I am a Lady!!!!

My new Tour!!!! Curiously Strong Comedy National Tour!!

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Upcoming dates!!!

Long Beach: February 19, Long Beach Center Theatre

Fresno: Febuary 25, The Tower Theatre

San Francisco: Febuary 26th, Brava Theatre

Curiously Strong Comedy Show Rocked. Thank you Denver and Special Thanks to Our Comedians, Guests, DJ, Volunteers and Tracks.

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THANK YOU DENVER for a great night. Just about a sell out with more than 500 women laughing their asses off. Your warm welcome for our comedians and guests made the night even more special. Watch for pics and don’t forget First Friday on December 3rd. …Dede Frain

One Night Only – One Show! Stand Up and Laugh Out Loud!

Three hilarious comedians in mint condition…performingoutside the box!

RESERVED VIP – SOLD OUT – On line ticket sales ended Wed. General Admission tickets avail at the door on Saturday for $20. Get there early, seating is first come first served

Sponsored by Babes Around Denver, All Out Films, Women On a Roll, Hip Chicks Out and OutFront Colorado.

Saturday November 20^th

Tracks (EXDO Events Center) 3500 Walnut, Denver 80206

Featuring

Vickie Shaw – One of today’s hottest lesbian comics – as seen on WE, LOGO, Olivia Vacations and everywhere in between, Texas native Vickie Shaw will simply crack you up with Southern lesbian quips and hilarious family stories that focus on coming out, marriage and motherhood.

Gloria Bigelow - Recently named in the Funniest Lesbians in America issue of Curve magazine and co-host of Cherry Bomb,” a weekly vlog that airs on AfterEllen.com, “Glo” is hitting many of the hot comedy clubs nation wide. Subtle, disarming and witty, Gloria tackles everything from race and gender to sexuality in her shows.

Jackie Monahan – Jackie is taking the NYC comedy scene by storm and there is nothing out of bounds when it comes to Jackie’s hilarious stand-up. She has a taken her show on the road, headlining at clubs and colleges all over the country. From Class Clown to NYC’s Comedy Clubs, Jackie Monahan is Laughing Her Way to the Top

Tickets: Advance General Admission ($15) and Limited VIP Reserved Seats – SOLD OUT ($25) through November 17^th.

Day of Show: $20 – General Admission Seating

Doors Open at 6:30PM – Pre Show Happy Hour with Hip Chicks Out and Babes Around Denver

8:00PM – Show Time

10:00PM – Meet and Greet/Dance Party in Heaven Lounge with DJ Shannon (admission includes entrance to Tracks after show)

'Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same' is going to Sundance

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Sundance 2011: First Images from CODEPENDENT LESBIAN SPACE ALIEN SEEKS SAME and CORMAN’S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL

by Matt Goldberg Posted:January 3rd, 2011 at 8:53 am

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This morning, we have new images from Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same andCorman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel. Both films will be playing at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival as part of the Park City at Midnight program. Codependent is about a greeting card store employee who falls for a lesbian space alien while Corman’s World is a documentary about legendary low-budget movie director Roger Corman.

Hit the jump to check out the images along with a brief synopsis for each film. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 20 – 30th.

CODEPENDENT LESBIAN SPACE ALIEN SEEKS SAME (We know that the pixel aspect ratio is slightly off on these images and we’ll try to update these images with higher-quality version as soon as possible).

U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Madeleine Olnek) — A shy greeting card store employee unknowingly falls for a lesbian space alien while two government agents closely track their romance. Cast: Lisa Haas, Susan Ziegler, Jackie Monahan, Cynthia Kaplan, Dennis Davis, Alex Karpovsky, Rae C Wright. World Premiere

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DRUG BINGO!!!!!

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Drug Bingo

New Show Premieres, Saturday October 24th at 9pm

Jackie O'Nasty (Jackie Monahan from Logo's One Night Stand Up) and Shawn F.U. Kennedy (Shawn Hollenbach from here! TV's Hot Gay Comics) have taken a break from their whirlwind tour to bring their tip bucket to Ochi's Lounge at Comix. Are you looking for a (kine) bud? What to hang out with a super (white) lady? You need to look no further, but you have to play bingo to get it. J.O.N and S.F.U.K will have special guests and bags of treats just for you! You can't miss this great night of playing (head) games.

