Angie Krass was rejected by the musical theatre world but figured out how to make a space for herself in comedy and storytelling while relentlessly loving animals and people along the way! 

In this delightful conversation we talk about:

• How comedy changes you as a person
• Differences between storytelling and comedy
• The time she bombed in front of a crowd of lesbians

And so much more!!

See Angie live this Thursday, August 15th, 2024 at The Story Edge in Oakland - Click here for tickets and information>>

About Today's Guest, Angie Krass
The Mississippi Madam of Mayhem, Angie Krass has never been one to play by the rules or live life by the norms. Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle for her one woman show Sex, Biscuits, Jesus and Me as "Superior Southern Fried Comedy."  She has performed for Boston'sWomen in Comedy Festival, the Oakland Comedy Festival and the 2022 Seattle International Comedy Competition.Representing Oakland California, this Mississippi native serves up superior Southern fried comedy with a rainbow twist. Follow her on Instagram @angiekrass

About Your Host, Holly Shaw
Before becoming a comedian, Holly Shaw spent a lifetime on stage, T.V. and film as an actor, professional dancer and later as a speaker, coach and hypnotherapist. She's authored two books: the Amazon bestseller, The Creative Formula, as well as  Making Art In the Middle of Madness and she was a regular teacher at SAG/AFTRA's conservatories in San Francisco as well as Los Angeles. Her podcast, Performers & Creators Lab, was named One of the Most Outstanding Podcasts of 2019 by Databird Research. Through all of her offerings she has helped thousands of performing artists, some of them Emmy Award winning and Grammy nominated, overcome stage fright, impostor syndrome, and creative blocks so that they can create the work they were born to make and become undeniably magnetic performers.  To learn more about Holly's work as a coach please visit www.performersandcreatorslab.com To learn more about her life as a joke teller please visit hollyshawcomedy.com

About the Composer: Dan Cantrell is an Emmy award winning composer and multi-instrumentalist known for his innovative film scoring approach, and his virtuosic abilities on the accordion, piano and musical saw. “Hauntingly beautiful…quirky and energetic” says the San Francisco Bay Guardian.  His extensive scoring catalogue spans a wide range of emotion and style. Dan’s compositions for film and television have earned him numerous awards including an Emmy Award for KQED’s Home-Front,a Golden Gate award for the soundtrack to the documentary Divided Loyalties, and an Annie nomination for his work on three seasons of Cartoon Network’s the Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. Visit bellowhead.com