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.
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
