More HuffPo Coverage From the Very Wonderful Sheila Moeschen by Liz McKeon Monday, March 26, 2012 - 0

Longtime WICF contributor Sheila Moeschen explores "How Do Stand-ups Stand Out? Comic Style at the Women in Comedy Festival"over at The Huffington Post. She talks about WICF alumna Cameron Esposito as well as WICF 2012 performers Janey Godley, Erika Kreutziger, Shannon DeVido, Kate Berlant, Jessica Gross and Truen Kirk.Check it out!

For other WICF coverage on HuffPo, follow the links huffingtonpost.com/news/women-comedy-festival and huffingtonpost.com/news/women-in-comedy-festival!

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All Girl Revue's Dee Ryan Profiled on 'Wicked Local' by Liz McKeon Saturday, March 24, 2012 - 0

Dee Ryan, who performed last night and again tonight at the Women in Comedy Festival with All Girl Revue, was profiled Friday on Wicked Local Tewksbury, Tewksbury actress stars in her own one-woman show." She'll be performing her new one-woman comedy “DeeConstruction” at The Merrimack Repertory Theater on Monday, March 26, at 7 PM. But before she does that, she'll be performing again tonight at ImprovBoston as part of WICF. Last night, we saw her impersonate a pole dancing chameleon with a pierced tongue. What will we see her do tonight? You can find out!

Dee Ryan (far right) and All Girl Revue.

• All Girl Revue, Cocoon Central Dance Team, Somebody's in the Doghouse - Friday, March 23, 2012, 8:00 pm at ImprovBoston (mainstage)
• Improv Showcase with All Girl Revue, The Law Firm, and The Windy Pendejos, Hosted by Selena Coppock - Saturday, March 24, 2012, 9:00 pm at ImprovBoston (studio)

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Watch WICF Headliner Wendy Liebman on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' by Liz McKeon Friday, March 23, 2012 - 0

Headliner Wendy Liebman makes us proud on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.


See Wendy Saturday night at the Fest! 9:30 PM, Longy School of Music, featuring Erin Jackson, hosted by Erin Judge

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We're Blogging the Fest at the Huffington Post! by Liz McKeon Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 0

Good news! Not only can you get your WICF news on this blog, on Facebook and on Twitter, now you can get it over at The Huffington Post!

Women in Comedy Festival, Day 1

A Woman in Comedy: Laughing Through New York and Boston

Women in Comedy Festival: The Year of the Funny Woman

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Lillian DeVane in 'Boston' magazine! by Liz McKeon Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 0

Boston Magazine interviewed Women in Comedy Festival 2012 comedian Lillian DeVane! See her THIS weekend at the festival:

• Anderson Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Showcase at the Middlesex, Hosted by Rob Crean and Lillian DeVane - Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7:00 pm at Middlesex
• Mary Dolan Comedy Hour Stand-Up Comedy Showcase - Friday, March 23, 2012, 10:30 pm at ImprovBoston (studio)
• Anderson Comedy: The Gas Stand up Showcase - Friday, March 23, 2012, 7:30 pm at Great Scott

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WICF Performers on Best Of Lists! by Liz McKeon Monday, January 09, 2012 - 0

By WICF Editor Liz McKeon


We're excited that WICF Alumnae Allison Grillo and Chantal Carerre were featured in The Advocate as two of the “Seven Funny LGBT Comics You Should Not Have Missed in 2011.”


Congrats to WICF Alumna Jami Smith, her Twitter feed for The Advocate, @Gaysayer, was featured on both SheWired.com and Gay.Net as one of the "Top 25 LGBT Twitter Accounts." You can catch Jami at Gotham Comedy Club next month, for details see her site, www.jamismithcomedy.com.



2012 is shaping up to be a bang-up year for funny ladies!

“Seven Funny LGBT Comics You Should Not Have Missed in 2011” http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Comedy/7_Funny_LGBT_Comics_You_Shouldn%E2%80%99t_Have_Missed_in_2011/

"These Lesbians Have Nice Tweets" http://www.shewired.com/lifestyle/2011/12/28/these-lesbians-have-nice-tweets

"Top 25 Twitters To Follow" http://www.gay.net/celebrities/2011/12/30/top-25-twitters-follow-2012-mindy-kaling-gaysayer-rupaul-jesse-tyler 

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WICF Covered Extensively on "The Boston Comedy Blog" by Liz McKeon Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 0

Have you all been following Nick Zaino's WICF coverage over at "The Boston Comedy Blog?"

He's got interviews with Kristen Schaal, Morgan Murphy, and Jen Kirkman, Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting, Giula Rozzi, Marty Johnson, Cathleen Carr, Jess Sutich, and Matt Kona!

There you have it, folks: Nick Zaino, comedy journalism machine!

(If none of those links work, his blog is http://bostoncomedy.blogspot.com/!)

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WICF Your Media! by Liz McKeon Monday, March 14, 2011 - 0

WICF was all the over the place! Here's where you can see reports on the utter awesomeness:

The Huffington Post,

Boston.com - The Globe online,

"The Callie Crossley Show" on WGBH,

"Morning Magic" on Magic 106.7,

The Boston Phoenix,

dig Boston,

Yahoo! News,

Arts Boston,

"The Boston Comedy Blog,"

"Big Sauce Radio."

Plus, last week's pile:
Punchline Magagazine,
The Boston Phoenix,
Maximum Fun, home of "The Sound of Young America," on "WTF with Marc Maron,"
ComedyNews.org,
G.L.O.C. [gorgeous ladies of comedy], and
Examiner.com Boston.


Seen us somewhere else? Let us know! E-mail editor@women
incomedyfestival.com.

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