Fascism is so hot right now… don’t cry about it… peg it one punchline at a time. 

As the Fool, I fervently believe that humor is our greatest tool against supremacy of any kind. Whether you just have a sense of humor or you do anything at all (big or small) with it, humor is vital to our humanity. It’s a well timed fart reminding enemies that everyone farts and farts are always funny. When I see fear drive members of my community to lash out at others, my natural reaction is to get them all laughing at the same thing. So I’ve gotten to work, goddamnit. 

As I’ve organized this comedy workshop with the help of Trans Joy Boise, I have had some of the most fruitful and sometimes uncomfortable conversations about comedy, semantics, gender, sexuality, and what it means to be queer in a fascist police state. I was reminded that there is a diversity of beliefs and experiences in any group… but I’d sure love to get the Alphabet Mafia in the same book… or library. Humor helps us discuss the uncomfortable things in life, which is why you find so little humor in church or state apparatues.

The Alphabet Mafia’s Comedy Workshop is my first solution and an offering to my trans & queer community. This workshop is seven weekly lessons on Wednesday at the comedy club, Liquid Laughs Underground. I have gathered a team of true artists, professionals, and queer icons to teach you what they know. A dream team. The Alphabet Mafia’s First Dream Team! 

I am offering this workshop for free to anyone in the trans & queer community with the opportunity to be booked on the showcase at the end. I want to create a strong queer community in the local comedy scene. I am openly trying to change the hearts and minds of people toward love, away from fear & I think funny is a good step… or at least the one I’m taking. If you wanna step into the rabbit hole with me & fight fascism with fart jokes, or you just wanna make your Diary laugh, sign up for The Alphabet Mafia’s Comedy Workshop. Allies are invited to take the workshop too for $40 per workshop or $120 for the full seven weeks. Everyone must fill out this form to register.