Podcasts about chicago women's funny festival

Every week comedian Yael Gavish talks with a comedian that has at some point been asked “Where Are You REALLY From?” Whether it's due to an accent, skin color, the outfit they are wearing or various other factors. Each conversation explores personal stories about travels, family life, cultural experiences and funny stories that have happened along the way. CHICAGO SPECIAL Today I met the incredible Mallory Bradford. She based in Chicago and produces the Chicago Underground Comedy but travels all around the world! Her comedy is sharp, emotional, and funny, which she thinks is a great combination of things to be. Audiences agree. Mallory is a producer at the historic Chicago Underground Comedy and a regular at Chicago's prestigious Lincoln Lodge. She has performed at showcases and clubs all over the Midwest and both coasts, including The Laugh Factory, The Comedy Bar, and Comedians You Should Know. She hosts a weekly open mic at the historic iO theater and is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory, The iO Theater, and The Annoyance Theater. Mallory has performed at The Chicago Women's Funny Festival, The Cream City Comedy Festival, The Big Little Comedy Festival, and The Burbank Comedy Festival, and her writing has been featured at The Second City Mary Scruggs Works by Women Festival. In her spare time, Mallory makes instagram stories, sends unhinged tweets about the president, eats pizza, and watches re-runs of ER. Find more on Mallory's website: https://www.mallorybradford.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mpbradfo/

Every week comedian Yael Gavish talks with a comedian that has at some point been asked “Where Are You REALLY From?” Whether it's due to an accent, skin color, the outfit they are wearing or various other factors. Each conversation explores personal stories about travels, family life, cultural experiences and funny stories that have happened along the way. CHICAGO SPECIAL Today, still in Chicago, I talked with the very funny lady Sophia Smarandescu! I actually met her last August at the Chicago Women's Funny Festival at the Stage773 but she disappeared after her show and the next time I saw her was my second tour in Chicago. Which wasn't really in Chicago. We both did Marcos Lara's (few episodes earlier) show in Rockford, IL. ANYWAY! Sophia is a super funny and talented girl and a local comedian in the Chicago area. I had such a great time to record such a funny episode with her and learn a lot about the Romanian culture she grew up with and to teach her about the Ashkenazi culture that I'm trying to avoid. I'm Yemeni. I swear. So listen to us and go see her on stage! Follow her: @sophiaslayinit on IG @sophiaasshole on Twitter And on Facebook- Sophia marmalade

Whitney Wasson (she/they) is a standup comedian and artist based in Chicago. She began standup in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and has since performed all over the country. She's been a featured performer at over a dozen comedy festivals, and was chosen as a headliner for the Chicago Women's Funny Festival in 2017. Local credits include Laugh Factory, Zanies, Second City, iO, The Annoyance, Steppenwolf, and the Cards Against Humanity Theater. Her monthly showcase, Serenity Now, has been profiled in the Chicago Reader and features a cast of all sober performers at The Crowd Theater. Learn more at www.thewhitneywasson.com Music by Bad Bad Meow

Shaped: A comedy self-help podcast from two gals (women) who can't help themselves. In this LIVE episode Amy and Kelsie talk to Chicago Women's Funny Festival co-founder and co-producer Liz McArthur (@217Liz217). They talk sketch, improv and stand-up in Chicago and thoughts on building community. Grief, the inner grandpa, and a ham cam also come up! Huge thanks to CWFF (@chiwomensfunnyfest) for hosting Shaped first live event. Shout out to Jill, Chris, Jon and Dan. Also, a donut cake was present (doritedonuts) Check out the donut celebration Shaped Podcast's InstaStories (@shapedpodcast) www.shapedpodcast.com Discussed on this podcast: CWFF at Stage 773: http://bit.ly/2Zm2Q5U https://www.tiktok.com/en/ Resources: Between Friends Domestic Violence 24 Hour Crisis Hotline 800-603-HELP (4357) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255 YWCA Rape Crisis Hotline Call 888-293-2080 in Chicago Metropolitan Area Call 630-971-3927 in DuPage County Call 708-748-5672 in the South Suburbs Looking for a Therapist? (Thanks listener and friend Ellen for this info) http://liveoakchicago.com Contact Us Here: http://bit.ly/2YDRUk0SHAPEDWEB

