Laughs in Queer: A Story of New Voices, New Cultures, and New Communities in Stand-up Comedy

Episode 3: More Than Laughs

Weaving back through interviews of the multiple open-mic producers featured throughout the series, Kay ends the show by exploring the purpose of stand-up as an artform. Why does the art mean so much to people in the community and what do we see as the future stand-up in Vancouver. Vote for Indige.girl.comedy at Pow Wow Pitch! [https://www.powwowpitch.org/vote/]

Episode 2: The Community

Broadening from Laughs in Queer, Kay interviews producers Amy and Carmen from Open-Michelle and Debbie of Gender Neutral Comedy/Indige.girl.comedy, to learn how each of them understand their place the the Vancouver stand-up scene.

Episode 1: The Opening Act

Kay explores how the exclusionary culture of stand-up pushed her to reimagine the way an open-mic is run, leading to the beginning of Laughs in Queer. Combining live comedy, interviews, and audio from the shows, Kay brings you into the atmosphere of one of her open-mics and what makes them so special.