Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american comedian and actress”. Today it says “american stand-up comedian”.
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Zainab Johnson (born March 22) is an American stand-up comedian , actress and podcaster. She debuted her comedy album in 2016, her half-hour television special in 2018 and her hour-long streaming TV special in 2023. Johnson was the winner of ABFF 's inaugural Comedy Wings competition in 2013 and was a contestant on NBC 's competition TV show Last Comic Standing in 2014. Variety listed her in its '10 Comics to Watch for 2019'. She is known for her roles as Aleesha on Upload (2020–25), as a voice actor on Tab Time (2021–22), and co-host of 100 Humans (2020).
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The opening as it stood in 2020
American comedian Zainab Johnson is an American comedian and actress. She is best known as a semi-finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing . Johnson is a series regular on Amazon's Upload .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
American comedian Zainab Johnson (born March 22, 1992) is an American comedian and actress. She is best known as a semi-finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing . Johnson is a series regular on Amazon's Upload .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american comedian and actress”. Today it says “american stand-up comedian”. Read the current article and compare.
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american comedian and actress
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american stand-up comedian
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