Preview: 6th Annual Women in Comedy Festival

This year is the 6th annual Women in Comedy Festival and I’m very excited for it! After a couple of years as just an observer, this year I’m also performing in a couple of shows.

Studio 40! Part Trois

I’m so excited to announce that my improv group, Big Gulp, will be returning to ImprovBoston‘s Studio 40 for a third straight run! This means from December through May, we’ll be performing an average of twice a month on Friday nights at 7:00pm on ImprovBoston’s studio stage. Studio 40 includes six different, theater-independent, teams with three… Continue reading Studio 40! Part Trois

My debut into live sketch comedy (or my return to doing skits)

That's me on the right, being a pretty lady.

Every summer from age 16-19, I worked at a Boy Scout summer camp in the Handicrafts Lodge. During the day I would teach art, basketry, leatherworking, woodworking and woodcarving merit badges. There were other daily duties besides teaching merit badges like leading the camp in grace before meals, singing songs after meals, cleaning the shower… Continue reading My debut into live sketch comedy (or my return to doing skits)

One Year In Improv

One year ago today I took my first improv class. It was the first of 8, 3-hour long sessions in 5 days with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York. Living in Boston, I needed to take advantage of the “intensive” program for Improv 101. I took a week off from work and stayed… Continue reading One Year In Improv

Standing up isn’t easy

Stand-up comedy isn’t an easy thing to get into. I mean, not if someone wants to make anything out of it. If someone wants to be a stand-up comedian, they spend years practicing and getting on stage as much as possible. I typically go to open mics  1-3 times a week and I still don’t… Continue reading Standing up isn’t easy

Where can I find a crazy person?

Photo by Matt Aromando (Cambridge, MA - September 2012)

Good crazy people talk is the best thing to ever come out of having crazy people. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, there is a place familiar to most Bostonians, a little place called Central Square; home of The Middle East, ImprovBoston, Nick’s Comedy Stop (Cambridge location), and a few other nightlife spots. It’s also home to a… Continue reading Where can I find a crazy person?