizzwinstead.com.To see just how up to the minute her comedy is, follow her on twitter @lizzwinstead, Winstead’s first book, Lizz Free Or Die, a series of personal essays, will be released by Riverhead Books in May of 2012.

 

Item Special Note

Winning bidder will get one hour long coffee date with Ms. Winstead. Scheduling will depend on Ms. Winstead's availability.