Each show will have very special guests. This week we have Miss Fag Hag 2009 Heather Shields, the adorable, David Hodorowski (here! TV's Hot Gay Comics), Duplex and Don't Tell Mama favorite, Brandy Rowell, the fabulous Leah Bonehma and a new girl from the Bronx, Penny Feather Morales (Paul Case from MTV). Expect to play hard and live hard!

"Drug Bingo" will be at The Ochi's Lounge at Comix October 24th at 9pm. Comix is located 353 West 14th Street, east of 9th Ave. near the A/C/E/L train to Fourteenth Street. For more information, go to www.comixny.com. FREE!

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Interview with Cherry Girl!!

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From Class Clown to NYC’s Comedy Clubs, Jackie Monahan is Laughing Her Way to the Top

August 10, 2009 · Print This Article

Jackie Primrose Monahan is an out and proud lesbian comedian who is currently sharing her talents with audiences at legendary NYC comedy venues like Gotham Comedy Club and Caroline’s on Broadway. She has also taken her show on the road, headlining at clubs and colleges all over the country, and to the airwaves, doing spots on Maxim’s Sirius radio, VH1 and Logo shows, and co-hosting with Anne Neczypor on their Girls on Girls podcast. Here, the adorable and hilarious rising comedic star talks to Cherry Grrl about her career so far, her coming out process, and more.

Cherry Grrl (CG): How long have you been performing as a stand up comedian?
Jackie Monahan (JM): In October it will be five fun-filled years. Or five years of hell and torture, depending on how you look at it. I choose the former!

CG: When did you know that comedy is what you wanted to do and how did you first get started?
JM: I had been making people laugh, by people I mainly mean myself, since I was three. I really thought I annoyed people more than made them laugh, but when I was voted “Funniest Girl” and “Class” Clown in high school I was pleasantly surprised that people other than my friends found me funny as well. My friends always said I should be a comedian but for some reason growing up in Rhode Island it did not seem like a realistic career path. It was not until my friend Julie asked me to join a comedy troupe called The Pork Chop Lounge in Providence that I realized there was an outlet for my silliness. We did sketch and improv. I fell in love with performing, but it still did not cross my mind to pursue it as a career. It was a few years later that my girlfriend said I am never more alive then when on stage making people laugh. This convinced me to start concentrating more seriously on it. I moved to Philadelphia where I performed more improv and then I eventually headed to NYC. It was tough having to rely on others and that’s when I was yet again convinced by my girlfriend to get up on stage solo! Boy was that scary. It is a whole different animal, but the freedom was addicting.

CG: Were you open about your sexuality right from the beginning of your career? Was it ever something you considered not revealing?
JM: I was not out on stage for the first year, but all my new stand-up friends were straight men for the most part and I was out to all of them. It was not that I was in the closet, I just did not write relationship jokes. I never considered withholding it, it just wasn’t in my repertoire. I gotta be me! It wasn’t until I was asked to do a coming out show produced by a great friend and fellow comic, Shawn Hollenbach, that I did “gay” material. Well, I loved the material I wrote so I put it in my “regular” set. I have received so much angst over my being out in my comedy. Managers and other industry people have been telling me all along not to be out, that I do not need to be and I am pigeonholing myself and I could make much more money if I was not out. I have gone back and forth listening to different people but I finally decided that I have not been able to be my true self for much of my life and this is who I am and I want to be out and open. I feel I would be doing a disservice to myself and to the LGBT community, whom I adore, not to be who I am on stage. The decision was very empowering.

CG: Are audiences surprised when you reference the fact that you’re a lesbian because you don’t have a stereotypical “lesbian” look?
JM: Mainstream audiences are surprised when I come out. I don’t do so, however, until the middle of my set – so they already think I am not a stereotypical girl. They are surprised by so many other things that it isn’t such a big deal.

