{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Jillian Ebanks - Where Does Comedy Go From Here?","description":"The first installment of Performance Revue's 'Where Does Comedy Go From Here?' is a conversation\/interview\/check-in with Jillian Ebanks. <p> Jillian is a comedian, actor, a Bob Curry fellow, a co-producer of B.A.P.S., and a brilliant black woman just trying to survive during a global pandemic in a regressive country. <p> Jillian's waxing video is now on YouTube! Give it a look: https:\/\/youtu.be\/-_0sikMMaZQ. <p> Time Stamps:<p> 01:20 - Recap of Previous Episode Begins<p> Mention of Drake <p> 01:55 \u2013 \u201cI\u2019ve toned down my love of rappers\u201d<p> 02:16 \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m trying not to idolize celebrity\u201d<p> Mentions of Lizzo, Beyonce, Megan Thee Stallion<p> 02:52 \u2013 \u201cI think celebrity is dangerous\u201d<p> 03:00 \u2013 Recapping the \u201cDrake Rant\u201d<p> 04:01 \u2013 Recommending \u2018Unlocked\u2019 by Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats<p> Mention of Tiana Taylor<p> 05:14 \u2013 Harry Potter and the Curse of the TERF Author<p> Mentions of J.K. Rowling<p> 08:03 \u2013 Lauryn Hill, \u2018Doo Wop (That Thing)\u2019 is a slut-shaming song<p> Mention of \u2018Friday Night Lights\u2019<p> 09:42 \u2013 Kanye West is a mental landmine in my randomized playlists<p> Mention of Kim Kardashian<p> 12:20 \u2013 \u201cI host weekly support meetings for people who have given up their favorite rapper\u201d<p> Mention of \u2018Rami\u2019<p> 13:58 \u2013 The Covid Waxing Video<p> Inspired by waxing her face during a Zoom call. Improvised performance<p> 17:20 \u2013 \u201cCovid Chic\u201d<p> 19:43 \u2013 Chicago Winters<p> 21:17 \u2013 Will all performances be online?<p> Mention of BAPS<p> 23:31 \u2013 \u201cI got invited to do a stand-up show in a back yard\u201d<p> 24:38 \u2013 \u201cBroadway is closed until January\u201d<p> 25:14 \u2013 COVID Begins; the impact on gigs and jobs<p> 27:25 \u2013 The governmental response, or lack thereof<p> Mention of Bob Curry Fellowship<p> 30:40 \u2013 How has COVID changed your comedy?<p> 32:21 \u2013 \u201cI haven\u2019t been able to find anything funny about Corona Virus, itself\u201d<p> 33:13 \u2013 Impact of the George Floyd protests<p> 33:45 \u2013 \u201cEven white people are protesting now\u201d<p> 34:14 \u2013 \u201cI\u2019ve never watched any footage. Ever.\u201d<p> Mentions of Philando Castile, Eric Garner<p> 36:30 \u2013 \u201cBeing black in America was hard enough\u201d<p> 38:05 \u2013 Mention of Colorism<p> 38:30 \u2013 Mentions of Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland<p> 39:25 \u2013 \u201cWhere does comedy go from here?\u201d<p> 40:48 \u2013 \u201cWe are living in farce\u201d<p> 41:51 \u2013 \u201cI write from a source of insecurity\u201d<p> 43:53 \u2013 Sidebar on Marxism<p> 44:43 \u2013 Fuck Starbucks<p> 44:57 \u2013 Internalized Capitalism<p> 46:37 \u2013 \u201cI was up for a promotion and I didn\u2019t want it\u201d<p> 48:26 \u2013 \u201cI feel like I wasted this stay-at-home order\u201d<p> Mention of Pro Tools<p> 50:00 \u2013 Jillian has a hard time accepting compliments<p> Life During Quarantine<p> 50:34 \u2013 Dating during quarantine<p> 51:49 \u2013 Intimacy (or lack thereof) during COVID<p> 53:10 \u2013 Addressing priorities and FOMO<p> 54:00 \u2013 Roommates and companionship<p> 56:30 \u2013 The creative process<p> 57:10 \u2013 Jillian accepts the compliment<p> 57:40 \u2013 Pay people a living wage (unions are good)<p> Jillian talks about working out of a theater in DC<p> 59:28 \u2013 \u201cThis is the most money I\u2019ve ever had, and it\u2019s