She So Funny

People, if you want to enjoy a show full of laughter, I have two shows coming up in September.  Always wonderful to see friends in the audience.  😄

          Friday, September 18 at 8pm is my Almost Fall Comedy Show at The Artist, 249 City Island Avenue, City Island, Bronx, NY.  The BX29 bus gets you there.  Cover is only $15, NO minimum!  There is a menu of light fare (vegetarian inclusive) and delicious desserts that is tempting but not required.  Plus you may BYOB.  The welcoming staff will supply glasses, ice, and a corkscrew if needed.

The next night on Saturday, September 19 at 9pm, I will be performing at Pangea, 168 Second Avenue, in Paul Hallasy’s Eat Drink Laugh show.  It’s always a good time.  Besides the cover, there is a $20 minimum. I have two tickets that allows you in free but still the minimum applies.  So the first two to ask gets the complimentary tickets.  I’ll need to have your names on the list asap.  My email is mindyinthebronx@gmail.com. 

On another topic, if you are interested in purchasing my poetry chapbook, No One Called Him Topless, you may order it from the publisher.  Here is her contact info:  esther@purgatorypiepress.com  You can pay by check, Zelle, or Venmo.  Some of my poetry is humorous; some is serious. 

For those of you who know me mainly as a comic, I want to credit real friendship, memoir writing, poetry, and therapy with helping clear the way to my funny.  Additionally, and probably most importantly, my dear mother had a terrific sense of humor.  I just wish I had more quality time with her.

I appreciate your interest and support very much.

Love always to CGG-M 💜 💛 💚 💓 ❤

Mindy Matijasevic

August 23, 2026

People, the chapbook launch went very well on Sunday, July 26, 2026.  I thank Diana Gitesha-Hernandez for providing the venue and her voice (singing and speaking), her spirit, generosity, and encouragement, etc.

The backroom in Tio Pepe has a skylight and is quite inviting.  Diana really stirs up the enthusiasm.  Esther K. Smith, publisher of Klytemnestra Press, had many items to offer for purchase aside from my chapbook, No One Called Him Topless.  She was one of the featured readers along with Ron Kolm, Mindy Levokove, and Diana Gitesha-Hernandez.

Two women, who were in my creative writing class, attended the reading.  Some of my poems are not very teacher-like.  So I always feel a bit self-conscious in that situation, but that’s okay.  I grow a thicker skin.  And that is needed for my comedy path.  The women had no problem with my themes and language.  They enjoyed it very much.

Speaking of comedy, my next show at The Artist on City Island in the Bronx -- the “Almost Fall Comedy Show” – will be on Friday, September 18^th at 8pm.  Only $15 and no minimum!  You may even BYOB.  The terrific and very varied line-up:

Mindy Matijasevic  

Jose Angel Diaz                 

Paul Hallasy           

I am as excited to be an audience member as I am to be the producer.  I like my taste, and I feel good with my choices.  To top it off, those who run The Artist, Elliot and Monica Glick, are so welcoming and wonderful.  It is a performance space, not a comedy club. They do have a menu of light fare (vegetarian inclusive) and delicious desserts, tempting but not required.

If you like to plan ahead, mark your calendar for 9/18/2026 @ 8pm for hilarity!  I’d love to see you and hear you laughing. 

On another note, I have yet to step on a scale, but my jeans are sliding down.  I hope this means I lost a few pounds and not that I stretched out my jeans. 

With appreciation of you taking the time to read this,

Mindy

Major love to CGG-M  ❤ ❤ ❤

Mindy Matijasevic

August  11, 2026

    The poetry chapbook launch for “No One Called Him Topless” has been rescheduled and relocated!!!

Sunday, July 26^th from 1 to 3pm

Tio Pepe’s, 168 West 4^th Street, NYC

Back room with skylight!

    I hope everyone who was inclined to attend will read this updated info.

Constant love for CGG-M  ❤ 💖 ❤

Mindy Matijasevic

July 18, 2026

Hey people!  Hope life is at least okay-ish for you.

