Hello and welcome to our June edition of Funny not Slutty. I have noticed an emergence of theme to our site. Our May edition was all about the vagina. Which was not planned, I might add. And looking over June submissions I see a clear theme to our content; reference to “inspiring funny chicks”. Back by popular demand - Far from Wonderland
Alice Jankowski has been a moonlighting stand-up comedian for the last eight years. By day, she's a mild-mannered coupon writer for a major department store, but little do they know of her true identity. During her two weeks of vacation, she can seen in clubs across the country. She's also appeared on Girls Behaving Badly on the Oxygen Network, Comcast Comedy On Demand and most recently on LOL at ajc.com. Stardom can't be promised in a class I feel comedy and belly dancing classes have a lot in common. Belly dancing classes are great for those trying to lose inches around their middle, searching for social outings or needing a reason to dust off their castanets. But if you are seriously thinking of becoming a belly dancer, maybe you should try getting a second, third or fourth opinion. Only a select few mid-sections should be seen gyrating in public glittered in sequins. And let's be honest. How much work is there out there for belly dancers? You've got maybe two Greek restaurants that have live entertainment; where the ladies spend night after night chain smoking and shooting ouzo to keep their supple curves from muffin topping over their hip-hugging, parachute pants. Very similar to the life of a road comic. I would be a hypocrite if I said that comedy classes are all bad, because I've taught one. They are a wonderful way to improve public speaking skills, break out of your shell and meet new people. But if you are there trying to take your office high jinks to the Tonight Show, get in line. And when you come to the open mic nights with that same pompous attitude, understand seasoned comics want you dead. Not a quick painless death, but something slow and as tortuous as you have been to us, picking our brain trying to rewrite your Viagra joke or continuously asking for our approval when our silence speaks louder than words. And you can't teach true funny. You can teach formulas, memorization and mimicry, but the industry hates hacks, ventriloquists and impressionists just as much as overzealous, comedy-class graduates. And don't get me started on props.
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Voices of Reason – Why Maria Bamford is Going to Heaven*
Maria has a blaringly shiny face. Her breathing is shallow. She wears an ill-fitting swathe clipped in front as an attempt to flatter…In another scene she has gone for “casual” with attire suspiciously resembling pajamas and absurd plumage protruding from her head. She tries and fails to make small talk. Need I say more? Maria is dating. It’s the Maria Bamford Show. It’s modern era truth, only disguised as make-believe. And I get it. This sort of buzz never happens. What also never happens, is finding an audience so completely engaged and delighted in a stand-up performance. Just how does one speak in ten different voices yet make perfect sense? See lots of Maria stuff on her site: www.mariabamford.com
Elise Crocker interviews The Cougar Comedian to discover what gives this Cougar her purr (or is that, roar?).
EC: So, I’ve been asked to interview you for FunnynotSlutty.com
Lizzy the Lezzy Melodic multi-lingual British Jewish lesbian comedy Flash animation short series. Need I say more?
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