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  1. Director Debra Robinson's 1984 documentary, I Be Done Was Is profiles four women comics: Marcia Warfield, Jane Galvin Lewis, Alice Arthur and me; seen above in the poster for the BAM Rose Cinemas' Black History Month Film Festival,

    I was the mother of a toddler and a new comic when this film was made. Last Saturday was my first in-theater screening of this exploration of women in comedy. The Brooklyn Academy of Music theater was packed. I was delighted to be in the company of thirty or more friends, family and fans who'd responded to my last minute invitation. If I hadn't seen a random post on the Women of Color Women of Comedy Facebook page, I'd never had known about the festival, nor the showing of I Be Done Was Is, a historical work in which I'm featured.

    #IBeDoneWasIs - Schedule Alert: 
    9 PM tonight, Thur. Feb. 9th, is NOT THE LAST SCREENING of  #IBeDoneWas Is. 
    Kudos and thanks to BAM Cinematek Programmer Nellie Killian for inviting my participation 
    at the new I Be Done Was Is screening 9:30 Thu. Feb. 23rd.
      Join me 2/23 at BAM Rose Cinemas for the laughs and for Black History.




    BTW,  I Also Direct & This Reading Featuring Dominic Marcus Is Free


    And Some Storytelling


    Posted by RHC at 6:29 AM | Labels: , , , , , , , , , , | 1 comments | |


  2. As Black History Month Meets Women's History Month...


    For the final day of #BlackHistoryMonth, we’d like to highlight Jackie “Moms” Mabley! “The Funniest Woman in the World,” Mabley was a celebrated American stand-up comedian whose career started on the “chitlin’ circuit” and lasted over 50 years. Mabley was a trailblazer for African-American women in comedy, and was notable for her success in tackling difficult and edgy subjects.
     

    National Women's History Museum highlights Jackie “Moms” Mabley! “The Funniest Woman in the World,” Mabley was a celebrated American stand-up comedian whose career started on the “chitlin’ circuit” and lasted over 50 years. Mabley was a trailblazer for African-American women in comedy, and was notable for her success in tackling difficult and edgy subjects.

     
     

    You can tell from the audience reaction how ground-breaking she must've been considered.  I can only hope she's enjoying all who followed.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    I hope you enjoyed.  It was fun laughing through the line-up as I put this together.  The hardest part was not including so many.
    ...........
     
    On March 8, 2014, International Women's Day, I will be performing my stand-up in this mostly music variety show.  Admission is free, and I hope to hear you sharing the laughter.




    Posted by Mindy Matijasevic at 2:12 AM | Labels: , , , , , , , , , , | 1 comments | |

  3. You Got a Mouth...

    Tuesday, February 4, 2014


     
    Oh it all looks so pretty from home.  Most of you are somewhere warm and dry now, home or at your job.

    This beautiful shot is by Nishanth Gopinathan.





    Now here's some Moms Mabley for ya...

    Posted by Mindy Matijasevic at 1:00 AM | Labels: , , , , | 4 comments | |