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Comedy

Comedy Crush: Phoebe Robinson Loves Comedy, Captain Planet, Turkey Jerky

Phoebe Robison is a “comic, writer, and connoisseur of all things brignorant.” (That’s a combination of brilliant and ignorant). Phoebe has appeared on Last Comic Standing, Broad City, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, and Late Night with Seth Meyers.

By Brittani| July 6, 2015 | 6 Comments
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Comedy Crush: Clipped’s Diona Reasonover

Queer writer/performer Diona Reasonover talks about the time before she was on TBS’s new comedy, Clipped. A time when she almost cruked (which is what she calls it when someone gets so upset they cry and puke).

By Brittani| June 18, 2015 | 4 Comments
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Comedy Crush: Everything Brittani Nichols Touches Turns to Hilarious

“I wore a hooded shirt with a suit jacket which is a look I really enjoy but there aren’t any pictures of me in it because I’m not important, so I avoided trying to make people care about me by skipping most of the red carpet.”

By Carmen| September 22, 2014 | 20 Comments
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Comedy Crush: Silicon Valley’s Amy Aniobi

“The show that likely influenced my decision to write was Boy Meets World, because when it started, I literally didn’t understand that it was scripted. I thought some kid named Cory Matthews had people follow him around all day and film his life.”

By Brittani| September 16, 2014 | 2 Comments
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Comedy Crush: Sujata Day, Writer, Actress, App Lover

“I am pro-friend dating because I’m 99% sure that’s the only kind of date I go on.”

By Brittani| June 11, 2014 | 3 Comments
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Comedy Crush: On the Mountain with Elicia Sanchez

Elicia Sanchez is a stand-up comedian living and joking in Seattle though this week she has temporarily relocated to Angelus Oaks as part of the talent line-up for A-Camp.

By Brittani| May 20, 2014 | 3 Comments
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Comedy Crush: DeAnne Smith is Coming to Your TV

“Are we doing this? Is this real?”

By Brittani| April 29, 2014 | 12 Comments
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Comedy Crush: Sara Benincasa, Comedian and Author

Sara Benincasa is an award-winning comedian and author of “Great”, a modern gender swapped retelling of “The Great Gatsby”.

By Brittani| April 15, 2014 | 15 Comments
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Comedy Crush: Mo Welch, Number One Qweirdo

Mo Welch is a fascinating comedian with a fascinating Larry Bird obsession.

By Brittani| March 25, 2014 | 5 Comments
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Comedy Crush: Aparna Nancherla, Joke Entrepreneur

Aparna Nancherla is this week’s comedy crush and her worst nickname is for sure worse than yours.

By Brittani| March 18, 2014 | 4 Comments
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Comedy Crush: Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer

This comedy crush has survived years and is still going strong. Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, creators and stars of Comedy Central’s “Broad City,” are this week’s crushes.

By Brittani| March 6, 2014 | 17 Comments
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Comedy Crush: EmotiStyle’s Shamikah Martinez

Shamikah Martinez’s first interview as a comedian was with Autostraddle and now she’s back!

By Brittani| February 20, 2014 | 4 Comments
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Comedy Crush: ‘Orange is the New Black’ Writer Lauren Morelli

“There were all these different bodies and shapes and colors that came in to audition, women who had gone to Juilliard or been on Broadway, but no one wants to put them on TV because they don’t necessarily fit into a TV executive’s idea of what’s beautiful.”

By Brittani| January 23, 2014 | 15 Comments
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Comedy Crush: MTV Girl Code’s Nicole Byer

Meet your new crush, MTV and UCB’s Nicole Byer. She loves drag queens, cursing, and apple pie.

By Brittani| January 9, 2014 | 14 Comments
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Comedy Crush: Janine Brito, Dandy Stand-Up

“Totally Biased” Writer and Correspondent, Janine Brito is a queer woman of color that was on your television screen. If you missed it, now’s the time to catch up.

By Brittani| December 26, 2013 | 7 Comments
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Comedy Crush: Aisha Muharrar Loves Raisins and Apologizing

“Parks and Recreation” writer and terrible black best friend, Aisha Muharrar answers a few questions.

By Brittani| December 12, 2013 | 6 Comments
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Comedy Crush: Liza Dye, “SNL Ready”

New York comedian, actress, and impressionist Liza Dye talks about her Michelle Obama impression, all those “ready for SNL” lists, and Kanye West.

By Brittani| December 9, 2013 | 4 Comments
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Comedy Crush: Yamara Taylor, Television Writer, Sketch Enthusiast, Mom

Yamara Taylor (The Boondocks, How to Rock, Instant Mom) chats about comedy writing, trick or treating at Aisha Tyler’s house, and the dearth of five year old sketch actors.

By Brittani| November 28, 2013 | 4 Comments

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