Remember the one about the writer who went to a writing conference and attempted stand-up comedy for the first and most likely only time? That would be me at the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop, in the humor writing capital of the world, Dayton, Ohio. I was hand-selected (out of a hat, randomly) and only continued onto the stage under the careful handholding and kick-in-the-ass by comedienne Wendy Liebman, who is apparently
Calling all Stand-up Comics and Wannabees
Hello, Stand-Up Performers! Could you please send me a sentence or two about yourself that Wendy Liebman can use when she introduces you? It was a simple enough email, but left me staring at a blank screen for far too long. It was for me, and I don’t do stand up; I barely do sit down. I’m headed to the Erma Bombeck Writing Workshop, a biannual (every two years, not