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Funny Women Behind the Scenes

a peak behind the curtain, into the Funny Women staff room

Funny Women’s Digital Creative Strategist Mariana Feijó and Award’s Coordinator Carmen Mackay bring you Behind the Scenes of Funny Women, where no one has ever been before.Think of it as a peak behind the curtain, into t
Latest EpisodeWednesday, May 18, 2022

Gender and Comedy with Abby Wambaugh and Justine Sless

Season 4, Ep. 1
Scarlett Kefford sits down with Funny Women Awards 2021 finalist Abby Wambaugh to chat about entering the comedy industry as a non binary person and how that might affect their performance and material. Mariana Feijó chats to Justine Sless about her book Mistress of Mirth’s Comedy Tour, a tale of what goes on in those first open mics all comedians have to go through. Carmen Mackey tells us all about the British stand up comedy archive at the University of Kent.Think of it as a peak behind the curtain, into their staff room where they curate interviews with comedians, spotlight live gigs, and tell you a little bit of the history of comedy.Find out more about the British British Stand Up Comedy Archive on their website, and the Bishopsgate Institute Archives here.Hosts Carmen Mackey & Mariana FeijóContributor Scarlett KeffordGuests Abby Wambaugh & Justine SlessSound Mixing and Editing James BurnsProducer Mariana FeijóFunny Women is the top Woman-led Comedy Community, amplifying voices from underrepresented genders in the industry, since 2002.Follow Funny Women on IG T TTFollow and support our team, contributors and guests on:Abby WambaughIG: @abbywambaughT: @AbbyWambaughTT: @abbywambaughJustine SlessIG: @justineslessT: @JustineslessScarlett KeffordIG: @crybabykeffT: @crybabykeffTT: @crybabykeffCarmen MackeyIG: @carmenmackey_Mariana FeijóIG: @marianasbitsT: @MarianasBitsTT: @marianasbitsJames BurnsIG: @burns.jpegT: @jamessburns
Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Gender and Comedy with Abby Wambaugh and Justine Sless

Season 4, Ep. 1
Scarlett Kefford sits down with Funny Women Awards 2021 finalist Abby Wambaugh to chat about entering the comedy industry as a non binary person and how that might affect their performance and material. Mariana Feijó chats to Justine Sless about her book Mistress of Mirth’s Comedy Tour, a tale of what goes on in those first open mics all comedians have to go through. Carmen Mackey tells us all about the British stand up comedy archive at the University of Kent.Think of it as a peak behind the curtain, into their staff room where they curate interviews with comedians, spotlight live gigs, and tell you a little bit of the history of comedy.Find out more about the British British Stand Up Comedy Archive on their website, and the Bishopsgate Institute Archives here.Hosts Carmen Mackey & Mariana FeijóContributor Scarlett KeffordGuests Abby Wambaugh & Justine SlessSound Mixing and Editing James BurnsProducer Mariana FeijóFunny Women is the top Woman-led Comedy Community, amplifying voices from underrepresented genders in the industry, since 2002.Follow Funny Women on IG T TTFollow and support our team, contributors and guests on:Abby WambaughIG: @abbywambaughT: @AbbyWambaughTT: @abbywambaughJustine SlessIG: @justineslessT: @JustineslessScarlett KeffordIG: @crybabykeffT: @crybabykeffTT: @crybabykeffCarmen MackeyIG: @carmenmackey_Mariana FeijóIG: @marianasbitsT: @MarianasBitsTT: @marianasbitsJames BurnsIG: @burns.jpegT: @jamessburns
Friday, May 13, 2022

