Nov 20 2008
Feature Profile: Suzanne Westenhoefer - Guaranteed Fresh
Before Ellen and before Cho, there was Suzanne Westenhoefer.
Fearless, bold, unapologetic, and “freaking hilarious” best describes Comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer. She’s made a career out of telling the truth. And, the truth is, life is funny and no one is off limits. From her mom’s Last Will and Testament to her dog’s embarrassing discovery (What is the discovery? Strange otherwise), Suzanne shares stories that leave audiences in stitches.
The first openly gay comedian in the U.S., Suzanne has delivered gay
Stand Up Comedian, Actor, Writer and Producer, Margaret Smith does it all! A Six-time Emmy Award winner, Margaret recently left her gig as a writer and producer for the Ellen Degeneres Show to work on her own projects. She is currently in negotiations on a pilot she has developed.
Karen Williams is known as that thin Black lesbian stand-up comic with a lot to say and the gift for saying it in a screamingly funny way. Heads turn at her rapid-paced raps on single motherhood, dating, relationships, celibacy, AIDS, economic inequity, racism, codependency, and whatever topic strikes her fancy, or object from the audience catches her attention. Audiences marvel at her strong and thoughtful presence, her acute awareness, but it is her attitude — anger and angst masked behind diffidence — which brings her observations home.
Jason Wood is carving out a niche for himself in the comedy world with his effervescent personality , hilarious comedy, and spine-tinglingly good singing. You may have seen him on BBC1’s primetime show ‘29 Minutes Of Fame’ and before then on BBC1’s first series of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ as one of the eight dancefloor hopefuls. He also showed his presenting and acting skills in BBC1’s hidden camera show, ‘Spy TV’.
The Wet Spots, Cass and John met in 2001 and married in 2003. Before becoming a Wet Spot, John was s singer-songwriter from Winnipeg who performed with pop and punk bands across Canada and England. Cass was an award-winning spoken word artist and sex columnist from Toronto, who managed a pioneering women’s sexuality store. They currently live in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
RONN VIGH brings his unique brand of comedy to clubs, colleges, and airport lavatories all over.
Margaret Cho is, quite simply, a living icon of the stand-up comedy world. More than a comedian and entertainer, the San Francisco native is a strong-voiced activist for womens’ rights and the rights of gays and lesbians. And now the power she wields will only grow as her new VH1 reality show, The Cho Show premieres this week.
Like any good stand-up comic, Steve Moore has a reserve of comebacks to draw upon if the crowd gets unruly or groans at a joke.
