Minneapolis, MN — The owner of a well-established comedy club was recently disappointed to have received a press kit from a female comic that did not include pictures of her feet.
“This lady had such promise,” recalled Mark Olenthorpe, owner of Slapknee’s Comedy Club in downtown Minneapolis. “It would have been a perfect press kit if she had just slipped in a shot of her tootsies. Being funny is good, and writing jokes, timing, it’s all very important. But a lady’s best shot at getting passed at Slapknee’s is if she flashes daddy-o a shot of her little piggies, know what I mean?”
The comedian, who requested anonymity, was disappointed but unsurprised to discover the reason she was denied a booking.
“Yeah, the guy who runs the club is disgusting,” she said plainly. “Since I had done a few guest spots there, I figured he might recognize me enough to throw me a weekend. But I knew almost as soon as I sent him an email that not including what he calls ‘a peak at the gams’ was going to keep me from ever getting booked for real.”
While such behavior would be considered outrageously inappropriate in other business sectors, it is very typical toxicity in the comedy industry.
“I get offered bookings all the time,” claimed Tasha Green, who is not a comedian. “I posted a picture of myself getting a pedicure on Facebook in 2017, and since then, I’ve been called ‘one of the most sought after women in comedy.’ I’ve never been on stage in my life, and I honestly think most stand-up comedy is childish and dumb. Too bad they aren’t offering spots at Just For Laughs to someone else.”
At press time, several male comics who would never have been booked anyway were reportedly lambasting Slapknee’s on social media, using the hashtag #funnierthanfeet.
By Tyler Dark.
The Bringer 