Rachel Schaefer on Roast Battles, Hecklers & Canadian Comedy

Comedian Rachel Schaefer joins Ship of Fools for a funny and honest conversation about life as a working Canadian comic.Rachel has been featured on Just For Laughs, CBC Gem’s The New Wave of Standup, SiriusXM Comedy Club, Stop Podcasting Yourself, and Roast Battle Canada. She’s also known as an undefeated Vancouver Roast Battle Champion, which makes her the perfect guest to talk about writing sharp jokes, handling hecklers, and whether comedy can actually go too far.In this episode, Rachel talks about how comedy found her, growing up without TV, discovering Katt Williams in the school library, the day jobs behind the dream, life on the road, wild rooms, podcasting, roast culture, and what it really takes to break through in Canada’s comedy scene.A great conversation about comedy, failure, confidence, timing, and why comics keep showing up even when the room is terrible.