Leanne Morgan's Late-Blooming Rise to Netflix Stardom

Ginia Bellafante profiles Leanne Morgan, a 60-year-old Southern comic whose 27-year stand-up arc has culminated in major fame with big tours, a Netflix series, and a Netflix special, all admired by Judd Apatow. Her material about American womanhood, marriage, and motherhood—rooted in churchgoing, Southern life—has helped her bridge red-state appeal with blue-state celebrity, illustrating a late-blooming path to stardom in the streaming era.