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Angela Karpieniak: You Can Choose to Have People’s Backs

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DC improviser and essential medical worker Angela Karpieniak sits down with podcast hosts Puss and Kooch to talk about the ability to be vulnerable, having no-clothes days, and the time and place for fart jokes. Angela Karpieniak on Heavy Flo with Puss and Kooch Angela Karpieniak was one of the iconic members of Wonder Whale, a now-retired Washington Improv Theater … [Read more...] about Angela Karpieniak: You Can Choose to Have People’s Backs

GiGi Holliday: The Shaman of Sensuality

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Award-winning burlesque performer GiGi Holliday sits down with podcast hosts Puss and Kooch to talk about owning your own sensuality, the importance of recognizing the DC art scene, and how much she loves Beyonce. GiGi Holliday on Heavy Flo with Puss and Kooch GiGi Holliday is an international burlesque performer. Really, she's a performer in every sense of the word. … [Read more...] about GiGi Holliday: The Shaman of Sensuality

Lauren Jordan: It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect

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Improviser Lauren Jordan, author name LAUX, sits down with podcast hosts Puss and Kooch to talk about her new book, To All the Places I've Had Sex Before, traveling book clubs, and why we should all be in therapy. Lauren Jordan on Heavy Flo with Puss and Kooch Lauren Jordan is a black woman. She's a native Detroiter. She's sex-positive. And she's the first-time author … [Read more...] about Lauren Jordan: It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect

2019 in Review: Best DC Comedy Moments

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2019 is coming to an end, so we wanted to take a moment to think about the most impactful moments in the DC comedy community in 2019.  In the last year of the decade, we laughed A LOT with and for our fellow comedians. We also mourned the loss of significant performance spaces that were home to improvisers, sketch comedians, stand-ups, and storytellers. But in true … [Read more...] about 2019 in Review: Best DC Comedy Moments