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Funny Women Behind the Scenes

Funny Women Behind the Scenes

By: Funny Women CIC
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Funny Women’s Digital Creative Strategist Mariana Feijó and Award’s Coordinator Carmen Mackay bring you Behind the Scenes of Funny Women, where no one has ever been before.


Think of it as a peak behind the curtain, into their staff room, where they curate interviews with comedians, spotlight live gigs, and guide you through a little bit of the history of comedy.


Hosts by Carmen Mackey & Mariana Feijó

Contributor Scarlett Kefford

Sound Mixing and Editing James Burns

Producer Mariana Feijó


Funny Women is the top Woman-led Comedy Community, amplifying voices from underrepresented genders in the industry, since 2002.



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Episodes
  • Gender and Comedy with Abby Wambaugh and Justine Sless

    Gender and Comedy with Abby Wambaugh and Justine Sless
    May 18 2022
    Scarlett Kefford sits down with Funny Women Awards 2021 finalist Abby Wambaugh to chat about entering the comedy industry as a non binary person and how that might affect their performance and material. Mariana Feijó chats to Justine Sless about her book Mistress of Mirth’s Comedy Tour, a tale of what goes on in those first open mics all comedians have to go through. Carmen Mackey tells us all about the British stand up comedy archive at the University of Kent.Think of it as a peak behind the curtain, into their staff room where they curate interviews with comedians, spotlight live gigs, and tell you a little bit of the history of comedy.Find out more about the British British Stand Up Comedy Archive on their website, and the Bishopsgate Institute Archives here.Hosts Carmen Mackey & Mariana FeijóContributor Scarlett KeffordGuests Abby Wambaugh & Justine SlessSound Mixing and Editing James BurnsProducer Mariana FeijóFunny Women is the top Woman-led Comedy Community, amplifying voices from underrepresented genders in the industry, since 2002.Follow Funny Women on IG T TTFollow and support our team, contributors and guests on:Abby WambaughIG: @abbywambaughT: @AbbyWambaughTT: @abbywambaughJustine SlessIG: @justineslessT: @JustineslessScarlett KeffordIG: @crybabykeffT: @crybabykeffTT: @crybabykeffCarmen MackeyIG: @carmenmackey_Mariana FeijóIG: @marianasbitsT: @MarianasBitsTT: @marianasbitsJames BurnsIG: @burns.jpegT: @jamessburns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    33 mins
  • Comedy Industry and Awards with Jo Brand

    Comedy Industry and Awards with Jo Brand
    May 13 2022

    Carmen Mackey sits down with Funny Women matron Jo Brand to chat about the comedy industry and how it’s changed throughout the years. With the Funny Women Awards 2022 open for registration, they go into the role of competitions in a career in comedy. Mental health is at the forefront of everyone’s minds after the long pandemic, and it’s no surprise the conversation also dips into it. All of it sprinkled with funny anecdotes from the iconic Jo Brand.


    Hosts Carmen Mackey & Mariana Feijó

    Sound Mixing and Editing James Burns

    Producer Mariana Feijó


    Funny Women is the top Woman-led Comedy Community, amplifying voices from underrepresented genders in the industry, since 2002.


    Follow Funny Women on IG T TT


    Follow and support our team, contributors and guests on:


    Carmen Mackey

    IG: @carmenmackey_


    Mariana Feijó

    IG: @marianasbits

    T: @MarianasBits

    TT: @marianasbits


    James Burns

    IG: @burns.jpeg

    T: @jamessburns



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    20 mins
  • Winning awards and post lockdown stagefright with Nikola McMurtrie

    Winning awards and post lockdown stagefright with Nikola McMurtrie
    Jul 19 2021
    Ivy Paige talks to comedy writer and performer Nikola McMurtrie about winning awards and what comes next. In 2020 Nikola won the Funny Women Comedy Shorts Award with her offbeat take on karaoke and she went on to win the British Comedy Guide Pro video competition. Nikola talks to Ivy about the reality of writing and creating comedy sketches, her inspiration and gives some insights into using the resources around us to make comedy content. Plus Funny Women Founder Lynne Parker and Ivy talk about how to tackle stage fright as we return to live performance post lockdown.

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    33 mins
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