CG: What was your coming out process like?
JM: Coming out was a bit strange for me because a lot of people didn’t believe me. I was a wild child so I think most people thought it was a phase. They thought I was the girl who cried lesbian. My ex boyfriends on the other hand were like, oh, this makes sense. My mom was hit the hardest. She did not take it well. She went straight into therapy and had I known that was going to be her reaction, I would have come out when I was three. Over the years she has gotten better and better. After about a year she finally put a picture of my girlfriend and I up in her condo, but the frame had shutters on it so when people come over she could close them. She complains that I am her only child, a comedian, and a lesbian. I say it is your fault I am an only child and a comedian and I got lucky being a lesbian! It has been a decade now and she officially favors my girlfriend over me. And she recently came to a show and became smitten with an older butch lesbian she “got” to talking to.

CG: What is you favorite part about performing on stage?
JM: All the free Crudites and bottled water a girl can want! No, the free drinks! Actually, my favorite part of performing is having someone tell me they where having a horrible day and I made them laugh and forget all their troubles. That is very rewarding, especially if they buy me a drink too!

CG: What kinds of topics do you tend to discuss the most on stage?
JM: That’s a tough question because what I talk about is so random, and that’s what keeps it fresh for me – setting me apart from other comics. I can go from the high rate of suicide in dentists to being compared to Jackie O to the size of my aureoles. If I am in front of a mostly gay audience I do tend to talk a bit more about being a lesbian than with a mainstream audience, where I just touch on the subject.

CG: Who are some of your favorite comedians and influences?
JM: My favorite comedians are Steve Martin, Ellen, Phyllis Diller, Lucille Ball, Mitch Hedgberg, Steven Wright, Emo Phillips, Maria Bamford, and Wanda Sykes. Not necessarily in that order, except for Steve Martin!

CG: Your Girls on Girls show is a big hit. What can you tell us about being a part of that?
JM: I learned a great deal from doing the show. After working on my own, co-hosting took a great deal of getting used to, but it was wonderful. Anne and I were really just thrown in there with barely any direction. We had some bumpy roads but it ended up being an experience I would not trade. My girlfriend’s name is Anne also so for the show I referred to my GF by her middle name, which is Bennett.

CG: What have been some of your favorite moments and/or guests from Girls on Girls?
JM: My favorite moments were when Anne and I would make each other laugh so hard there would be a bit of silence, and of course the dating questions! I loved the dating questions! My favorite guests were Suzanne Westenhoefer, Lori Michaels, and of course Erin Foley. Erin, I believe, is episode 6. We all just had a ball making each other laugh. She is just as funny on stage as she is off and we discovered on that episode that we both have a mutual love for Pat Benetar’s “Hell is For Children” song.

CG: What can you tell our readers about your personal life / relationship status?
JM: I am in a 9-year relationship! My poor girlfriend! I tell her everyday to break up with me but she won’t. She is a saint. We were civil-unioned in Vermont 8 and a half years ago. We U-hauled it after 2 weeks then got hitched 6 months later. Anne looks exactly like Ellen DeGeneres, only 15 years younger. We now have an open relationship and I cannot wait for her to find out when she reads this article!

CG: That’s hysterical! So what’s up next for you? What upcoming projects or events can you tell us about?
JM: I have tons of shows coming up. To get the whole listing please visit jackiemonahan.com. I have a few projects that I am very proud of in the works but it is too soon to share. In the immediate future you can see me at the Randolph Country Club in MA on August 15th for the Fusion Woman’s Weekend. I will also be performing with Amy Schumer August 9th at the Brokerage in Long Island and August 28th at Towson University. Also please follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/jackiemonahan.

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Fusion 2009 Weekend - August 14-15

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Fusion 2009 Weekend - August 14-15

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Go Magazine Class of 2009!! Thank you!!

