Women in Comedy: Recent Episodes
Second Wind Collective
Women in Comedy (WIC) is dedicated to fostering the growth of women in all fields of comedy. We are committed to cultivating safe spaces, throughout the Chicagoland area, to support women in the creation and collaboration of innovative work. Each episode, two phenomenal women of comedy interview each other. The cool thing is, they already know each other, making these interviews feel like more of a peek into what hanging out with these ladies is like.
Three lovely ladies from London bring the shower series from DCM2015 to a close!
Helen O’Donnell- Do Not Adjust Your Stage, London
Rhi Vivian- Music Box Improv, “The Maydays”, London
Heather Urquhart- Co-writer of the Book “Sing It!”, Member of “The Maydays”, London
The Women in Comedy shower series from DCM 15 continues with Phebe Szatmari (UCB Digital house team UCB1, Director/co-creator/writer WOMYNinc, Director of “Bruce The Movie”) and Polo Tate (UCB Digital house team UCB1, Director/co-creator/writer WOMYNinc, Director of “Bruce The Movie”)
The Women in Comedy shower series from DCM 15 continues with Langan Kingsley (UCB "What I did for Love") and Lisa Klineman (UCB Maude team "Beige", Movies including "New York Lately", and "Shit Girls Say about the Show Girls)
This month's podcast has Lauren Besser and Jenny St. Angelo, as our DCM Shower Series continues. Lauren is the creator of web series "WOMYN INC", co-host of the podcast "The Real Housewives of Bohemia", and on UCB team "SouthPaw", Jenny spends most of her time touring with the UCB Tourco!
Joanna Bradley has been on VHI's "Best Week Ever", had a Guest spot on "30 Rock" and is a part of UCB team, "Death By Roo Roo"! Abby Holland is on Web Series "The Return of Saturn", "Close Encounters of the Fourth", and also "Mansome" (Morgan Spurlock)! Check out these two funny ladies from our "shower series" continues!
Lyle Friedman is from "Hot Mess Moves", a UCB alum, and "Let's Not Panic" at the Sundance Film Festival. She's also a writer for "Younger"!
Ashley Skidmore is also from "Hot Mess Moves", a UCB alum, and writer for TV Land's "Younger"! Both them talk it out from this past year's Del Close Marathon as the 'shower series' continues!
Sandra Barilli and Katrin Halldora both from "Improv Island" in Iceland.
These 2 women are part of one of the only improv troupes in the entire county of Iceland so are literally creating what improv comedy performance is like for women there.
Caroline Martin (UCB Astronomy Club, Broad City, winner of the 2014 NBC and UCB Diversity Scolarship) and Keisha Zollar (Orange is the New Black, UCB Doppleganger, UCB Astronomy Club, The Soul Glo Project Podcast)
Caroline and Keisha find out about meeting your heroes and paving the way.
Kat Toledo (Stand Up Comedian , Chris Gethard show, UCB) and Veronica Osorio (Comedy Bang Bang, Upcoming Coen Brothers film "Hail Caesar", UCB Maude) talk New York apartments, witches, and just what it's like to be a funny woman who also happens to be Hispanic.
Ada Grey (10 year old Chicago Theater Reviewer and actress) and Lillian Frances (Owner of The Chicago Comedy Company/Laugh Out Loud Theater)
Lillian is a godmother and Ada sings pop songs. Dude, she's 10 and reviews plays. Amazing!
Susan Messing (Chicago Improvising Goddess) and Katie Rich (writer for SNL)
talk about Susan's favorite word, what it's like in the Weekend Update writer's room, and what makes these funny women laugh. This episode Originally Produced by the Rebellion Network.