Tammy Pescatelli
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Tammy Pescatelli (born Tammy Gillespie) is an American stand-up comedian.
Life and career
Pescatelli was born in Perry, Ohio, and spent her childhood in Meadville, Pennsylvania, where her mother was born. Pescatelli worked as a morning radio show co-host, presenter, TV spokeswoman, and basketball cheerleader from 1990 to 1995 in the Quad Cities area of southeastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois. Pescatelli's comedic career flourished after appearing on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2004.
On February 11, 2008, Pescatelli married Luca Palanca. After their son was born in 2009, Palanca and Pescatelli moved to Meadville. Both Pescatelli and Palanca are of Italian descent, and her extended family lives in Meadville. She is often on the road as a comedian, so her extended family helps look after their son in Meadville. Parts of her show's come from her husband's and her partner's families' interactions.
Pescatelli was named Best Showdown in 2010 by Comedy Central. In 2004, she was a finalist on the second and third seasons of Last Comic Standing. She was one of the Final Five on NBC's Last Comic Standings.
Pescatelli co-created, executive produced, wrote and starred in A Standup Mother (2011), a WE tv show relating to Pescatelli's life as a mother, wife, and comedian.
Finding the Funny was Netflix's first comedy collection titled Finding the Funny in 2013. It was voted "New and Noteworthy" by iTunes editors and landed at number three on the charts.
She was chosen four years in a row to be one of The New York Post's top jokes from last year.
Pescatelli was diagnosed with stage 2 ovarian cancer in 2011. She underwent chemotherapy and was told she was "free and clear" of cancer and didn't have to go through chemotherapy.