Tanyalee Davis was the first woman in 10 years to make it into the finals.
10 Facts About Tanyalee Davis
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Tanyalee Davis won the 2003 Norman G Brooks Standup Comedy Scholarship Competition held at the Hollywood Improv.
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Tanyalee Davis then embarked on a UK tour in the spring of 2004.
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Tanyalee Davis featured at the Edinburgh Fringe again in 2013.
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Tanyalee Davis then revamped the fringe show and had a six-month contract at the Clarion Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 2011.
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Tanyalee Davis was featured in a few British-produced programmes such as Sky TV's documentary of the making of Abnormally Funny People as well as ITV's SuperHuman: World's Smallest People.
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Tanyalee Davis's extensive spinal surgery was a focus in this show.
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On 15 July 2018, Tanyalee Davis was "harassed and humiliated" after a train guard for Great Western Railway attempted to force her to move her mobility scooter from a disabled space on the train.
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On 20 July 2018, Tanyalee Davis was left stranded on a train when staff at York railway station failed to arrive with a ramp, and the train departed for Darlington, adding an hour's delay to her journey.
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On 29 August 2018 it was reported that Tanyalee Davis had to wait two hours for her mobility scooter at Stansted Airport; she then found that airline Ryanair lost a vital attachment to the chair.