All-female comedy show ‘BABE-APALOOZA’ headed to Bos Mead Hall this weekend

On understanding that Louis C.K. had been invited to carry out at the Comedy Club in Madison, a single friend could not assist but question stand-up comic and producer Sasha Rosser a serious, but ironic question: Was this a joke? 

It wasn’t. The club had booked the comedian — who confronted allegations of sexual assault by multiple women of all ages in 2017 — for five upcoming performances. 

“There’s a selected amount of money of disbelief among people today that it even occurred because I believe that they had extra religion in the club using a stand about that sort of habits,” Rosser states, “and basically sending a concept of look, we ebook funny comedians, but we also want to variety of produce some boundaries about condonable habits.”

In response to C.K.’s scheduled appearances, Rosser’s fantastic pal Shauna Jungdahl approached her with the thought to timetable an all-female comedy display. “The assumed was, ‘If he’s likely to be below, we may perhaps as properly increase for a very good result in,’” she says.

“BABE-APALOOZA” — what Jungdahl describes as a “bash of manager bitch badassery” — will aspect various gals comics from Milwaukee and the Madison location performing at Bos Mead Hall on July 25. Dina Nina Martinez will headline the show, together with Rosser, Allie Lindsay, Olivia Witt, Sarah Schmidt, Dana Ehrmann, Raegan Niemela, and Vickie Lynn. The tickets charge $10, and all ideas and extra proceeds will be donated to the Wisconsin Coalition In opposition to Sexual Assault.

The present came collectively “for the men and women who really feel demoralized and also experience like it is an impediment to getting far more women of all ages in comedy,” Rosser states. 

Nevertheless she is identified for cracking jokes, Rosser is also a study expert, with working experience operating in pc-science linked domains and male-dominated function environments. She does not feel intimidated by that variable, even though she acknowledges its problems. The absence of representation in stand-up comedy is no joke. Women of all ages make up only 12% of stand-up comics in the U.S., and 62.3% of all stand-up comics are white.

“Men have this quick entry mainly because it’s a boys’ club, but ladies have to deal with the point that they’re normally the only woman in the space,” Rosser suggests. In her standpoint, the challenge for marketing and advertising an all-women of all ages lineup is the outsized concentrate on gender, and when it is ideal. In this situation, it makes sense.

“With this distinct demonstrate, I assume it’s essential that it’s all ladies to display not only that there is a ton of humorous women in this location, and they possibly really do not get found that typically since of how numerous dang dudes there are, but also crucial simply because of boosting dollars [and] to raise consciousness,” she states.

Rosser did not start in stand-up comedy till 2019, the similar year she achieved Jungdahl. The two clicked and now usually meet for dumplings and laughter. 

“I form of needed to make an effort to be pals with extra ladies for the reason that it is annoying to go to so numerous reveals and it’s like, 8 white dudes, all telling the very same jokes,” Rosser suggests.