Doing comedy, whether it be stand-up, sketch, or improv can be anxiety-inducing. This is especially true if you’re used to doing comedy in one city but then have to move to a different city and start anew. I know this because I did stand-up, sketch, and improv in Philly until I had to move to DC. Anxiety ensued. I moved to DC in July 2018 from Philadelphia. I first started … [Read more...] about Old Comic, New Town: Acclimating to a New Comedy Scene
Reem Seliem
About Reem Seliem
Reem Seliem is an Egyptian/Philadelphian who started being funny in 2011, when she accepted a dare at an open mic. She's hosted a women’s theatre festival (2017 Philly Women’s Theatre Festival), written and hosted a monthly sketch comedy show (“Good Morning New Miami,” Good Good Comedy Theatre), and hosted an evening of stand up at a Middle Eastern arts festival (2018 Yalla Punk Festival). She’s now in DC, where she does improv at Washington Improv Theater (WIT) and has done stand-up for Underground Comedy and Project Thalia.