Brittani Ferguson

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Brittani Ferguson In the Before Times of Yore, comedian and cast member of The Lincoln Lodge, Brittani Ferguson stopped by to discuss her interesting set at Strip Joker. &lt;p&gt; We have a fascinating conversation about her military upbringing, reciting Mel Brooks films as a child, the context of the words "gay" and "queer," her childhood (and current) obsession with Gillian Anderson, and a lot more.&lt;p&gt; Timestamps:&lt;p&gt; 01:00 – Opening Set @ Strip Joker&lt;p&gt; 13:45 – ‘History of the World: Part I’&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Madeline Khan, Mel Brooks, Gregory Hines, Premature Ejaculation&lt;p&gt; 16:33 – Moving to Chicago&lt;p&gt; 17:10 – A Military Kid&lt;p&gt; Mentions of K-Pop, Abu Dhabi, Da Burbs&lt;p&gt; 18:50 – Improv Classes at Second City&lt;p&gt; 19:13 – “I wish you were a diversity candidate”&lt;p&gt; 19:55 – “They will forgive any crime that anyone commits”&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Cults, Scientology, Del Close, iO, Sharna, Object Work&lt;p&gt; 21:25 – “Stop playing”&lt;p&gt; 21:55 – “You need to go do stand-up”&lt;p&gt; 22:20 – Kelsie Huff and Fem Comique&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Alex Cumin, The Kates University, Robin Williams, The Laugh Factory&lt;p&gt; 25:01 – “A lucky idiot”&lt;p&gt; Mentions of The Lincoln Lodge, Strip Joker, Bobby’s World&lt;p&gt; 27:13 – Getting into the Set&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Le Aboav, Strip Joker, Sigmund Freud&lt;p&gt; 28:32 – The Graveyard at Clark &amp; Irving&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Murphy’s Irish Pub, Yelp, Bucktown, Uber, HP Lovecraft, The King In Yellow&lt;p&gt; 31:33 – Gay vs. Queer&lt;p&gt; Mentions of LGBTQ, Safe Spaces, Homophobia&lt;p&gt; 34:49 – ‘Top Gun’&lt;p&gt; The topic of homoeroticism in action films is addressed in the outtakes episode&lt;p&gt; 35:26 – All Comics Are Recently Single&lt;p&gt; Mentions of April Fools Day, Valentine’s Day, Vitamin B12, Celiac Disease&lt;p&gt; 39:17 – Gay Christmas&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Pride, Gay Pride Parade, ‘Will &amp; Grace’&lt;p&gt; 40:29 – Hosting Your Own Straight Pride Parade&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Quentin Tarintino, Inside Jokes&lt;p&gt; 41:16 – A 90’s Kid is a Sad Adult&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Tumblr, Adderall, Antidepressants, Millennials, iPads&lt;p&gt; 43:32 – The Need to be Validated&lt;p&gt; 43:47 – “I’ve already met all the people I want to meet”&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Introverts, Extroverts, The Kinsey Scale&lt;p&gt; 45:10 – “I don’t know what a healthy, intimate relationship looks like”&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Therapy, Alcoholism, Negative Reinforcement&lt;p&gt; 47:38 – Old-Timey Doctor&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Kristen Toomey, ‘Little House on the Prairie’, Doc, Plague Doctors, Morphine, Vibrators, Leeches, Country Clubs, Twitter&lt;p&gt; 50:07 – Factory-Made Lesbian&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Bob Dylan, Lilith Fair, Christian Slater&lt;p&gt; 51:13 – An Incredible Gillian Anderson Fetish&lt;p&gt; Mentions of ‘The X-Files’, Italy, ‘Friends’, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’, ‘Seventh Heaven’, David Duchovny, Keanu Reeves, Coding, Katatonia, ‘Mulder and Scully’, ‘The Bad Touch’, The Bloodhound Gang&lt;p&gt; 55:32 – “I would put on ‘The X-Files’ instead of music to f*ck a guy”&lt;p&gt; Mention of Masking&lt;p&gt; 56:30 – The Cheerleader Circle Jerk&lt;p&gt; Mentions of Being Closeted, Male Cheerleaders, Gymnastics, Korea, ‘Bring It On’, Gillian Anderson&lt;p&gt; 1:01:33 – Set Review&lt;p&gt; 1:03:43 – Advice for Aspiring Comedians&lt;p&gt; 1:05:33 – Where Can We Find You?&lt;p&gt; The Lincoln Lodge&lt;p&gt; Instagram: @BJJFerguson&lt;p&gt; 1:06:23 – Parting Words&lt;p&gt; &nbsp; Performance Revue http://performancerevue.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17944238/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/95891981