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Part of me thinks it’s too soon to be writing about this because I don’t think I’ve completely processed how I feel, but I also think maybe this has happened to other women and I should talk about it in as raw a way as possible. I’m still really embarrassed and ashamed and garbled up inside, but maybe this can start a helpful discussion in terms of women and comedy.
Last night, I was on a stand up show in the East Village. The show started out with a small crowd and the host did an amazing job interacting with them and riling them up. By the time I got on stage, there were about 20 or so more people in the audience and the place had really filled up. The show was still kind of loose because of the back and forth between the host and the audience, so when I got on stage, I riffed a bit about the stuff that had happened before and then talked to one guy on the side of the audience who the host had dubbed “Banana Republic.” All joke-y. All in good fun.
Then, I start my actual set and do my first two jokes, which go pretty okay. I start another joke that is vaguely sexual - not crude, not crass - mainly silly and that goes well too. The next joke I do is about my boyfriend.
At a comedy show, when you’re on stage, usually you can’t see the audience because of the bright lights. So I’m looking into pitch darkness. As I start the joke, someone yells, “Does your boyfriend know?” referring to the sexuality joke I’d just told. I stop, laugh and say that he does because I think it’s just more of the loose environment that’s been going on at this show. I attribute it to an audience member just having fun.
I start to tell the joke about my boyfriend again, and at the midway point, the same voice yells something else derogatory about my boyfriend, homophobic and misogynistic towards me. I stop, confused. I can’t see who is talking to me so I make a HUGE mistake and say, “Sir, if you’re gonna talk to me, you need to come to the front because I can’t see you.” I think calling him out like this will shut him up.
via AmericasCup.com AMERICA’S CUP RACE COURSE REVEALED
The race course area for the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco has been revealed. Stretching across the city shoreline from Piers 27/29 out to near the Golden Gate Bridge, the course will bring the action closer to shore than ever before in the 160-year history of the Cup.
Princess Mary of Denmark and the Finnish president’s husband (by CairnsBlog) (via FilmDrunk, DailyWhat)
Spiegelmania: I’m going to open a Women’s Sofa Store and offer a rack of clothing for bored boyfriends to pick through.
Witstream – Are you a Twitter addict and looking for something funny in your Twitter timeline or the trending topics? If the answer to this simple question is yes, then you should give Witstream a try. It is a web and iPhone app that follows most of the funny people, comedians, professional writers, etc, on Twitter and shows you their latest tweets. Read more: WitStream: Find Funny Tweets On Twitter
I’m on Witstream! And I read Makeuseof’s RSS! And I just came back from the zoo. Feeling good.
Frank Conniff & Michelle Buteau discuss the classic “Valley of The Dolls.” OK!
President Barack Obama, in town for a fundraising stint, calmed his appetite by heading over to Chinatown’s Great Eastern Restaurant. (via Photo: Obama Orders Dim Sum: SFist)
Man taken out of Heart Attack Grill by paramedics. He had an actual heart attack.
I remember you from when I used to go to comedy school. You probably don’t remember me. I got kicked out of advanced class plus I got lazy so most of the comedy I have is reserved for coworkers and girls I’m trying to impress.
Your profile is a fun ride. I find it comical that people hit you up…
