Team Pick: DeAnne Smith Debuts Her Brand New Podcast, It’s Smart And Perfect
“I hope nobody’s listening.” – DeAnne Smith
Idol Worship: Ten(ish) Questions About Camp with Julie and Brandy
Julie wants me to say, “Nothing brings you to comedy.” I guess she means, we were always funny and attracted to funny people so that’s why we are here. And that it wasn’t necessarily a choice. We were born this way. Now she wants me to say, “YES BITCHES, BRANDY WAS BORN THAT WAY.”
Team Pick: Treadmill Desks As Described By The New Yorker And Susan Orlean
Let me be clear: I am not just team picking the treadmill desk. That would be silly. I am team picking the article in the New Yorker that Susan Orlean wrote about treadmill desks. Glad we’re all on the same page now.
Critical of Mass: My Long, Strange Evening at a Lesbian Rock-Musical
“I could almost hear them thinking, “Is this really happening?” I know this because at some point, I started watching the audience to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating.”
Introducing B-Camp
If you didn’t make it into A-Camp, there’s still a bright beaming ray of sunshine on your horizon and it’s called B-Camp! BRING YOUR OWN PROPS AND HAIR CRIMPER.
Watch Ash Beckham Explain Why “That’s So Gay” Is So, So Wrong
Ash Beckham takes down the use of “that’s so gay” as a pejorative. We all clap and cheer because that’s what we’ve been trying to say and she says it so excellently! Four for you, Ash. Four for you.
Dear Housemates of Our Radical Progressive Queer Co-op
“While I fully embrace the clothing-optional atmosphere of our body-positive home, I don’t want to shimmy down the hall with my ass hanging out in an emergency dash for TP.”
A Gift From the Tumblrverse: “Said to Lady Journos”
You don’t even have to be a journalist to recognize (and roll your eyes/groan about) the full spectrum of ignorance and sexism these lady journos have experienced.
Hilarious Hostel: Get Into Bed With Queer Comedy At PodShare
Wifi and memory foam AND a stand up comedy show? Oh my! Plus meet the queer startup kid behind the innovative pod hotel!
Idol Worship: Ten(ish) Questions with Jessica Halem
These are desperate times – and sometimes it all gets so overwhelming that we need something, someone, to remind us that there is light. That is Jessica Halem.
DeAnne Smith and Um, A Cat
“I wouldn’t put it past Melissa Etheridge to presciently write a song about me and this cat 19 years before our love manifested.”
DeAnne Smith and the Sweet, Sweet Sleep
“Waking up at noon is just one of the many perks of being self-employed, working mostly at night, and not having too much pesky ambition.”
Ten Sure Signs that Winter’s Here
Autumn is over even though I’m loathe to admit it.
Ellen DeGeneres Wins the Mark Twain Award, Is Basically the Best
“When I started doing stand-up, I didn’t do it for awards. I did it for the money.”
Eye of the Sparrow: Because Sometimes Politics are Hysterical
Ali’s Team Pick: Bad Lip Reading did a hilarious re-dubbing of the first presidential debate. Please, BLR, do more! We want more!
Tig Notaro’s “Live” Is Everything They Said It Would Be
Brittani’s Team Pick: “Tragedy + time = comedy. But I don’t have the benefit of time. So I’m just going to tell you the tragedy and know that everything is going to be okay.”
Depressing Cats Are Depressing (And Funny)
Ali’s Team Pick: Hard Truths From Soft Cats is the kind of funny that’s cry-until-you-laugh. Dark sentiments and cute, illustrated cats. Happy Monday, everyone!
Five Stars for Amazon Reviewers: Real People Hilariously Take “Bic For Her” to Task
Ali’s Team Pick: “But wait a moment – once the women get the pens, what are they supposed to write on? Man paper?”
“Words With Girls” Episode 3: Token
Words With Girls’ third episode, “Token” is on the interweb. Brittani’s not the only black person at a party and she is not happy about it.
20 Things About Stickering I Learned On My International Stickering Adventure
7. It is impossible to sticker a moving bicycle cab.