The end of June had some needed good times for me.  On June 25^th, students from my creative writing classes (from the fall session, the winter session, and the spring session) who chose to, gave a beautiful reading of their stories, slices of memoir, poetry, and a song.  They were wonderful, I was thrilled, the audience enjoyed, and my supervisor seemed very pleased.  It was so nice to meet the special people in some students’ lives.  I met the brother of one, daughters of others, wives of others, a son of another, a girlfriend of another – it felt so warm and good.  We had good food and beverages and great energy.  A success.  Plus, I was able to take home some food.

To top it off, my darling friend Judy, attended, enjoyed it, and then took me out for drinks after the reading. ❤❤❤  I had a great night.

The next evening, Friday, June 26^th, I was part of a reading at the Bronx Council on the Arts.  It featured the authors published in the Bronx Memoir Project, vol. 10.  My buddy Bob came with me. ❤❤❤ That was thrilling for me.  He drove (which beats two trains or two buses).  They also had good food.  Bob knew what story I would read, but he had never heard me deliver it.  He enjoyed it a lot and told me so.  The executive director told me that I was “great.”  I had to hug him.  I am so happy to be connected with the Bronx Council on the Arts.  They have made an important difference in my life.  Plus, I was able to take home some food.

Now for upcoming stuff:

·       Sunday, July 12^th at 8:30 Randy Epley’s COMEDY SHOW at 13-02 44^th Avenue, Queens, New York

·       Monday, July 20^th at 7pm CHAPBOOK LAUNCH at One and One  (downstairs at the Nexus Lounge) at First Avenue and First Street, NYC.  Happy Hour all Monday day and night!  My poetry chapbook, “No One Called Him Topless” will be available for purchase.  Diana Gitesha-Hernandez’ beautiful jazz CD, Imbued, will also be available for purchase.

·        Friday, September 18^th 8pm Almost Fall Comedy Show at TheArtist, 249 City Island Avenue, Bronx, New York.  $15 and NO minimum!

So if you like to plan in advance, mark your calendars now.  I’d be glad to see you.

Poetry and comedy make life's challenges more digestible.  Come digest with me.

Constant, unconditional love to CGG-M ❤❤❤

Mindy Matijasevic

July 10, 2026 

People, it’s been a while.  The main thing I want you to know is on Friday, March 20^th at 8pm, my Almost Spring Comedy Show will be happening at The Artist, 249 City Island Avenue, City Island in the Bronx.  $15 cover and NO minimum!  You may even BYOB.  There is a menu of light fare and delicious desserts to tempt you if desired but not required.  Desserts by Jenny's Sweets.

The line-up (Joe Fulton, Shelly Colman, Paul Hallasy, and me) guarantees laughter.  You will surely have a good time. 

I had a wonderful Valentine’s Day for the first time in a while. ❤❤  I was part of Evie Ivy’s Dance of the Word show.  I loved listening to the other performers and seeing the beautiful belly dancing.  

I was on the bill as a poet.  It was supposed to be all about love.  I really had to go through much of my writings to find poems for this reading.  Much of my poems are more about betrayal, hurt, struggles, and that sort of thing.  But I managed to find some stuff to share that had to do with love though not necessarily romantic love.  One was:

Feeling Love from the Universe

Tonight’s slice of moon

smiled to me.

I smiled back.

©Mindy Matijasevic

June 2021

There are other things to share – after a night of drinking wine at home, I awoke the next day discovering that I had had a water bug, and that I had killed it.  I thanked God/dess for protecting me from the trauma of even knowing I had a water bug in my apartment.  Apparently I killed it without knowing I did.  I always wear sandals or sneakers in my apartment, never barefoot.  I had much to be thankful for.  However, I could not deal with the corpse.  My best buddy/non-biological brother came over the next day to dispose of the corpse.  Even more to be thankful for.

My first poetry chapbook, No One Called Him Topless, is a reality.  More on that next time.  Much thanks to Esther K. Smith, Klytemnestra Press.

There’s always more – good and not so good.  But my main point here is:  get to the comedy show on 3/20, 8pm for much laughter! We need it!

So much love to CGG-M ❤❤❤

Mindy Matijasevic

March 12, 2026