Comedy Industry and Awards with Jo Brand

Season 400
Carmen Mackey sits down with Funny Women matron Jo Brand to chat about the comedy industry and how it’s changed throughout the years. With the Funny Women Awards 2022 open for registration, they go into the role of competitions in a career in comedy. Mental health is at the forefront of everyone’s minds after the long pandemic, and it’s no surprise the conversation also dips into it. All of it sprinkled with funny anecdotes from the iconic Jo Brand.Hosts Carmen Mackey & Mariana FeijóSound Mixing and Editing James BurnsProducer Mariana FeijóFunny Women is the top Woman-led Comedy Community, amplifying voices from underrepresented genders in the industry, since 2002.Follow Funny Women on IG T TTFollow and support our team, contributors and guests on:Carmen MackeyIG: @carmenmackey_Mariana FeijóIG: @marianasbitsT: @MarianasBitsTT: @marianasbitsJames BurnsIG: @burns.jpegT: @jamessburns
Monday, July 19, 2021

Winning awards and post lockdown stagefright with Nikola McMurtrie

Season 3, Ep. 6
Ivy Paige talks to comedy writer and performer Nikola McMurtrie about winning awards and what comes next. In 2020 Nikola won the Funny Women Comedy Shorts Award with her offbeat take on karaoke and she went on to win the British Comedy Guide Pro video competition.  Nikola talks to Ivy about the reality of writing and creating comedy sketches, her inspiration and gives some insights into using the resources around us to make comedy content. Plus Funny Women Founder Lynne Parker and Ivy talk about how to tackle stage fright as we return to live performance post lockdown.
Monday, July 12, 2021

Multi-media and multi-tasking with Jen Ives

Season 3, Ep. 5
Ivy Paige explores the world of media multi-tasking with Jen Ives, Funny Women Stage Award finalist 2019, writer, creator and podcaster. Recently featured in The New York Times, Jen was also a finalist in the 2020 Funny Women Best Web Series Award and has received a whole host of industry accolades. Jen discusses her approach to writing and performing comedy, the inspiration behind her new live stage show ‘Peak Trans’ and a truly unique insight into what it takes to make comedy a full time career. Plus Funny Women founder Lynne Parker talks to Ivy about what it takes to become a full-time comedy professional and give up the day job.
Monday, June 28, 2021

Developing and producing comedy with Morwenna Gordon

Season 3, Ep. 4
Ivy Paige explores the world of commissioning, developing and producing comedy with Morwenna Gordon, former Comedy Commissioning Editor for Sky and now Executive Producer for award-winning production company, Expectation. Morwenna and Ivy discuss what it really takes to get a fully fledged comedy series on the screen! From script development to finding talent and filming pilot episodes, Morwenna gives a truly unique insight into the world of television production and how she got there. Plus Funny Women founder Lynne Parker talks to Ivy about the incredible development package on offer with Sky Studios as part of this year’s Funny Women Awards.
Monday, June 21, 2021

Creating and influencing with the queen of content Sophie McCartney

Season 3, Ep. 3
Ivy Paige explores the world of online comedy content creation with comedian, writer and influencer Sophie McCartney, aka ‘Tired and Tested’, and winner of the  2020 Funny Women Awards Best Web Series in our extraordinary lockdown year. With over 25 million views for her comedy parody song “Smell of You” Sophie took the online world by storm as much to her own amazement as the public’s!  From Tik Tok and Twitter to Instagram and Facebook Ivy and Sophie discuss how to make the most out of these platforms to create a comedy career online. Plus Funny Women founder Lynne Parker talks to Ivy about how social media helps to reach a global audience and the all new Funny Women heat Content Creator Award. 
Monday, June 14, 2021

Writing Jokes For A Living with award-winning comedy writer Christine Rose

Season 3, Ep. 2
Ivy Paige explores what it's like to be a professional comedy writer with Christine Rose, recipient of the 2020 Funny Women Best Comedy Writer Award with Comedy 50:50. Christine has written funny stuff for The BAFTA Film and Television Awards, The BRITS, The Royal Variety Show, Comic Relief, Live at The Apollo and put words into the mouths of Graham Norton, Frankie Boyle, Sara Pascoe, Jimmy Carr, Samuel L. Jackson and even Robert De Niro!  And that’s literally the tip of a very big talent iceberg! Ivy and Christine discuss how to write for other people and what it really means to write jokes for a living. Plus Funny Women founder Lynne Parker talks to Ivy about the importance of being recognised by your industry peers.