DELRAY BEACH – Wednesday is ladies day at Applause Break – at least as far as today’s Stand-Up Spotlight is concerned.
All of the stories in today’s Spotlight are about female comedians.
It starts with a couple Fortune Feimster features, including a marriage proposal gone horribly wrong that actually worked out OK.
There’s also a Q&A with crowd favorite Ilana Glazer.
Finally, for those who want to delve further into the world of female comedians, there’s a breakdown of the 25 funniest female comedians currently on Netflix.
There number of funny female comedians continues to grow. Funny is gender neutral.
STAND-UP SPOTLIGHT – June 28, 2023
Comic’s disastrous marriage proposal ‘just one misstep after another’
A seaside cabin, candles, rose petals, champagne and chocolate-dipped strawberries: when comedian Fortune Feimster decided to propose to her girlfriend, Jax Smith, she envisioned the kind of dry-ice lovemaking aesthetic worthy of The Bachelor. To ensure the moment went off without a hitch, she enlisted the help of the accommodation’s management – and that’s when the trouble started.
Fortune Feimster used her relatable voice in comedy to write her own success story
Fortune Feimster used to do this — interview celebrities for the newspaper. As an entertainment journalist for Los Angeles Daily News in the mid-2000s, she worked red carpets at the Oscars and Grammys and talked to movie stars at press junkets.
She has a bit in her 2020 Netflix special “Sweet & Salty” about her first red carpet assignment where her very first celebrity interaction was with Will Smith. She had to ask him “Who are you wearing?” while she was wearing a blue velour tracksuit from Forever 21 with a giant pink cupcake on the back.
Ilana Glazer Talks Stand-Up Tour, New Projects, and Favorite Hamptons Hotspot
Ilana’s “Ilana Glazer Live” Stand-Up Tour was announced via her Instagram last month to her 1.3 million followers and immediately shows were sold out, with second shows added to accommodate her fans. Her unique and hilarious take on life makes this a must-see comedy event.
Ilana Glazer is famously known for her iconic character, Ilana Wexler, in the critically acclaimed series Broad City. A woman of many talents, she is a comedian, creator, writer, producer, and actress. Ilana Glazer’s authenticity, relatability, and just plain badassness are addicting.
25 Funniest Female Stand-Up Comedians You Can See On Netflix Right Now
The best female stand-up comedians on Netflix include a long list of seasoned veterans and exciting newcomers. Stand-up comedy has long been a form of entertainment in nightclubs, school functions, coffee houses, and on television. However, it has only been in the past couple of decades that pre-recorded stand-up specials have become a popular thing. With Netflix, this concept really took off, and now there are dozens of comedy specials on Netflix that make audiences laugh out loud. Not only that, but women have taken the comedy genre by storm.
