Katie Compa: Comedian: Archive

Woman in Comedy: A really scary thing happened to...

gabydunn: Part of me thinks it’s too soon to be writing about this because I don’t think I’ve completely processed how I feel, but I also think maybe this has happened to other women and I should talk about it in as raw a way as possible. I’m still really embarrassed and ashamed and garbled up inside, but maybe this can start a helpful discussion in terms of women and comedy. Last night, I was...

Feb 22nd

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Feb 17th

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VOWS: Please, Help Yourself to my Haterade

Sometimes I read the Vows section of the New York Times to remind myself that I actually do have half a chance of finding someone who can complete my douchebaggery, possibly without ever even having to look abroad. Also, it freaks me out that people my age (perpetually 29) think they’re mature enough to be committing to anything for life. My last boyfriend had almost as many ex-girlfriends...

Dec 20th

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It’s fucking awesome. emilyheller: I Resolve to DANCE! (by Emily Heller) I’ll post this today and probably again soon because I LOVE IT. Here is the fun dance video that my brother and I made! Amazing body movement by: Janine Brito Edwin Li Marcello Fama Valerie Ames Aparna Nancherla Chris Thayer Caitlin Gill Words and singing and flailing by me. Music, audio production, video...

Dec 19th

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Eurotrip: Amsterdam - Coffeeshop Roundup

You know what they say: “When in Rome…. eat all the pasta!” No, no, I’m pretty sure that’s it. Don’t correct me. Since I was in Amsterdam, I decided I was gonna do that. Not with pasta, with the other thing. I will tell you, the sight of a woman showing up alone to a coffeeshop was met with a range of reactions. Mostly impressed (I got an undisclosed number of...

Sep 14th

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Eurotrip: Italy - Alpini! Part 2.

For the most part, all of the Alpini we saw were very unobtrusive and mostly focused on drinking with their Alpini buddies, which I absolutely hold in high regard. HOWEVER. My last night in Turin, my friend Gianna, her boyfriend Enzo and I went to dinner, drank a shit-tonne (metric) of wine and food and still had room for dessert. Meanwhile, there was a table next to us with ten people (four...

Jul 15th

Eurotrip: Italy - Alpini!

When I landed in Turin, Italy I saw two amusing things. 1. A nun. 2. A gentleman at bag claim wearing a Swiss Alps-looking hat with a giant feather sticking out of it. I looked at this guy’s hat like, “Ha! I wonder what that is! I’ve never seen anything like it before! I bet I won’t see another one for quite a while, too!” And I took a picture for my files. ...

Jul 8th

Eurotrip: Amsterdam - Queen's Day

I arrived in Amsterdam the night before Queen’s Day. (The queen’s birthday party— her actual birthday is in February, but have you ever been to Amsterdam in February? I don’t recommend. This is much better.) You’re supposed to go out and rage the night before, too, but I went to a barbecue at a friend’s house and ate an undisclosed amount of meat and went into...

Jun 17th

Eurotrip: Dublin - Random Scenes

I loved Dublin, which is good, because I went twice. I got a room online at a stranger’s house (edgy!) and, as this was immediately following the INCIDENT, I had a lot of alone time with myself. I’m only 1/4 Irish, but I totally blend. I walked around for two full days like, “Wow! Everyone’s so good-looking!” (Keep in mind I had just come from England.) I’m...

Jun 15th

Eurotrip: Dublin - Guinness Storehouse

I went to the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. I really needed a drink after the Gaol, and I’ve never done the Guinness tourist thing. The last time I came to Ireland I wasn’t old enough to drink. (Well, I was old enough in Ireland, but it was a school-sponsored trip, and they took great pains to forbid us from drinking, because the year before a couple of people got alcohol poisoning...

Jun 8th

Eurotrip: Dublin - Katie goes to Gaol

In Dublin you can find many places using only the street name, because they change them every block or two. Also, there is no real system for when street signs are available. So make sure you bring a map that gets those names right, in order, without skipping any. Or a phone with GPS (don’t bring it up). Or a compass. Or a rudimentary sense of direction and an ability to stay calm in a...

Jun 6th

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Eurotrip: PEMBERLEY!

(Please excuse the squee that will ring in your ears throughout this post. I get like this sometimes.) This is me at Pemberley! PEMBERLEY! It is a FINE prospect, if you know what I mean, and I think you do. Yes. (Also, best face of the entire miniseries.) Pemberley is about 35 minutes by train from Manchester. It was almost worth an iPhone to go! (It was not, actually.) (Bonus: I got...

Jun 2nd

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Eurotrip: Passports!

I went through passport control at Heathrow before my connection to Manchester. It was typically annoying in a passport control sort of way (making everyone wait while some DUMBASS who’s admitted to handling livestock states his business to the only two officers, leaving none to process the passports of the 30 people in line who all have connecting flights. Logic). So they open a new...

Jun 1st

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Eurotrip Stories

I had a great time during my month in Europe. I went to five countries and used twelve public transportation systems. I did a bunch of standup. I’ve had to unearth my old jeans to be decent in public, thanks to (among others) butter, pancakes, more butter, croissants, bread, cheese, pasta, and more cheese. Also, beer. Holla! I lost my internal fullness meter somewhere in Amsterdam under some...

May 31st

Where the f@!# is Katie?

Dear you all: On Wednesday I will embark on a month-long trip to drink most of English-speaking Europe dry. And also standup. More details below. If you can, come and see me! If you can’t come to a show, let’s still totally maybe hang out or whatever! xoxo Katie Apr 21-25 Manchester I am going to Pemberley. PEMBERLEY! I may go in costume and stay in character as Elizabeth...

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Our Little Theater Discovers Truth

Bayou Bob: Does that work?

Katie Compa: Being a white woman? Yeah. It's f*ckin' great.

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Inside Weird Al's Comeback →

seankeane: This article claims Weird Al is suddenly cool again - but stopped being cool from 1999 to 2006. This is a common theme in Weird Al journalism, and a similar story is written every time he releases a new album. People notice one of his new parody songs, and feel like he’s having a revival, when he’s actually just releasing an album every 2-3 years, just like always. And his primary fan...

Dec 8th

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“I think that all artists, regardless of degree of talent, are a painful,...”

– — Madeleine L’Engle (via acerbia)

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ladymisskate: Charlie Murphy vs. Prince - The Greatest Story Ever Told If my generation is allowed only one epic tale, please god, let it be this one.

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Moving East: Too close for comfort.

So, I waited to break the news to my mom that I’m moving back to the east coast— or so I thought. I had what I considered a foolproof plan. I’d call her, open with, “Okay! I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first?” Obviously, she’d say bad news, because everyone says bad news, and I’d say, “Well, I won’t be able to come home for...

Aug 8th

Start spreadin' the news...

Now that it’s more or less official, I thought I should tell everyone: I’m moving back to New York. WHAT?! I know. That’s how I feel about it too. WHEN? In December, after Thanksgiving. That way I get Indian summer here and arrive in New York just in time for the deep freeze so that my heart can break properly in half. WHY? My day job was just restructured into a...

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