The Comedy Hole: English Standup in Europe

Rana: Biggest Smile, Darkest Jokes

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"Patrice O'Neal said it's good to have half the room uncomfortable and the other half laughing. And I kind of agree, but mostly I get the entire room uncomfortable." - Rana

Warsaw's most talented female Muslim comedian that performs in English, the mysterious ray of sunshine Rana (@ranaa_brg), joins Ariel (@arielbialski), Jordan (@jordanthomasgray), and the newly built Beatrice substitute Robo Bea Bot (@beatricerossano) for a deep discussion about dark comedy. The gang covers topics such as:

  • How to deal with hecklers in your first-ever standup set
  • The difficulty of being a female comedian in a male-dominated field
  • The folly and joy of intentionally making an audience uncomfortable
  • Can you reliably do dark material in Poland?
  • In terms of speech, has culture become more restrictive or less restrictive in the past few years?
  • Why does Jordan hate Alabama?
  • Ariel loves cold calling people to sell them cell phones through emasculation
  • Jordan explains what the alphabet is
  • Are jobs worth it?
  • Do groans make you feel powerful?
  • The gangs discuss Open Mic Pet Peeves
  • Ariel does his first standup set in Polish and it goes amazingly!
  • Learning English and setup-punchline structure from the Simpsons
  • Doing bits for yourself
  • Rana reveals her screenplay idea for an Arabic coming of age vampire movie

    • The Christopher Walken Googly Eyes SNL sketch that Jordan's mom used to do without explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc7qJE9Nzo8

    Jordan is touring all over Portugal, Spain, and The Netherlands in the next 60 days. Get tickets here: https://linktr.ee/jordanthomasgray

    Beatrice is also touring all over Europe with Jimmy Pepperoni! Find tickets here: https://linktr.ee/thecomedyhole

    The Comedy Hole (@thecomedyhole) is run by Beatrice Rossano (@beatricerossano), Jordan Thomas Gray (@jordanthomasgray), and Ariel Bialski (@arielbialski) - three standup comedians and comedy show hosts based in Warsaw, Poland.

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