because I\u2019m on unemployment. That\u2019s not fun for me\u201d<p> 1:01:28 \u2013 \u201cThis feels like 2008 all over again\u201d<p> 1:02:10 \u2013 My biggest investing win<p> 1:03:30 \u2013 How industries and jobs are changing<p> 1:05:06 \u2013 \u201cWe have no national guidance\u201d<p> 1:05:44 \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m not a sharp enough satirist to satirize what\u2019s going on right now\u201d<p> The Banana Republicans sketch<p> 1:06:52 \u2013 Political false equivalency, \u201cWhy are we appeasing racists?\u201d<p> 1:08:30 \u2013 Mitch McConnell can die<p> 1:08:36 \u2013 Media Diet<p> 1:09:35 \u2013 Jillian Recommends HBO\u2019s \u2018Watchmen\u2019 and \u2018Gentefied\u2019<p> 1:09:55 \u2013 We review \u2018Veep\u2019<p> Neither of us liked it, but we respect the effort by the talent involved<p> 1:11:31 \u2013 Jillian\u2019s criteria for consuming quarantine media<p> 1:12:16 \u2013 For the record, \u2018Insecure\u2019 is an amazing show<p> 1:12:25 \u2013 Jillian recommends \u2018Rami\u2019, \u2018Snowpiercer\u2019, \u2018I May Destroy You\u2019, and \u2018Killing Eve\u2019<p> 1:14:35 \u2013 Jillian does not recommend \u2018Ozark\u2019<p> 1:14:45 \u2013 I recommend \u2018The West Wing\u2019<p> Stark contrast between the show and the Trump administration<p> 1:15:49 \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s hard to watch newer shows right now\u201d<p> 1:16:02 \u2013 Jillian enthusiastically recommends \u2018Hamilton\u2019<p> Mention of Daveed Diggs<p> 1:16:48 \u2013 We both recommend \u2018Blindspotting\u2019, \u2018Black Panther\u2019, and \u2018Into The Spiderverse\u2019<p> Mention of Spike Lee\u2019s \u2018Da 5 Bloods\u2019<p> 1:18:10 \u2013 We both recommend \u2018Always Be My Maybe\u2019<p> 1:18:53 - Jillian pitches me on \u2018The Lovebirds\u2019<p> 1:20:17 \u2013 I pitch Jillian on \u2018The Witcher\u2019<p> Mention of \u2018Game of Thrones\u2019<p> 1:21:30 \u2013 No black main character in \u2018The Witcher\u2019 (Mimi Ndiweni as Fringilla Vigo notwithstanding)<p> 1:21:54 \u2013 \u201cStorse material\u201d<p> 1:22:28 \u2013 Jillian recommends the new \u2018Charmed\u2019 reboot<p> 1:23:07 \u2013 First impressions of \u2018Space Force'<p> Something is missing from the show, even though it has a lot of talent involved<p> Show is trying too hard. Too much going on.<p> Mentions of \u2018The Office\u2019, Steve Carrell, \u2018High Fidelity\u2019, Tawny Newsome, Lisa Kudrow, Zoey Kravitz<p> 1:27:23 \u2013 Jillian can\u2019t stop watching \u2018Hamilton\u2019<p> 1:27:56 \u2013 I stan for \u2018Hedwig and the Angry Inch\u2019<p> 1:28:20 - Jillian stans for \u2018Hamilton\u2019<p> 1:30:48 \u2013 \u201cI love fantasy, I just don\u2019t feel represented in fantasy\u201d<p> Mention of Disney, Avengers, \u2018Endgame\u2019<p> 1:34:29 \u2013 Disney corporation constantly changes laws on public domain<p> Factual Error: Ron DeSantis is the Governor of Florida, not Rick Scott. I confused one anthropomorphic sack of turds for another. <p> Mentions of Disney World, Disney Land, Michael Eisner, Rick Scott, Stacy Abrams, Andrew Gillam, Beto O\u2019Rourke, Lori Lightfoot<p> 1:36:40 \u2013 Possible futures for media production and live performance<p> Mentions of \u2018Euphoria\u2019, Zendaya, John David Washington, Leslie Odom Jr., \u2018The Winter Soilder\u2019<p> 1:39:04 \u2013 \u201cAll the things we want, we can have. We just don\u2019t want to wait for them\u201d<p> 1:39:40 \u2013 Final Thoughts<p> Recommendations for \u2018Pose\u2019 and \u2018Disclosure\u2019<p> ","author_name":"Performance Revue","author_url":"http:\/\/performancerevue.libsyn.com\/website","html":"