Chicks and Giggles

O, I C, U R… OK.

Last night we had another great crowd for another great show!  The enchanting Claudia Cogan kicked things off with her disdain for hipsters and her witty crowd work as she ushered two latecomers into the room.  Catie Lazarus batted second with an average of 1,000, riffing on such lighthearted topics as Lebanon and Darfur, with slugger Joselyn Hughes right behind dishing about her credit card bill from one too many plays on the digital jukebox.  The title of this post refers to a clever bit Erica Skeete has about being “Black British” and applying for jobs, which was followed by the observations and complaints of the delightful (and pregnant!) Clea Wilson.  The show was brought home by none other than Lady Pat Candaras, who is always as enlightening as she is entertaining.  (When you click the link I’ve provided for her, please know that you will see a bizarre 30 second commercial for Green Giant or something first, but then you’ll be rewarded with a great feature on her from her recent appearance on Funniest Mom in America III.)

If you’ve been kicking yourself for missing the show downtown loves, you’re right!  Why don’t you come on down and see us sometime?  We’ve got outstanding lineups set all the way through 2008!  Tuesdays at 8 pm, Mo Pitkin’s, 34 Ave. A.

Shout out from The Daily News

Thanks to Shawn McCarthy for mentioning our show on his blog Funny Business this week.

Welcome to Their Home

Here’s a great video from Julie Klausner and Jackie Clarke all about how to get fit.  (Can’t embed for some reason, but you gotta click and watch!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCm1-Q8VCmU

September 11th?

Well, September 11th falls on a Tuesday this year – and you know what they say… the show must go on!  FOR AMERICA!

Chicks and Giggles Hell’s Angels

Starting September 14, Chicks and Giggles will be twice a week. In addition to Tuesdays downtown at Mo Pitkin’s at 8PM, there will be also be a show in Midtown at The Time Out New York Lounge on 50th Street. If you work or live near Hell’s Kitchen, check out Chicks and Giggles’ Hell Angels Fridays at 10PM.

Letter from Africa

My college roommate and close buddy Ginger O’Neill is currently in Niger volunteering for the Peace Corps.  She sent me this picture of her host sister, Rahila, with a note about the 2007 EstroGenius Festival and her portion of it called “Voices of Africa.”  Be like a bra and support these girls!

EstroGenius 2007 – Voices of Africa
Benefit for Young Girls Scholarship Fund

This year, the festival will launch an exciting new program VOICES OF AFRICA (VOA),
a collaboration with Peace Corps Niger. Ginger O’Neill, a former EstroGenius volunteer, is currently serving a two-year appointment in Birni N’Gaoure, Niger about two hours from the country’s capital, Niamey.

She teaches songwriting as well as reading and writing to girls in her village. She has encouraged them to express themselves through music, poetry and monologues, which she has translated into English. These pieces will be performed by NYC teenage girls as part of the EstroGenius Festival this fall. The money raised from these performances will benefit the Peace Corps Partnership Program.

Directed By: Atonia Pettiford
Assistant Director: Linda Strobert
Technical Advisor: Bill Eisele
Production Assistant: Michael Strobert

Featuring: Jane Cantuna, Mark Christopher, Mikala Duke, Danielle Falls, Marc Gauthier, Hollie Graze, Louise Harris, Christopher Holland, Chesevah King, Ariel Miles, Ernestine Njieha, John Reese, Mariela Reyes, Bernice Rogers, Atalya Slater, Angelina Stokes, Kyle Williams & Mayra Zarate.

Vocalist: Nzingha Nkhrumah
Drums: Arthur Toombs & Brandon Armstead
Dancer: Yolanda Walters

Friday, Sept 28 at 6pm
Saturday, Sept 29 at 2:30 and 4:30pm

Advance tix for 2:30pm at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/199481
Advance tix for 4:30pm at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/199491