Spring Day is an American comedian, writer and actress currently working in the UK. [1] She was voted Brooklyn's Best Comedian in 2016. [1]
Spring Day | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Comedian, writer and actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website | http://springdaycomedy.com/ |
Day was born and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, [2] in a house containing 20 dogs, five rats, three cats, two birds and a ferret. [3] From the age of 13, Day knew she wanted to live in Japan and would later study there as an exchange student. [3]
After being fired on her first day from a teaching job in central Japan, Day moved to Tokyo and took up comedy after seeing an advert in an English language magazine. [3]
Day learned her craft in the Japanese comedy scene, headlining at the Tokyo Comedy Store from 2002. [4] In 2004 she opened for Japanese comedian Zenjiro at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. [4] She has gone on to gig around the world, including clubs in London, Manchester, Dublin, Los Angeles, New York and Paris. [5]
Beginning in 2010, she has written, directed and performed five solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. [5]
She has appeared in the 2014 book The Humour Code and the 2017 book Joker Face alongside Jimmy Carr, Sara Pascoe, Russell Howard and Katherine Ryan. [5] She was also featured in the 2008 documentary The Tokyo Comedy Store. [4]
In 2020, Day performed alongside fellow Americans Hopwood Depree and Will Franken in a Yank in the UK stand-up gig at the Leicester Comedy Festival. [2] She had intended to take her show Spring Day: Dark Comedy for Nice People to the 2020 Edinburgh Fringe until its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] [6]
In 2020 Day also appeared on the You'll Do podcast with Sarah Keyworth and Catherine Bohart alongside Tim Renkow. [7] [8]
In February 2023, Day appeared in episode 7 of series 17 of Live at the Apollo (TV series) on BBC One.
Day has mild cerebral palsy. [5] She is married to fellow comedian Tim Renkow. [7] [9] [10]