Dude, looks like Comedian.

An interesting conversation developed after Comedy Loser last night, downstairs at the infamous comedians roundtable discussion. I took away some pretty powerful thoughts about my voice and my very existance as a performer.

I constantly categorize female comedians or at least the material as I see it to be very female and very hack. I constantly try to write material that isn't about my period, or not being able to 'find a man' and instead owning a large amount of cats.

I guess I just hate to remind the audience that I am a female comic, because of the constant struggle against 'she's funny, for a woman'.

I have become so enraptured with the concept of being labelled a 'female comic' instead of just a comic, that I have actually started to deny one very important fact - I'm a woman. It's true I have the 'junk' that makes me a female - AND denying the fact that I am a woman on stage or any time in my life is denying who I am.
It doesn't mean I have to write ALL material about being a girl, BUT it is a unique part of my voice I can not ignore.

Denying the female voice inside of me just enables those ignorant assholes who DO see female comics as unfunny. I am sort of admitting this is true by trying to downplay that I am a woman. Instead I just think "don't look at my tits..just listen, close your eyes and pretend its a guy if you have to".

So from now on I will no longer ignore the parts of my identity. Instead I will start to embrace them and use them for inspiration.

Edmonton was fierce. It was awesome to get out of the city for a few days and hang out with the same people I do in Winnipeg. haha, but it was fun. I was so excited to go to Improvaganza and watch Pat and Peter (Good Morning World) do amazing improv.
I was pretty star struck when I got to talk to them, I just started rambling about my stand up comedy and somehow ended up saying that Good Morning World on the comedy network gargles my balls compared to what they did with their daily online version.
FOOT meet MOUTH.

Whtye Ave. was so dumb. I was there for about 15 minutes and it was too long. Loud obnoxious assholes everywhere. The smash of beer bottles, people dry humping in an alley. I'm so glad I have no desire to be a part of that garbage. My weekends might be kinda quiet and my idea of a good time is a bottle of wine and good conversation -but I'm glad I have outgrown the Flin Flon 'Sharla' side of myself quickly, before it transformed into some of that bullshit I witnessed.

Comedy Season is winding down. I am looking forward to some chill time, some time to write, hang with friends, get ready for the Fringe and breathe.

Sad to hear of George Carlin Passing. Although he has an insane amount of funny quotes. My favourite that always stays in the back of my head:

"There are two types of Comedians. There are the ones who try to relate to the audience and there are the ones who the audience tries to relate to."


Carpe Omnious.

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