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100 Women We Love: Class of 2009

(in no particular order, cause we love em' all!)

by Editor: Cheryl Burke. Contributors: Kim DiTomasso, Corina Maritescu and Kathleen Warnock

June 12, 2009

photo by Liz Liguori

Jackie Monahan

Comedian Jackie Monahan says she’s had great experiences being an out comic, appearing on Olivia cruises, at Pride events and on LOGO’sOne Night Stand Up. She says, “I have encountered the most support from lesbian comedians. I find the camaraderie extraordinary!” In 2008, she was nominated for ECNY’s “Best Female Standup Comedian” award and received the “Joke of the Year” honor from Time Out New York. The hilarious and often disarming comedian says audience members sometimes don't believe she’s gay. “I will come off stage and be asked ‘You're not really a lesbian, are you? You just do it for the act?’ But then they see my girlfriend and they realize, yes, I am a lesbian!” –CB

Remember, these are in no particular order because we love them all!

GIRL SPLASH!!!! Provincetown!!!

2009-07-12T12:16:00.001-07:00

7PM
GIRL SPLASH DOES JACKIE MONAHAN
Funny girl Jackie Monahan is taking the comedy scene by storm. Jackie took her show on the road headlining at clubs and colleges all over the country, quickly becoming a community favorite. When Jackie is at home in New York, she can be seen at Gotham and Caroline's on Broadway, and keeps busy around Manhattan doing spots on Maxim's Sirius radio and VH1 shows. No question, Jackie will get our Girl Splash party started. Come see for yourself why Miss Monahan is unstoppable. Tickets: $15 - Cabaret at The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street

9PM

The Comedy Collective This THURSDAY BETCH!

2009-04-21T22:40:00.000-07:00

See which top comics hit the stage this time around. Already confirmed: top comics Jim Norton, Anthony Jeselnik, Dave and Ethan, Jackie Monahan and AMY SCHUMER!!!!!

"a must see event"--Comedy Central Insider

THURSDAY April 23rd at The Actors Temple
339 West 47th Street, betw. Eighth & Ninth aves
NYC

Doors open at 7:30pm / $20 cash at the door

General admission includes all-you-can-drink FREE beer and wine sponsored by Genesee.

I am going to MIAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-03-31T05:54:00.000-07:00

Fruit Cocktail in Miami!!

Starring

Chantal Carrare

Wendy Ho

Michelle Buteau

Danny Leary

Jason Scalatti

And THIS LADY!!!!

Plus breakdancers!!!!!!!

It is a filmed show and a red carpet event!!!

Bouncing in the club and the heat is on!!

GAYLARIOUS IN ASBURY NJ!!

2009-03-30T20:20:00.001-07:00

Hey Party Peeps come to the show April 4th at the legendary Wonderbar! Four great comics and dancing til dawn!!

Fan Mail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-03-30T10:59:00.000-07:00

