Episode 037 COMMITMENT – Andrea Allan: “Ripping your chest open onstage”

COMMITMENT Andrea Allan, an aggressive, crazy, "wild animal" of a comedian, joins us to chart COMMITMENT through stand-up comedy. When a comic creates a provocative performance or talks about challenging topics, he or she can face overwhelming negative pressure from the crowd. But if the comic pulls through the end and gets a huge laugh, people will say, "She's committed!" You don't need commitment when everyone already agrees with you or if you're playing it safe. Commitment is for when it gets tough, and it's the only way ANYTHING worth doing gets done. So what is it? How do you employ it? What are some tips and tactics for staying committed to a bit? We have a blast in this very dirty episode exploring commitment to character, to tone, to material, to act outs, and to oneself. ABOUT THE GUEST COMIC Andrea is a stand-up comedian and podcaster based in NY. As a stand-up, she has been featured in NY Comedy Festival, been written up in Interrobang and featured in the March Madness Stand Up Competition held at Carolines. She has guested on the podcast Risk!, Lenny Letter Presents, You Know What Dude and Guys We Fucked amongst many others. Her podcast, The Hot Mess Comedy Hour, has been written up in Elite Daily and is a part of ABC's OG podcast Network. The podcast has had many prominent guests including Ari Shaffir, Corinne Fisher, Bonnie McFarlane and Jo Firestone. FEATURED BITS ON THIS EPISODE - Doug Stanhope - Keynesian Economic Theory As Applied To Private Sector Independent Contracting (2011, Before Turning The Gun On Himself) - Andrea Allan - A set at Platform (2018) - Kurt Metzger - I’m basically Salmon Rushdie (2014, White Precious) - Eddie Murphy - Singers Get Pussy (Delirious, 1983) Thank you, Bobbi Jeanne Misick, our new Executive Producer! Your suggestions, feedback,and editing skills are GAME CHANGERS! NEW GAME! TOTALLY CHANGED! And thank you, Andrea, for your scintillating presence. We loved recording with you! CHECK OUT HER VERY POPULAR PODCAST: Hot Mess Comedy Hour https://apple.co/2HJQNWl twitter.com/hotmesspodcast facebook.com/hotmesscomedyhour instagram.com/hotmesscomedyhour FOLLOW HER: twitter.com/andreacomedy facebook.com/andreacomedy instagram/andrea_allan88 (preferred) WAYS TO SUPPORT “Let’s Talk About Sets!”: - Like us on Facebook & IG. - If you’re feeling grateful, consider sponsoring us on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/letstalkaboutsets - Use Venmo to tip us directly. User name is Jeff-McBride Special thanks Doug Stanhope's degrading of language, Kurt Metzger's hysterical assholery, and Eddie Murphy's comedy explosivity. And, as always, just come on over here you little sexy wondermuffins, Salt N’ Peppa, for some hugs to thank you for helping little ol' us with our rinky-dink podcast by not putting lawyers between us, which would be ridiculous to do anyhow considering the fair use parody we're doing, which is really an homage when you think about it. LASTLY, COME SEE US LIVE! The following are quality, live stand-up showcases you can catch in Manhattan, brought to you by Brickspot Comedy, a comedy producer collective that runs the freshly renovated back room of the VSPOT Organic, on 12 St. Marks in Manhattan. See the links for up-coming line-ups. - Mondays @ 9pm - https://www.facebook.com/latenightromp - produced by Teresa Sheffield and Jeff McBride, - Tuesdays @ 9pm - https://www.facebook.com/BeastModeComedy - produced by Teresa Sheffield and Jeff McBride - Thursdays @ 9pm - https://www.facebook.com/ComicsTableLive - produced by Tristan Smith and Patrick Holbert - Fridays @ 9pm - https://www.facebook.com/crossthebridgecomedy - produced by Philip Vassari and Patrick Holbert - Sundays @ 7pm - https://www.facebook.com/TheLastLaughShow - produced Gianmarco Soresi and Jay Schmidt And you should totally see Jeff's monthly sold-out show that pops up at a variety of unique locations: https://www.facebook.com/specialtonight – a monthly dinner/comedy experience produced by Sadiq Samani, Jeff McBride, and master caterer Mike Weinstein