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244. Kathleen McGee TALKS Strip Clubs, Cancer Scares & The Realities of Comedy

Season 2

Today's episode is a banger and my guest is a true comedy mentor through and through. I welcome back the hilarious comedy killer...Kathleen McGee!!

We get right into it and chat about: sexism in standup (particularly dirty standup!), her love of strip clubs, open relationships, confidence, her two weddings, her tough love approach in comedy and the harsh realities of the industry. PLUS: an unexpected cancer scare, her appreciation for life, the dangers of tiktok and the downfalls of the body positivity movement. Let's be honest, this episode covers everything and probably more.


Check out Kathleen's hilarious comedy album "Deliciously Vulgar" and her podcast The Dead Baby Bear Podcast!


Kathleen has been featured on the Just For Laughs 'Nasty Girls Show', JFL Northwest 'Nasty Show', Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and CBC's The Debaters. She can be heard regularly on SiriusXM and on her popular new podcast 'Kathleen McGee is a Hot Mess'. She has worked with some of the biggest names in comedy today including Russell Peters, Ari Shaffir, Doug Stanhope & Hannibal Buress.


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