You’re not performing at a Communist rally. “I go in armed with 14 years of stand-up and I know how to do crowd work and the crowds that come to comedy shows are crowds who want to laugh. Like if there’s all these surprise elements, all you can do is stick to your battle plan,” she says. “I think it’s kind of like going into battle. She says she doesn’t spend much time adapting her material for different audiences or thinking through cultural taboos in foreign countries - her attitude is that if she was invited to perform, then she’ll deliver the act she wants to deliver. Lizzo, Billie Eilish & Lil Nas X Top 62nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations ![]() And if they invite me and it makes sense, I go. I do not discriminate.” “With the reach of Netflix and I think the relatability of my material, we’re touching a lot of people all over the world, and more and more countries are open to stand-up now and it’s becoming more and more normal. ![]() And so far, it’s been the whole world,” she tells Billboard. “I go where there’s a need the market dictates where you play and where you’re welcome. The special comes as Shlesinger prepares for The Forever Tour, which will kick off Jan. 24 at Straz Center in Tampa, Fla., with stops in Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Norway and Ireland. That’s the service that I’m doing and I want other girls to know, ‘Hey, I felt this way and I know you feel this way too, and it’s insane and we shouldn’t. “By making fun of it, you’re taking some of the fear out of it. And there’s always this threat that when something goes poorly, you’re going to feel horrible and look horrible and everyone’s going to think you’re a B,” she said. “As a woman, you’re always right on the edge of feeling horrible. Instead running away from the meaninglessness of it all, Shelsinger’s brillance is her contemporaneous analysis of life’s absurdities with refreshing honesty and candor.Īll of Taylor Swift's Major Moments on the AMAs Stage ![]() It all begs the larger question about why we spend so much mental energy on something that only lasts a day. Shelsinger’s material has always skewered convention, and Unveiled uses weddings as a way to compare the pressure women put on themselves versus most men who spend the bulk of the day goofing off and pretending to care. “That’s what a comic does: They say the things that you don’t think you’re allowed to say.” “A big part of my job is being honest about the good, the bad, the ugly that we’re feeling in any stage of life,” Shlesinger tells Billboard while promoting the Netflix special in advance of her world tour next year. ![]() “When a woman says ‘amAAAzing’ what she actually means is ‘Omigod, this is not about me and I don’t care and I’m a little insecure about it, but i want to make sure I’m being a good feminist and saying ‘amazing’ back but in actuality it’s boring,’” Shlesinger jokes during her rapid-fire routine that deconstructs feminism, shaming culture and the weird aspirational violence of “Slay All Day” tote bags. Carole King to Present Taylor Swift With Artist of the Decade Award at 2019 American Music Awards
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