Show Notes
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for the amazing women in your life, and in honor of that, we’re proud to air this fresh, energetic, edgy interview with comedian, author, and entrepreneur, Lynn Harris. Lynn has lived and breathed comedy for over 30 years, and she has dedicated over a decade to bringing more diversity into comedy through her company, Gold Comedy, by offering classes, resources, and a supportive network of people in the industry who help women and non-binary people bring their humor to an audience for fun or as a career move.
Comedians, after all, are storytellers. And, at IWAW, we are all about how stories shape reality. From a female perspective, what kind of reality are we living when so few women get to share what is funny or absurd about their daily life? We all know there is comedy in our jobs, our kids, our spouses, and our weird, wildly fluctuating female bodies…so why isn’t there a deep bench of women to explore our existence with the vital energy that only comedy offers?
It won’t take long for Lynn to convince you that many, many more women should be in comedy–and that the underrepresentation of women has NOTHING to do with whether they are funny. It has to do with traditionally-male pipelines, legacies, networks, and gatekeeping. Lynn has worked hard over the last decade, creating a new structure to help women and non-binary people find their “crew.” If you’ve ever felt like you or someone you know “missed their calling” by not being on stage or writing for a comedy show, don’t miss this chance to hear about Gold Comedy, built to help make those dreams come true.
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Check out Gold Comedy's Website, and you’ll be impressed by all the resources available to any woman who has an internet connection.
If you are interested in the Gold Comedy discount offer via our podcast, please write to [email protected].
Check out links to comedians Lynn recommends: Murray Hill's website, Cameron Esposito's website, Cole Escola's website, Maria Bamford's website, Naomi Ekperigin's website, Bob the Drag Queen's website, the United Talent Agency’s page for Julio Torres, and Karry Coddett's website.
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