Freeform Fires Up "Late" Night with "Truth & Iliza"

Iliza is a sparkplug the obvious life of the party and she owns it In her stand up she does away with some stereotypes like the idea that being female means loving tapas and chooses to embrace others like how women bait men into arguments for fun amp160Her comedy is in general pretty fun and light and sheamp8217s very skilled at utilizing that levity to shine light on womenamp8217s equality and other social issues during her acts amp160Regardless of the fact that how women are treated perceived and disadvantaged in the world is a common thread that runs through all of her work itamp8217s her balance of intelligence and the ability to turn a funny mirror on herself and her fellow Millennials thatamp8217s her true claim to fameamp160By the way she killed at Freeform39s recent Upfront eventTruth ampampamp160Iliza is Shlesingeramp8217s personal spin on the latenight talk show model Sheamp8217s got an eyecatching purpleonblack color scheme on her set and behind her is a floortoceiling screen that displays the relevant visuals during her monologues It also splits in the center like two sliding doors for her entrance Each episode has a theme of its own The inaugural show39s theme was amp8220Well What Can We Sayamp8221 see below a question askedamp160in reference to the growing backlash and disdain that basically anyone who vocalizes an opinion is destined to endure these daysBesides her comedy Ilizaamp8217s pointofview is the selling point of her new series She has a voice that resonates with both men and women alike and as a Dallas native who moved to LA after college she gives off a downtoearth vibe that eliminates any potential preachyness amp160Again sheamp8217s balanced amp160Sheamp8217s never too political or overbearingly feminist in the way that anyone can potentially be a little too amp8220in your faceamp8221 when they care about something amp160Iliza references pop culture and discusses social issues in an informative yet entertaining way that gets her point across by sandwiching the truth between two slices of roadtested comedy She also manages to be both funny and successful without oversexualizing herself Imagine thatFans of Ilizaamp8217s stand up will enjoy the subtle references to her specials like her aversion to body glitter that she referenced in her first episodeamp8217s cold open or her partygoblin voice she briefly jumped in and out of during a bit about women having periodsShe also blesses us with hilarious skits which is really great because ever since I first discovered her the only thing Iamp8217ve enjoyed more than her talented impressions and overthetop bits is the idea of seeing said bits come to life in skit form amp160Early efforts have been geniusamp160 For example one skit showed a woman being shamed for ordering amp8220too muchamp8221 food and in turn ending up in a restaurant called Tiny Bites see above amp160At this fictional eatery women can order whatever they want judgmentfree because the portions are literal bites and crumbs amp160The resulting food depravation suddenly turns all the women into violent savages with the skit ending on Iliza screaming amp8220We have to split the check 12waysamp8221 in a disoriented fashion right before she howls like a wolf amp160Itamp8217s a sidesplitting commentary on foodshaming and female insecurity based on the unfair pressures placed on women by the media or itamp8217s just plain funny Either way thatamp8217s IlizaIliza Shlesinger is now Sheamp8217s young passionate and in the know and along with Samantha Bee sheamp8217s a worthy opponent in anamp160arena dominated byamp160men too many of whomamp160are named Jimmy amp160We have yet to see if this series will get as raw as some of her stand up has but given that sheamp8217s chosen to use her powers for good subbing out some vulgarity in the name of more comedy with a point is a move Iamp8217m definitely cool withFreeform39s Truth ampampamp160Iliza is telecast Tuesdays at 10 pm ETClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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