Rana: Biggest Smile, Darkest Jokes

"Patrice O'Neal said it's good to have half the room uncomfortable and the other half laughing. And I kind of agree, but mostly I get the entire room uncomfortable." - Rana Warsaw's most talented female Muslim comedian that performs in English, the mysterious ray of sunshine Rana (@ranaa_brg), joins Ariel (@arielbialski), Jordan (@jordanthomasgray), and the newly built Beatrice substitute Robo Bea Bot (@beatricerossano) for a deep discussion about dark comedy. The gang covers topics such as: How to deal with hecklers in your first-ever standup set The difficulty of being a female comedian in a male-dominated field The folly and joy of intentionally making an audience uncomfortable Can you reliably do dark material in Poland? In terms of speech, has culture become more restrictive or less restrictive in the past few years? Why does Jordan hate Alabama? Ariel loves cold calling people to sell them cell phones through emasculation Jordan explains what the alphabet is Are jobs worth it? Do groans make you feel powerful? The gangs discuss Open Mic Pet Peeves Ariel does his first standup set in Polish and it goes amazingly! Learning English and setup-punchline structure from the Simpsons Doing bits for yourself Rana reveals her screenplay idea for an Arabic coming of age vampire movie The Christopher Walken Googly Eyes SNL sketch that Jordan's mom used to do without explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc7qJE9Nzo8 Jordan is touring all over Portugal, Spain, and The Netherlands in the next 60 days. Get tickets here: https://linktr.ee/jordanthomasgray Beatrice is also touring all over Europe with Jimmy Pepperoni! Find tickets here: https://linktr.ee/thecomedyhole The Comedy Hole (@thecomedyhole) is run by Beatrice Rossano (@beatricerossano), Jordan Thomas Gray (@jordanthomasgray), and Ariel Bialski (@arielbialski) - three standup comedians and comedy show hosts based in Warsaw, Poland.