Taylor Tomlinson started out in comedy as a teen with her father in a church basement; they signed up for a comedy class together. Tomlinson was hooked, and she got her first gigs telling jokes at churches. Her comedy set is certainly no longer church-friendly, and Tomlinson talked to UPI about what her devout Christian father and stepmother think about that transition. "Obviously, they'd prefer that I was squeaky clean and doing jokes in churches, but that's not my path," she shared. "So we've come to a place where I'm like, 'You don't need to watch it.'" They are still supportive of her though, and she runs any jokes she's going to tell about her family past them before she tells them to the world.
Tomlinson's career got a big boost when she appeared on "Last Comic Standing" in 2015. After that, she was named one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch and had a 15-minute set on "The Comedy Lineup" on Netflix. In 2019, Tomlinson also went on a nationwide comedy tour with Conan O'Brien. O'Brien has sung her praises. "Taylor's secret weapons are her authenticity and her bravery," he told StyleCaster. "She's not afraid to share things openly from her childhood or her adult life. She walks up to that third rail and then masterfully veers into the absurd. The point is made and the comedy is not only intact, but it shines all the brighter."
