http://blog.hystericalfestival.com Comedy Festival for Women Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:34:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's been a lot of talk about the misogyny Hillary Clinton has faced in the media these days, and last night on The Daily Show, Flight of the Conchord'sKristin Schaal decided to take a stand against it - by stripping. Adorable! http://blog.hystericalfestival.com/schall-strips-for-feminism/ Hilarious comedian and ukulele enthusiast Jen Kwok turned me onto this great, low-budget documentary about race and humor. It's insightful stuff, and a well-organized analysis of why some jokes about race are funny and thought-provoking, and others are just plain bullying. Part One Part Two See the next two sections ... http://blog.hystericalfestival.com/humor-and-race/ Funny Girlz: A Smorgasborg of Women Comedians celebrated its 10th anniversary in San Francisco, Saturday (we admit the title took about ten years to roll off our tongues). Diana Amos (yes! the Pine-Sol lady!) joined Bay Area funny women for their Mother's Day Eve show. Amos, who cut ... http://blog.hystericalfestival.com/thats-the-power-of-pine-sol-baby/ When we picture the offices at Chelsea Lately, there's a lot of bourbon, a fair amount of pink, and conversations we only try to force on our less outspoken friends (masturbation, the Lohans, boob hair...) And now that we've finally caught up with the rest of the world (or, ... http://blog.hystericalfestival.com/this-clip-wont-teach-you-how-to-masturbate/ Thanks so much to everyone who came out last week to the Night of Hysteria. It was a blast - full of nudity, soulful crooning about setting sexual boundaries, and general all-around lady humor. We also celebrated the birthday of performer Catie Lazarus with a cupcake! A special shout ... http://blog.hystericalfestival.com/night-of-hysteria-night-of-awesome/ Check out the second installment of Head in the Oven (from the Jeanie Tate Show's Maggie Carey). Basically there's hobag, a carpel-tunnel addled wannabe, and a good girl running a 9-5(ish) suicide help hotline. These ladies were definitely trained at the Dunder Mifflin school of work ethic. ... http://blog.hystericalfestival.com/wed-kill-ourselves-to-work-there/ Wanna see some of the comics who performed at our April 14th fundraiser? Have at it! We'll also be partnering with the Culture Project's Women Center Stage TONIGHT with a whole new line-up! Check it out: Brandy & Sara (The Kissing Booth); Laughing Liberally's Katie Halper; Wendy Ho (Caroline's, LOGO); Diana Saez (Sirius ... http://blog.hystericalfestival.com/tonight-see-hysterical-take-center-stage/ Ooo, those glasses! That love of processed food! Decent gams! These days, a girl can't walk down the street without seeing Tina Fey, hearing about Tina Fey, or dreamily thinking about Tina Fey. From the show to the movie, she's the busiest lady in town these ... http://blog.hystericalfestival.com/heres-a-fey-theres-a-fey/ Nerve.com and the IFC have teamed up to present their list of the 50 Greatest Sketches of All Time. Sadly, only 10 of these seem to prominently feature women, but below are the lady laced winners. I can't help but feel like there are quite a few missing ... http://blog.hystericalfestival.com/50-greatest-sketches-of-all-time/ Thanks to everyone who came out last night to get their laugh on and support The Hysterical Festival's Fundraiser at Comix. It was an amazingly tight show with a huge range of funny. And, most importantly, Comix and Hysterical officially announced that we are BFF. Comix is a natural partner for ... http://blog.hystericalfestival.com/comix-hysterical-bff/