Jamie Shriner Biddle

Performance Revue

In the Before Times of Yore (2019), actor/singer/composer/comedian Jamie Shriner Biddle breaks down her hosting set at 'Naughty Thoughts', her monthly Laugh Factory show.

This set includes her original song 'In My Butt', the story of her sexy cat costume, some crowd work, and a parable about unprotected sex. We discuss how she went from writing musicals to performing stand-up, her international marriage, how to make music funny, and a lot more before digging into the set.

Jamie has written and performed the musicals 'Little Miss' and 'Wife Material'. She is currently working on a musical about the life of Valerie Solanas (known for shooting Andy Warhol).

Watch the performance here: https://youtu.be/z--uwtDjJxM

Time Stamps:

01:00 – Naughty Thoughts Opening Set @ The Laugh Factory

11:29 – “I wrote a one-woman musical”

• Mentions of Musical Theater, Cabaret, ‘Little Miss’, Bulimia, ‘The Marvelous Ms. Maisel’, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Master’s Degree, Dougie Irvine

13:30 – Moving Back to Chicago

• Mentions of the 2016 Election, Elope, Immigration, Spousal Visa, Long-Distance Relationship

16:19 – ‘Wife Material’

• Exploration of the words “Wife” and “Slut”

• Mentions of The Shithole, Dan Wilcop, Zach Bartz, Kevin Garrity, [NOTE: Shithole shows have also been produced on stages, such as the Revolution Brewery], Zanies, Laugh Factory, The Young Hustle Show, Nick Ogle

20:07 – “Just go to a mic”

• Mentions of ‘Kill All The Men’, ‘In My Butt’, Adam Sandler, Bo Burnham, Dave Chappelle

22:29 – Punching Up vs. Punching Down

• Mentions of Ben Shapiro, Steven Crowder, Louis CK

23:33 – Yet Another Discussion About Louie C.K.

• Mention of Shady Babies

26:00 – Writing ‘Wife Material’

• Mentions of Sex Positivity, Sexual Assault, The Prop Theater, #metoo Movement, Underscore, Feminism, Bisexuality, Shaming, Mike Birbiglia

30:50 – “Queerscapades”

• Mentions of Fear of Rejection, Bi-phobia

32:02 – A Stand-Up Career in Reverse

32:32 – How to Make Music Funny

• Mentions of Marvin Gaye, Motown, Jake DeWard

33:40 – Getting into the Set

33:48 – Technical Difficulties Onstage

• Mentions of Rebecca Gibson, Boston, Massholes, Powerpoint Presentations, Spiraling Down

36:18 – ‘In My Butt’

37:02 – Crowd Work

• Mentions of Halloween, Improv, Drew Lauren, Alexa

37:24 – Sexy Halloween Costumes

• Mentions of Astrology, Leos, Ed Towns

39:04 – “If I go onstage and look hot, it’s difficult to like me”

• Mentions of Las Vegas, Brittany Meyer, Matt Brown, Marc Levalle

41:04 - Back to Sexy Halloween Costumes

42:26 – “People get mad when women dress a certain way to get something”

43:18 – More Crowd Work

• Mentions of LaPorte, Indiana, Texas, @Northbar, Shady Babies, Laugh Factory

45:10 – Learning a New Venue

45:22 – Hearing Impaired

• Mentions of Peanuts, Charlie Brown, Lip Reading, Glasgow, Medical Negligence, ENT Doctor, ASL

49:20 – Producing and Hosting Naughty Thoughts

• Mentions of Correy Boyd-Bell, Keenan Thompson, Monique

52:50 – The Broken Condom

• Mentions of IUD, One-Night Stands, Amy Schumer, Joe McMahon, Marty DeRosa, Tim McLaughlin

57:49 – Advice for Aspiring Comedians; “Create your own opportunities”

59:44 – Comedy Scene Cliques, Friends, and Advice

• Mentions of Joey Villagomez, Joe Kilgallon

1:02:10 – Where Can We Find You and Final Words

• Instagram: @jamieshrinerbiddle

• Shady Babies, @Northbar

• Naughty Thoughts, Laugh Factory

• The ‘Wife Material’ Album, available on all streaming platforms