Today's episode is all about upcoming Comedy Festivals! Festivals you can submit to and/or go see! To get a little insight on each festival Jason talked to organizers and executive producers of 5 different festivals. Listen in as they go in depth on why the festivals were started and how to submit! There's also mention of a really great improv resource! Jason talks to old friends Harrison Brookie and Alrinthea Carter of the Alchemy Comedy Theater in Greenville, SC where the New South Comedy Fest is put on and Greg Tavares of Theatre 99 where the Charleston Comedy Festival is put on. Jason also chats with new friends of the show Justin Lukasewicz of the Tucson Improv Movement and organizer of the Tucson Comedy Arts Festival, Jill Valentine of Stage773 and executive director of the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival and the Chicago Women's Funny Festival, and executive producer of the Westside Comedy Festival, Nick Armstrong. Links below for all of these theaters and festivals! Alchemy Comedy Theater AlchemyComedy.com New South Comedy Festival - newsouthcomedy.com Theatre 99 Theatre99.com Charleston Comedy Festival - charlestoncomedyfestival.com Tucson Improv Movement TucsonImprov.com Tucson Comedy Arts Festival - tucsonimprov.com/tcaf  Stage 773 Stage773.com The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival - stage773.com/sketchfest The Chicago Women's Funny Festival - stage773.com/cwff Westide Comedy Theater WestsideComedy.com The Westside Comedy Festival II - westsidecomedy.com/festivals Find so much about improv festivals and more at TheImprovNetwork.org Follow Us Online! Twitter - @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook - @ThereItIsPod Instagram - @JasonFarrPics

Jill Valentine is the executive director of The Chicago Women's Funny Festival at Stage 773 and an original member of The Cupid Players.  We talked about how women's roles in improv have changed since she started in 1999, why she likes to make bold choices in her improv, and why she doesn't give herself notes after she improvises.

Kelsie Huff is one of Chicago's hottest comedians. She has studied at iO Chicago and Second City and she teaches the popular Feminine Comique, which is a stand-up class geared towards woman. Jimmy talked her at this year's Chicago Women's Funny Festival about how she uses improv in her stand-up, how to make the transition from storytelling to stand-up, and how she has been able to transform pain into comedy.

notes: explicit content Show Date: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 Guests: Dan Boulger (Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central, and winner of the Boston Comedy Festival) Kofi Thomas (Winner of the 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, 2013 Comic in Residence at the Comedy Studio, and Boston Comedy Festival) Dana Cairns (Boston Comedy Festival, Comedy Central's Comics to Watch Showcase, Chicago Women's Funny Festival, and the Women in Comedy Festival) Show host: Kwasi Mensah Discussion host: Christine An at 1:00—Question #1: What's your joke writing process? at 5:30—Question #2: There's joke writing and then practicing telling the joke. How do you develop the delivery of a joke? How did you develop your style? How have you been developing as a performer? at 15:00—Question #3: What does authenticity mean to you? at 17:30—Question #4: How did you develop one bit from your set tonight? at 24:30—(open the questions up to the audience) Question #5: Comedian Daniel Tosh frequently makes it a point to push his jokes to their limit until the audience is completely silent. How do you push your jokes with an audience? at 28:00—Question #6: How do you make your material relatable? How do you move past what has been known to work? at 31:45—Question #7: How long do you stay with a joke before giving it up or scrapping it? at 33:50—Question #8: What's the best piece of comedy advice you've received​?

Beth Stelling is a stand-up who has appeared on Conan, @midnight and Chelsey Lately. In this episode, recorded at the Chicago Women's Funny Festival, she talks with Jimmy about how she started doing open mikes, how taking improv classes at The Annoyance Theater helped her stand-up, and her thoughts on women in comedy. Enjoy!

Comedian and singer Natalie Jose joins Hank and Matt for a discussion about the Star Trek movie, the most extreme genital, Natalie's three bands, the Chicago Women's Funny Festival, Taste of Chicago? More like Waste of Chicago, Hank has his knowledge of women tested, Natalie almost passes out in public and gets hit on by her rescuers, taking improv classes and failure. Plus a ton more fun! out of context quote: "Truth in comedy. Am I right, Officer Riggs?" LINKS The Weepin Willlows on YouTube and Natalie's Twitter: @NatalieJose Matt's Tumblr: MattRiggs.Tumblr.com and Twitter: @MattRiggs Hank's website: SuckProfessor.com and Twitter: @Hank_Thompson ASKPLAY Hank is a Professional Advice Expert. Send your question to "HankThompsonComedy@gmail.com" and Hank will fix all your problems! SUPPORT THE SHOW Help us grow our audience by signing into iTunes and leaving a positive review. Share a link on your Facebook wall. Also, sweep your sidewalks occasionally. It'll cut down on sidewalk bits getting on your carpet.

Welcome to "Matt likes Girls"! This week, Matt is Live at the 1st annual Chicago Women's Funny Festival. He is joined by Megan Gailey, Stacey Smith, Katie Dufresne, Danielle Call, Amy Sumpter and Aparna Nancherla! Follow Matt on twitter @mattriggs.