| Age: 30
Hometown: New York, NY Day Job: Comedian Though relatively new to comedy, Easton, Pennsylvania native April Macie has already performed her irreverent brand of "overtly sexual humor" at some of the country's top comedy clubs, including The Improv, Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store, Carolines and Punchlines. Macie would like to add that she doesn't really know what irreverent means, but she's heard a lot of other comics use it and thought it sounded "kinda' cool." A difficult childhood and a dysfunctional family gave Macie plenty of material to draw from. "Bad parents are the gift that keeps on giving," she says. April decided to give comedy a try after a really bad break-up. Both her therapist and her father gave up on the idea that she could hold down a "real job" and suggested she pursue performing as a way to redirect some energy, and from the moment she set foot on stage she realized comedy was her calling. "There is nothing better than making a room full of people laugh. Laughter is the best medicine... right next to prozac." "Comedy is my coping mechanism," she says, adding that her routine gives "a behind-the-scenes look at women's views on sex. I attempt to break down double standards while giving sexually dissatisfied women a voice - and also mix in a little family dysfunction." Macie says, "Being on 'Last Comic Standing' is an opportunity to showcase my work in front of millions of people, and most comedy clubs only hold about three hundred. I failed calculus twice in college and I still know that millions is way more than three hundred." Interview Why will YOU be the Last Comic Standing? I think I'll be the last comic standing because I'm funny, thoughtful and a snappy little dancer... Wow! That sounds like the pitch I usually give when I'm being dumped. Did I mention I'm as sturdy as a brick sh*t-house? Funny is... Completely subjective. Funny "to me" are jokes that involve doodie... Wait, that's funny to Larry the Cable Guy... that's not at all funny to me. What comedians do you admire and why? I admire all comedians, from the most established to the person stepping on stage at their first open mic. It takes an incredible amount of courage to pursue your dream. These are the comics that I love and I think they each have different elements that make them great. (let me apologize in advance for my lack of complete sentences) RICHARD PRYOR - for his vulnerability and his ability to make the most tragic situations brilliantly funny. EDDIE MURPHY - for his amazing characterizations. CHRIS ROCK - for the way he draws you in with the cadence of his voice. BILL COSBY - for his ability to tell a story with such detail you feel like you lived it yourself. MITCH HEDBERG & STEVEN WRIGHT - for their brilliant one liners. ELLEN - for her use of the absurd. ROSEANNE - for giving women a voice, a screechy, screechy voice. BRIAN REGAN & DANE COOK - for their energy and physicality. I admire them all for their Delivery, timing, presence and commitment to the art of stand-up comedy. Who do you see as your biggest competition? I see Gabrielle as my biggest competition... Wait? Did you mean literally? Actually, I see myself as my biggest competition. I'm always getting in the way of my own success. Damn me and my self-destructive ways! What's the worst job you've ever had? The worst job I ever had was working at Hooter's. There's nothing that says your life has gone horribly awry quite like going to work dressed like Richard Simmons while dancing the YMCA on top of a barstool. Ahh, the sweet smell of success!!! (Smells a little somethin' like wings served up with a side of anger and cynicism with a hint of despair) WAIT?! That's the stench of failure... sometimes I get those confused. A close second was working for Balloons the Clown in high school. I attended children's parties and fairs. Basically I was a carnie (minus the job security and sweet benefits) and would operate the moonbounce. I learned how to toss kids into the moonbounce like I was bailing hay. |
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