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After 22 years in comedy, Leanne Morgan has cemented herself as a must-watch comedian.

Leanne was feeling the lure of Hollywood after graduating high school, but the idea of moving there was unheard of and too daunting for a country girl who had never been away from home. She enrolled in college at The University of Tennessee, where she graduated (by the skin of her teeth) with a degree in Child and Family Studies.

Shortly after that, she married her husband Chuck and they moved to Bean Station, TN in the beautiful foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

To stay busy after having her first baby, Leanne started selling jewelry at home parties. She was supposed to talk about the jewelry but instead conversed about breastfeeding, hemorrhoids and being a mama. The party guests thought that she was hilarious to the point somebody peed on a couch, and before she knew it, she was booked out a year in-advance.

The jewelry company saw what was happening and asked her to speak at their sales rallies. It was there that women started saying, "you need to do stand-up!" That gave Leanne the courage to really go for it! Leanne finally had access to comedy clubs when her family moved to San Antonio in 2001, and her career in comedy quickly started to skyrocket.

Leanne's comedy has landed her at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and has brought her development deals for her own sitcom with ABC and Warner Brothers, writer/producer Matt Williams ("Roseanne" and "Home Improvement"), TV Land, and Sony Television.

Leanne has garnered over 2.25 million followers across social media, and her popular stand-up special, "So Yummy", has reached over 50 million views on YouTube.

Her fanbase continues to grow with her relatability as she discusses everything from being a homemaker, to sharing Jell-O recipes, to having a new grandbaby. She has appeared on "The Kelly Clarkson Show", "The View", and "Nick at Nite's Funniest Mom", and toured with the Southern Fried Chicks.

Now that her children are grown, Leanne is moving full steam ahead with her comedy. In December 2022, Leanne concluded The Big Panty tour with "Outback Presents", which spanned 100+ shows in theaters across the U.S. She also taped her first Netflix standup special which premieres on the platform in early 2023. She will be back on the road with her next 100+ show, "Just Getting Started" theater and arena tour with "Outback Presents" in February 2023.

When she isn't on the road, she cherishes spending time in Knoxville, Tennessee with her husband, three children, new grandbaby, and two beagles.

Charles McQuary was born on 28 January 1908 in Adams, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Tombstone Territory (1957). He was married to Emma Virginia Dozier. He died on 9 February 1970 in Burbank, California, USA.