Brittani Ferguson

Performance Revue

In the Before Times of Yore, comedian and cast member of The Lincoln Lodge, Brittani Ferguson stopped by to discuss her interesting set at Strip Joker.

We have a fascinating conversation about her military upbringing, reciting Mel Brooks films as a child, the context of the words "gay" and "queer," her childhood (and current) obsession with Gillian Anderson, and a lot more.

Timestamps:

01:00 – Opening Set @ Strip Joker

13:45 – ‘History of the World: Part I’

• Mentions of Madeline Khan, Mel Brooks, Gregory Hines, Premature Ejaculation

16:33 – Moving to Chicago

17:10 – A Military Kid

• Mentions of K-Pop, Abu Dhabi, Da Burbs

18:50 – Improv Classes at Second City

19:13 – “I wish you were a diversity candidate”

19:55 – “They will forgive any crime that anyone commits”

• Mentions of Cults, Scientology, Del Close, iO, Sharna, Object Work

21:25 – “Stop playing”

21:55 – “You need to go do stand-up”

22:20 – Kelsie Huff and Fem Comique

• Mentions of Alex Cumin, The Kates University, Robin Williams, The Laugh Factory

25:01 – “A lucky idiot”

• Mentions of The Lincoln Lodge, Strip Joker, Bobby’s World

27:13 – Getting into the Set

• Mentions of Le Aboav, Strip Joker, Sigmund Freud

28:32 – The Graveyard at Clark & Irving

• Mentions of Murphy’s Irish Pub, Yelp, Bucktown, Uber, HP Lovecraft, The King In Yellow

31:33 – Gay vs. Queer

• Mentions of LGBTQ, Safe Spaces, Homophobia

34:49 – ‘Top Gun’

• The topic of homoeroticism in action films is addressed in the outtakes episode

35:26 – All Comics Are Recently Single

• Mentions of April Fools Day, Valentine’s Day, Vitamin B12, Celiac Disease

39:17 – Gay Christmas

• Mentions of Pride, Gay Pride Parade, ‘Will & Grace’

40:29 – Hosting Your Own Straight Pride Parade

• Mentions of Quentin Tarintino, Inside Jokes

41:16 – A 90’s Kid is a Sad Adult

• Mentions of Tumblr, Adderall, Antidepressants, Millennials, iPads

43:32 – The Need to be Validated

43:47 – “I’ve already met all the people I want to meet”

• Mentions of Introverts, Extroverts, The Kinsey Scale

45:10 – “I don’t know what a healthy, intimate relationship looks like”

• Mentions of Therapy, Alcoholism, Negative Reinforcement

47:38 – Old-Timey Doctor

• Mentions of Kristen Toomey, ‘Little House on the Prairie’, Doc, Plague Doctors, Morphine, Vibrators, Leeches, Country Clubs, Twitter

50:07 – Factory-Made Lesbian

• Mentions of Bob Dylan, Lilith Fair, Christian Slater

51:13 – An Incredible Gillian Anderson Fetish

• Mentions of ‘The X-Files’, Italy, ‘Friends’, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’, ‘Seventh Heaven’, David Duchovny, Keanu Reeves, Coding, Katatonia, ‘Mulder and Scully’, ‘The Bad Touch’, The Bloodhound Gang

55:32 – “I would put on ‘The X-Files’ instead of music to f*ck a guy”

• Mention of Masking

56:30 – The Cheerleader Circle Jerk

• Mentions of Being Closeted, Male Cheerleaders, Gymnastics, Korea, ‘Bring It On’, Gillian Anderson

1:01:33 – Set Review

1:03:43 – Advice for Aspiring Comedians

1:05:33 – Where Can We Find You?

• The Lincoln Lodge

• Instagram: @BJJFerguson

1:06:23 – Parting Words