Hi Jackie,

You don’t know me. I listen to your podcast everyday over and over again. We are friends on myspace and facebook too where I watch your clips several times a day. I had an accident when watching Babies First for the first time. I had just cooked myself up some Shrimp Scampi, I am a great cook by the way, and I was eating and watching...eating and watching when I threw it all up! you made me laugh that hard luckily my dog, Mr.Gingerberry ate it all right up. I was going to stop him but what was the alternative? Me having to get out the mop and bucket that's right jackie. I hate housework specially when it has to do with vomit. It was to bad because the scampi was so good I would have liked to have digest it. Oh Jackie don't blame yourself I still enjoyed it and look at it this way Mr.Gingerberry got himself a treat. Really it is ok. I am not mad at you anymore. I like to look at the bright side of things. Take for example I had a crush on this girl once she will remain nameless she is a comic with good strong teeth that is all I will say. Anyway I emailed her and myspace friended her. I went to every show I could. Jackie I live in Detroit this girl was in LA it was not easy to get to ALL of her shows. Anyway I was at the 54th show of hers in a row. We where in Missouri, I went to the ladies room they where out of TP( toilet paper). She was having a beer or something whatever the hell it was. I went up and said hey just to let you know the powder room is out of toilet paper. Well she made a very weird face then did NOTHING about it!!!! Can you believe it. After that my attention turned to you. I saw you on a super famous comics myspace page and I know you are way not famous so i thought you would be much more appreciative of my being an extremely devoted fan. I have some pointers too jackie like the way you talk. It is weird and I do not really like it. You are very awkard on stage too. Although I have yet to see you in person. I will soon though!!!! That was my big surprise i was saving for the end of this letter. I am coming to one of your shows Jackie!!!!!! I am not telling you which one but I will tell you this much it is going to cost me over a thousand in travel and expenses so I hope you are better then in your clips. You should have a voice coach. I HAVE BIG FISH TO FRY JACKIE AND I TEND TO OVER COOK THEM. BUT NOT MY SCAMPI IT IS ALDENTA!! ALDENTA I SAY!!!!! Do you think maybe I can stay with you or can you pay for my renta car? It is really the least you could do. I am probably the only one listening to that podcast. Actually I would love to stay at your house and have you rent me a car. That would really be a decent gesture Jackie... hey that should be your new stage name gesture Jackie!! I like it. I am going to give you great pointers such as that ALL the time just you wait Gesture Jackie. If you do not change your myspace name to this ASAP( as soon as possible) I will not make you that scampi and my feelings will be crushed like that other comic with the strong teeth’s career after that horrible car accident following that 54th show in a row I went to. Anyway the bright side to that fiasco is if the girl comic who once had the really strong teeth had gotten me the TP or at the very least had told a waitress, bartender, anyone about the lack of it in the powder room I would not have found you!! And I am glad I did Gesture Jackie and I know you are too. I am counting the seconds til I meet you. You better be better on stage there is nothing worse then a lady comic with not so great teeth, awkward stage presence and a weird voice. Luckily you have me to save you Gesture Jackie NOW DONT just sit there change your myspace name now!!!!!

see you soon
hugs and smiles your one and only fan

PS- Spell Gesture with a J. Jesture Jackie. You will go by JJ!! You owe me big time!!!

Hey thanks for writing!!! I just want to say you must have seen the attached picture somewhere. I do want to let you know those are not my real teeth. They are joke teeth I used in a sketch. Thank you for taking the time to write.

Cheers,

Jackie

Under the Gaydar in Allentown, PA!!!

2009-03-28T07:55:00.001-07:00

The first show is Tuesday, March 31st in Allentown.

Four Hot Gay Comics One Hot Gay Night!!

from Left to right

This lady!( Sorry I cannot bring my dog)

Claudia Cogan( New York Magazine, comic to watch)

Shawn Hollenbach(comedy centrals Crash Mansion)

Dave Rubin( Hot Gay Comics, Here Tv)

Under the Gaydar: Fresh Faces of GayBian Comedy
Tuesday, March 31st 8:00 (doors 7:15)
Allentown Brew Works
812 West Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18101

Tickets $10 (adv.) / $12.50 (door)

Go to the website to find out more and Join the Facebook group!

Go Magazine article! My lady thought it was about her being held captive by this lady.

2009-03-27T11:25:00.000-07:00

America's Most Captivating Couples Part II
by Gizem Unsalan and Julia Zaychenko
March 12, 2009

Anne & Jackie

New York, New York

Anne, 37, writer, filmmaker, bartender
Jackie, 32, comedian, actress

Jackie is thirty-two going on twenty-one and Anne looks like Ellen and as far as they are concerned it makes them a perfect pair. The couple met eight and a half years ago in Providence. Jackie sat down at the bar where Anne worked and spent the better part of the evening flirting with her. At the end of the night she slipped Anne a note that read “Anne equals hot sex.” As Jackie was leaving Anne yelled, “So after writing that note aren’t you giving me your number?”And they’ve been together ever since. “The secret to our relationship is alcohol and patience. Jackie likes alcohol; Anne is patient.” Since Jackie works constantly Anne makes sure they have one date night a week. Says Jackie, “Compromise and lots of laughter are the things that keep us together.”

©2009, GO NYC MEDIA LLC.

If I was a rapper and not a comedian/writer/actress/improvisor/sketch artist/lady/blogger

2009-02-12T10:09:00.000-08:00

My name would be Lady Lady Killah!!

I am new to blogging so check back for the fun to begin. Thank you:)