Women In Comedy Panel Discussion January 31, 2016

Victoria Elena N
Feb 1, 2016
1 min read

We had a fruitful and empowering discussion yesterday with a panel of experts and comedians in our community of women. This was free and open to the public and we invited reps from every institution to attend.

If you missed the event - please feel free to join the event by listening here:

https://soundcloud.com/women-in-comedy/women-in-comedy-panel-discussion

Moderated by Dorri McWhorter - CEO of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

Panel Members:

Dr. Gail Stern - Catharsis Productions Kaethe Morris Hoffer - Executive Director Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation Sam Gordon - LGBTQ/ Stand Up Comedian Kelsie Huff - Educator/ Stand Up Comedian Victoria Elena Nones - Executive Director Women In Comedy/Musical Comedian Lauren Oprah Walker - Co-Founding Member of The Crowd Theater/Bob Curry Fellow Caroline Sabatier - Comedian/Writer

We had about 50 people in the audience (not including volunteers and staff) and the discussion was positive, hopeful, and empowering. Our biggest audience base who turned out were women ages 22-30. We hope you will join us for our next discussions.

We are currently planning a Women of Color in Comedy Panel and a Male Allies Panel. Stay tuned for details about date and venue. We are aiming to continue our Sunday afternoons from 2pm-4pm.

In the meantime - check out the audience demographics, stay in touch with our blog and facebook, and email us if you'd like to volunteer or get involved.