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_outlineDevin Middleton engages in a socially-distanced interview about his opening set during KJ Whitehead's 'The Haggard Unicorn' album recording in January 2020.<p>
Devin summarizes the first nine films in the Star Wars franchise in about nine minutes through a socially-conscious lens. He uses this framework as a way to critique the franchise's white-washing of the pop-culture science fiction landscape, as well as it's clumsy handling of the topic of slavery.<p>
Devin is a musician who releases albums under the stage name Debonair Status. His most recent release, 'Black Genderfluid Depression Jamz, Vol. 563' is available now.<p>
Time Stamps:<p>
01:10 – Opening Set from KJ Whitehead’s Haggard Unicorn<p>
- Mentions of Mo Less, Star Wars, The Collaboraction Theatre Company
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10:31 – “I moved to Chicago in 2015…”<p>
- Mentions of Improv, Sketch Comedy, The Sound of Music, ‘My Favorite Things’, Juicy J
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14:32 – “I’ve never thought of myself as a comedian”<p>
- Mentions of iO, Second City, ‘Who’s Line Is It Anyway?’
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16:49 – Exposure is a Scam<p>
- Reference to ‘Quitting Comedy Clubs’ from ‘What Alive People Do’, by Jamie Kilstein
<p> - I do not support or endorse Jamie Kilstein in any way
<p> - https://jezebel.com/progressive-performer-jamie-kilstein-ousted-from-citize-1792945836
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18:15 – Introvert Tendencies<p>
19:35 – Music Production Background(s)<p>
- Mentions of George Carlin, Richard Pryor
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21:25 – Moving<p>
- Mention of Notre Dame, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Aurora, Illinois
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22:35 – “Do you consider [this] stand-up?”<p>
- Mentions of Alt Comedy, Libertarians, Brother Nature, Napkins
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24:39 – “My comedy is lazy”<p>
25:08 – “I always want to make being thoughtful cool”<p>
- Discussion of the term “Social Justice Warrior”
<p> - Mentions of Black Lives Matter, Alt-Right Trolls, Common Sense Gun Laws, Police Reform, Philando Castile, Being Edgy, Labels, KJ Whitehead, Trans Comedians
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32:08 – “Getting into your set”<p>
32:35 – Shock Humor vs. “Edgy”<p>
- Mentions of ‘The Prestige’, Dave Chappelle
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34:03 – Why Was Dave Chappelle’s Audience Laughing?<p>
- Mentions of The Chappelle show, Ashy Larry, ‘8:46’, Netflix, Louie CK
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37:28 – Getting into the Set (For Real This Time)<p>
- Mentions of Patton Oswalt, ‘Parks and Rec’
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38:03 – Breaking the Fourth Wall<p>
39:15 – Reviewing Star Wars Episodes VI through IX<p>
- Mentions of J.J. Abrams, Rain Johnson, Nostalgia
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43:50 – Conceptualizing the Bit<p>
- Mentions of David Simon, George Floyd, COVID-19, Dated References
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45:45 – Racial Bias in Star Wars (and America)<p>
- Mentions of George Lucas, John Boyega, Plot Twists, Daisy Ridley
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49:00 – The Walt Disney Corporation Kowtows to Twitter<p>
49:20 – Murder is Just a Phase<p>
50:10 – The Lion King is a Better Movie, “Anakin is black!”<p>
- Mention of James Earl Jones
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52:46 – “The Sith and Jedi are street gangs”<p>
53:31 – “Leia is sold into slavery, but it doesn’t matter”<p>
54:06 – Darth Vader Keeps Forgetting That He Loves His Son<p>
55:23 – “Han Solo is a fuckboy”<p>
- Mention of ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’, Ellis Island
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56:53 – “The ‘Dragonball Z’ set is coming”<p>
- Discussion of which is in Devin’s Outtakes episode
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57:26 – Evaluating the Set<p>
58:24 – Social Media, “Everything is @Debonairstatus”<p>
59:00 – Final Words<p>