WICF Headliners Interviewed Backstage at the Brattle By 'Punchline Magazine'

Dylan P. Gadino of Punchline Magazine caught up with Morgan Murphy, Jen Kirkman and Kristen Schaal backstage at the Brattle Theatre Saturday night, before the headlining shows.

Miss the shows? Check it out here! Unless you caught them, and now you want more ... can't say that we blame you!



Thanks to Dylan P. Gadino and Punchline Magazine for letting us reblog!

Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler to Join WICF 2011 Headliners!

Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal

WICF is thrilled to announce that Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler will be joining Jen Kirkman and Morgan Murphy for our 2011 headlining shows! Kristen and Kurt will perform their two-person sketch show, "Kurt and Kristen."

Keep watching this site for more about all of our headliners!

WICF’s Weekend Write-Up: Improvised Dickens and Native Humor

In case you missed it, in your turkey and stuffing-induced haze, submissions for WICF 2011 opened yesterday ! You have until January 6th to get them in, so head on over here and get started on show and workshop proposals. Good luck!

Also announced yesterday were our Third Annual Women in Comedy Festival headliners, Morgan Murphy and Jen Kirkman ! Both women are amazing stand ups, and both are currently late-night writers, Morgan writing for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," and Jen writing for (and appearing on) "Chelsea Lately."

 Jen Kirman and Morgan Murphy, WICF 2011 headliners.

Here's what we think will get you through the rest of the long weekend, during your breaks from putting together submissions:

Website of the Week
Angela Johnson's site http://www.anjelahnicolejohnson.com
Indian Humor: Exhibit Site http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/indian_humor/

We've got two suggestions for your extra days off! First, the media page of stand up Anjela Johnson's site is chock full of the comedian's videos. Johnson, a California native of Mexican and Native American descent, has been an Oakland Raiders cheerleader, a “MADtv” series regular, and performed in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel with Justin Long, Anna Faris, and Amy Poehler, and Our Family Wedding, in which she appeared alongside America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, and Forest Whitaker.

Second, check out the visual humor and cerebral art on display at the web home of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian exhibit, "Indian Humor." The show has toured nationally, and is a witty and irreverent attempt at documenting a very-much living culture.

Show to See
A Tale of Two Genres: An Improvised Dickens Musical, The Un-Scripted Theater Company, San Francisco, CA

An improvised musical in the audience's chosen genre is narrated as if it had been written by Charles Dickens. The Un-Scripted Theater Company improvises a full-length musical, supplying the slyly witty and now-canonical Dickensian flourishes readers of A Tale of Two Cities and A Christmas Carol will recognize and applaud. 


Cast: Joy Begbie, Mandy Khoshnevisan, Melissa Holman, Merrill Gruver, Christian Utzman, Alan Goy, Greg Shilling, Michael Fleming, Paul Kursky, and Scott Keck
Directed by: Mandy Khoshnevisan 
Assistant-directed by: Christian Utzman 
Music by: Jacob Russell-Snyder 




http://un-scripted.com/ for tickets
Runs Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays (no shows Sat. 11/20, Thurs. 11/25), special shows Mon.-Wed. 12/20-12/22,
$20/$10 students & seniors
Shows at 8 p.m., and also at 3 p.m. Saturdays

Submissions are Open, Headliners Morgan Murphy and Jen Kirkman Have Been Announced - Happy Thanksgiving, Everybody!

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! In honor of the holiday, we're giving you the traditional Thanksgiving gift. Not used to Thanksgiving gifts, you say? Well, they're non-denominational, and don't require a tax write off, so seriously, just go with it, ok?

First amazing gift — submissions for WICF 2011 are now open! Apply here! Good luck! You're all stars. We're serious. WICF is now accepting submissions for performances and workshops. FAQs can be found here, and submissions are open until January 6th.

Second amazing gift — the Women in Comedy Festival is proud to announce headliners Morgan Murphy and Jen Kirkman! Jen has toured with Greg Behrendt and Maria Bamford, was a regular cast member on Vh1's "Acceptable TV," and is currently a writer and frequent roundtable guest on "Chelsea Lately." Jen's website is here. Morgan has written for "Crank Yankers" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," toured with The Comedians of Comedy, and is currently a writer on "The Jimmy Fallon Show." Check out Morgan's official site here.

Headliners Morgan Murphy and Jen Kirkman!

Don't let the tryptophan coma keep you from getting involved — questions about submissions should be submitted here, questions about general festival info should be submitted here, and blog questions should be submitted here. Sign up for our newsletter here, and, of course, follow us on Facebook and Twitter.


Now, if you'll all excuse me, I have to go pull this splinter out of my hand before I rub homemade herb butter all over my turkey. A comedian's life is never dull. May the force be with you all, and to all, a good Thanksgiving night.

- Posted by Liz