brittaniferguson

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.

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.

Timestamps:

01:00 – Opening Set @ Strip Joker

13:45 – ‘History of the World: Part I’

• Mentions of Madeline Khan, Mel Brooks, Gregory Hines, Premature Ejaculation

16:33 – Moving to Chicago

17:10 – A Military Kid

• Mentions of K-Pop, Abu Dhabi, Da Burbs

18:50 – Improv Classes at Second City

19:13 – “I wish you were a diversity candidate”

19:55 – “They will forgive any crime that anyone commits”

• Mentions of Cults, Scientology, Del Close, iO, Sharna, Object Work

21:25 – “Stop playing”

21:55 – “You need to go do stand-up”

22:20 – Kelsie Huff and Fem Comique

• Mentions of Alex Cumin, The Kates University, Robin Williams, The Laugh Factory

25:01 – “A lucky idiot”

• Mentions of The Lincoln Lodge, Strip Joker, Bobby’s World

27:13 – Getting into the Set

• Mentions of Le Aboav, Strip Joker, Sigmund Freud

28:32 – The Graveyard at Clark & Irving

• Mentions of Murphy’s Irish Pub, Yelp, Bucktown, Uber, HP Lovecraft, The King In Yellow

31:33 – Gay vs. Queer

• Mentions of LGBTQ, Safe Spaces, Homophobia

34:49 – ‘Top Gun’

• The topic of homoeroticism in action films is addressed in the outtakes episode

35:26 – All Comics Are Recently Single

• Mentions of April Fools Day, Valentine’s Day, Vitamin B12, Celiac Disease

39:17 – Gay Christmas

• Mentions of Pride, Gay Pride Parade, ‘Will & Grace’

40:29 – Hosting Your Own Straight Pride Parade

• Mentions of Quentin Tarintino, Inside Jokes

41:16 – A 90’s Kid is a Sad Adult

• Mentions of Tumblr, Adderall, Antidepressants, Millennials, iPads

43:32 – The Need to be Validated

43:47 – “I’ve already met all the people I want to meet”

• Mentions of Introverts, Extroverts, The Kinsey Scale

45:10 – “I don’t know what a healthy, intimate relationship looks like”

• Mentions of Therapy, Alcoholism, Negative Reinforcement

47:38 – Old-Timey Doctor

• Mentions of Kristen Toomey, ‘Little House on the Prairie’, Doc, Plague Doctors, Morphine, Vibrators, Leeches, Country Clubs, Twitter

50:07 – Factory-Made Lesbian

• Mentions of Bob Dylan, Lilith Fair, Christian Slater

51:13 – An Incredible Gillian Anderson Fetish

• 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

55:32 – “I would put on ‘The X-Files’ instead of music to f*ck a guy”

• Mention of Masking

56:30 – The Cheerleader Circle Jerk

• Mentions of Being Closeted, Male Cheerleaders, Gymnastics, Korea, ‘Bring It On’, Gillian Anderson

1:01:33 – Set Review

1:03:43 – Advice for Aspiring Comedians

1:05:33 – Where Can We Find You?

• The Lincoln Lodge

• Instagram: @BJJFerguson

1:06:23 – Parting Words