Hi everyone,

I’m writing a little earlier than usual because I have a fun announcement: I’m going to be in Asylum NYC’s Character Parade on Saturday, February 12 at 7:30pm. I’m doing a set of my original characters (including some new ones) and it’ll be fun! There’s a bunch of other folks on the line-up, so get your tickets here if you are in town.

Again, you need to be fully vaccinated and wear a mask while seeing the show. This is true for all the shows I do, cuz that’s Covid, Baby!!

It’s my birthday on Monday, and I wish I could say I was feeling graceful about it. Instead, I’m having a panic. Everyone has struggled during the pandemic - and I would consider myself very lucky through it all. But it’s hard not to feel like time is pushing on and my career as a creative person was stalled, at least a little. And then, that feels really dumb to worry about because nearly 900k people are dead in this country. But I digress.

And if I’m being entirely honest, I think I’d be having a birthday hissy fit even without a global pandemic. Just my adorable personality. So I am trying to approach my birthday with gratitude. Every time I go onstage, I realize what a gift it is and how none of us should take live performances for granted. Or for that matter, really anything for granted.

I’m sure I’m going to have a mini-birthday meltdown anyway, as is tradition. (This is a big birthday. A nice even number.)

But I have survived my Saturn return, I am surrounded by people who love me, and I get to do dumb comedy things in the city I love. So I have a ton of gratitude.

May February be happy and healthy for you all. Send me grace so I’m not a huge pain in the ass to everyone around me.

Be sturdy and full of hope,

D

Hahaha, remember when I said Loser Boy was going to compete in CAGEMATCH at Asylum on Thursday 12/16 at 11pm?? Omicron had other ideas. So we are competing in CAGEMATCH this week - January 20 at 9:30pm at Asylum in Chelsea. We win based on the number of votes we get so come thru. I know it’s still a little dicey out there but the venue requires the audience to be fully vaccinated, wear masks the whole time, and sold at half capacity, so please go get your tickets here.

Loser Boy also has a monthly show at The Tank on the 4th Monday of the month (with some exceptions, looking at you, April 18th) so if you are looking for a fun, inventive comedy show with killer rotating line-ups, check us out! Our next show is Monday January 24th at 7pm and we can’t wait to see you all there!

The peak here in NYC seems to be slowing, but everyone should still be safe out there. Check in on your neighbors, work with a local mutual aid (if there is one in your neighborhood) and remember to be kind.

See you in February -

D

Hello friends,

Busy! As we hurtle toward the end of 2021 (wut) I’ve got several announcements. I’m not going to bother doing a recap of the year because I can’t. I gotta get through December first.

Eeek, ok the exciting news is, I signed with a manager! I’m now with Tsu Tsu Stanton of Tsu Tsu Unlimited and I’m really excited to be working with her. Looking forward to the new year and new bookings :)

Also, I’ve got an awesome sketch show this Wednesday 12/8 at 9:30pm at Asylum: Dark with a Chance of Stupid! Get your tickets here. In October, we had a really killer show and I think this month is going to be even better.

Also, Loser Boy has two more in-person shows - Monday 12/13 at 7pm at The Tank: Form-ication (gross) and we’ve got a killer line-up: Howard Hendrix Powell for stand-up and Higgins (of old U*right C’zens B…fame) for improv! And of course, Loser Boy doing some fresh forms/prov.

We are also in CAGEMATCH at Asylum on Thursday 12/16 at 11pm - we fight another improv team to the death :) You gotta vote for us, so get your tickets here.

If you are out of town, come on and see us on Cybertank, Mondays at 7pm here. Only two more shows this year!

Ok, that’s all my artsy news and shows, so I want to say thanks for following along and all the support along the way. Here’s to a wonderful and safe holiday season and see you in 2022!

Hugs,

Deirdre

Hi all,

Happy Fall! I’ve been lucky enough to visit family in Nova Scotia for the last two weeks. I took a week of vacation from my day job and have been working remotely this week. It’s been two years (cuz of the pandemmy) since I’ve been up to see folks, so I’m feeling very grateful. I’ve gotten to spend time with my parents and their dogs (my boi Bart) and it’s been great!

Sort of a long update this time: I wanted to share the scenes I shot for my reel at the end of August along with my updated reel! It was a journey to get them shot - due to a COVID exposure, my producer Nicole Townsend and I had to replace two crew members at the last minute, our DP and sound. If you’ve done any film before, you’ll know those are pretty important positions on set, and it all happened within 24 hours of the shoot. Two people came into rescue us: Hilla Eden as our amazing cinematographer and Jonathan Portee ran sound. They were superheroes, as was the rest of the crew, Evan Ray Wilkins, our gaffer and Brianna Ashley Chin, hair and makeup. My scene partners were Paul Bernardo and Steven Czajkowski, respectively. All in all, it was a really fun set and a great shoot.

Then, I edited the footage and here are the results: A procedural scene where young lawyer makes a discovery that could save her client and a comedy scene where a nerdy woman struggles through a first date.

Additionally, I've got two shows coming up next week: My improv team, Loser Boy, does our monthly show, Form-ication, on Monday, October 25, at 7pm at the Tank. We always have awesome guest teams and killer standup comedians in the lineup. I'm also in a fun sketch show at Asylum Dark with a Chance of Stupid, on Thursday October 28th at 9pm. If you are in town, check it out!

Be well and see you next month!