Outtakes: Amy Sumpter
Performance Revue
In these outtakes from Amy Sumpter's episode, we discuss the duplicitous toilets of Manhattan, working a day job, dating as a comedian, and a lot more.
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Amy Sumpter
Performance Revue
Acclaimed Chicago comedy vet and co-founder of The Kates on Broadway, Amy Sumpter goes over her amazing 2019 set at Strip Joker in the season 3 finale!
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Outtakes: Brittani Ferguson
Performance Revue
In these outtakes from Brittani Ferguson's episode, we discuss the queer coding within 80's and 90's action films, 'Little House on the Prairie', and, of course, the 'X-Files'.
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Brittani Ferguson
Performance Revue
In the Before Times of Yore, comedian and cast member of The Lincoln Lodge, Brittani Ferguson stopped by to discuss her interesting set at Strip Joker.
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Spencer Blair: Outtakes
Performance Revue
In these outtakes from Spencer Blair's episode, we discuss the unceremonious closing of Uptown Underground, how he used to cheat audience members into the Chill As Fuck show at Second City, the time I learned about secondary sex mattresses, gay dating app etiquette, and more.
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Spencer Blair
Performance Revue
In the Before Times of Yore, podcaster/producer/comic Spencer Blair chats about his mostly-improvised hosting set at Strip Joker.
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Outtakes: Jamie Shriner Biddle
Performance Revue
Trigger Warning: Personal Story of Sexual Assault
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Jamie Shriner Biddle
Performance Revue
In the Before Times of Yore (2019), actor/singer/composer Jamie Shriner Biddle breaks down her hosting set at 'Naughty Thoughts', her monthly Laugh Factory show.
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Outtakes: Devin Middleton
Performance Revue
In these outtakes from Devin Middleton's episode, we talk about the various reactions of Star wars fans to his set, accountability in the stand-up comedy scene, how the Walt Disney Corporation is destroying public domain, the X-Men comics, and a discussion of queer coding in the Dragonball Z series leads to the foundation of his next project.
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Devin Middleton
Performance Revue
Devin Middleton engages in a socially-distanced interview about his opening set during KJ Whitehead's 'The Haggard Unicorn' album recording in January 2020.
info_outlineSabeen Sadiq updates us on her life during the lockdown and takes a stab at the question 'Where Does Comedy Go From Here?'<p>
Sabeen is an actress, producer, and stand-up comic. You may recognize her from the series 'Code Switched', her commercial work, or her time on the 'Wallah, She's Funny' comedy tour. <p>
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01:30 – “I’m a skincare addict”<p>
01:45 – “I didn’t have the funding until the pandemic relief”<p>
02:06 – Dermatologists on Tik Tok<p>
02:23 – “You’re THIRTY?!”<p>
02:36 – ‘Sex and the City’<p>
02:49 – Online backlash against female creators<p>
- Mentions of ‘Twilight’, ‘Sex and the City’, and ‘Insecure’
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04:40 – Cancelled schedule due to COVID<p>
- Couldn’t go on tour, had to stop nannying for money, moved back to parent’s house “am I in heaven?”, going to therapy for some human connection, solo auditions, making family run lines with her
<p> - Mentions of Stuart Talent and the ‘Wallah, She’s Funny Tour’
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07:39 – The Lottery Commercial<p>
09:08 - The ‘Wallah, She’s Funny’ Tour<p>
- Mentions of Atheer Yacoub, Zainab Johnson, Yasmin Elhady
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10:40 – The gradual COVID performance shutdown<p>
- Mention of Strip Joker
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11:29 – “Um…What’s your job?”<p>
- Mention of Hope Littwin
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12:51 – Corporate gigs on Zoom<p>
- Mention of Pat Treuer, Treuer Laughs LLC, Ali Sultan
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15:32 – Audience members throwing on tags without heckling<p>
- Mentions of Instagram Live, ‘Buns and Bits’
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17:56 – Socially-distanced live shows<p>
- Mentions of Zanies, Josh Johnson
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20:35 – Trying to find the funny in COVID times<p>
22:01 – Jim Gaffigan’s Twitter Tirade<p>
24:55 – “Everyone’s cracking a little bit, and it’s coming out in weird ways”<p>
25:45 – Self-taping auditions when you live with your parents<p>
26:50 – What is the entertainer’s role right now? How have you been helping?<p>
- Mentions of the crisis in Yemen, Dr. Sylvia Chan, Harvard University, Islam
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29:34 – “You’re doing the work”<p>
31:45 – Internalized Capitalism vs. COVID Lockdown<p>
- Mentions of FOMO, Anxiety, Zion National Park
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38:53 – [This bit was stolen from Rachel Feinstein]<p>
39:26 – Meghana Indurti and the Inadvertent Social Media Cleanse<p>
40:44 – Does social media have any utility?<p>
43:12 – Media Diet<p>
- Mentions of Jillian Ebanks, Netflix, ‘The West Wing’
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44:10 – “I have gotten into… Anime”<p>
- Mentions of ‘Your Name’, ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’, Hayao Miyazaki, Shonen, Dragon Ball, ‘Spirited Away’
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46:58 – ‘American Horror Story’<p>
- Mentions of ‘The Haunting of Hill House’, ‘Jurassic Park’
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47:27 – Losing hours to relationship coaches on Tik Tok<p>
51:20 – ‘Space Force’<p>
- We agree the show needs more weight, higher stakes. Needs to go darker
<p> - Sabeen loved the monkey in space
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54:08 – “I left and I don’t know why”<p>
55:08 – I pitch ‘Watchmen’ to Sabeen<p>
56:12 – Sabeen stans for ‘Baskets’<p>
- Mentions of Louie Anderson, Zach Galifianakis, Hulu
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59:28 – Maria Bamford’s ‘Weakness is the Brand’<p>
1:01:57 – “Where does comedy go from here?”<p>
- Mention of Laugh Factory
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1:03:15 – “There was never just one path into comedy”<p>
1:03:55 – “It was so nice meeting you” (our version of “Aloha”)<p>