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WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times

13 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings

Host Didi Balle interviews funny female writers, performers, directors, composers, stand-ups and sit-downs about their lives as Comedy Creators.
Women Write Funny is dedicated to kick-ass funny femmes who share Thalia’s DNA (Thalia: Goddess of Comedy).
Our comedy-star line-up features one guest per podcast with special live performances of their latest creations. Join us as we explore the serious biz of making funny.
WOMEN WRITE FUNNY humor spectrum: snark 2 slapstick, satire 2 subversive, witty 2 surreal, deadpan 2 dark, raging 2 ridiculous.
Host/Writer: Didi Balle. Music: Leslie Doc Steinweiss. Cover Art: Hernan Braberman. Trailer: Special guests: Karen Morgan. Antoinette Lavecchia. Produced by The Flying Poodle Ranch Production Co.

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Episodes

EP 12: WOMEN WRITE FUNNY BEST OF SEASON ONE with Host Didi Balle and Guests: Antoinette LaVecchia, Karen Morgan, Lynn N. Silver, Brooklyn Dicent & Kate Abbruzzese

September 04, 2021 00:18 - 25 minutes - 20.8 MB

Can you believe it? This is the final episode of Season One of Women Write Funny the Podcast! Hooray!   Hooray me!  Hooray you!  Hooray everyone! We’ve rolled out 12 fab full-length weekly episodes celebrating women writers and performers keeping humor alive in dire times. And since the times we’re living in are more dire by the day, our producers at The Flying Poodle Ranch Production Co. just green-lighted a second season of WWF The Podcast! For Women Write Funny news about writing conte...

Women Write Funny: Interview with HAPPINESS COACH & CONSULTANT BROOKLYN DICENT. PART TWO. Host: Didi Balle

August 25, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 21.5 MB

PART 1 OF 2 INTERVIEWS Brooklyn Dicent with Host Didi Balle. COMEDY AGENT OF CHANGE. To learn more: Visit Women Write Funny Podcast Episode 7 for PART ONE.  Learn how she’s transformed her career to uplift others through the power of laughter and joy. PLUS What’s The Power of Saying YES have to do with comedy? What is Crowd Work and why is it Brooklyn’s Secret Sauce? Tune in to my interview with Happiness Coach and Consultant, Brooklyn Dicent who believes “It is possible to be happy at wor...

IS YOUR THERAPIST A FLAMING NARCISSIST? A new Interview With My Psyche. With Host and Author DIDI BALLE.

August 18, 2021 12:30 - 8 minutes - 7.13 MB

The Flying Poodle Ranch Production Company celebrates our 10th Podcast!  For Women Write Funny news about writing contests and more visit us at  https://www.womenwritefunny.com    Creative Team:  Didi Balle (Host & Writer) www.didiballe.com  Leslie Steinweiss (Theme Music). www.lesliesteinweiss.com Hernan Braberman (Cover ART), Larry Chambers (Media Consultant) Dr. Bert Gil (Shrink Extrodinaire who’s nothing like the one on the podcast) DID YOU KNOW? Our podcast has a kinda cool monthl...

Women Write Funny Ep. 9: Sending Up Shakespeare with Writer and Actor Kate Abbruzzese. With Host Didi Balle.

August 11, 2021 22:33 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB

For Women Write Funny news about writing contests and more visit us at  https://www.womenwritefunny.com    Check out our guest Kate Abbruzzese: www.kateabbruzzese.com Cartoons/illustrations on instagram  @theheartoonist Macbeth play I'm working on, currently titled "Sleep That Knits Up" event at her upcoming residency at Bethany Arts Community https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/sleep-that-knits-up/    Creative Team:  Didi Balle (Host & Writer) www.didiballe.com  Leslie Steinweiss (Theme ...

Interview With My Psyche: DIARY OF A POODLE AU PAIR. With WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Host and Writer Didi Balle

August 04, 2021 07:31 - 9 minutes - 7.23 MB

For Women Write Funny news about writing contests and more visit us at  https://www.womenwritefunny.com    Creative Team:  Didi Balle (Host & Writer) www.didiballe.com  Leslie Steinweiss (Theme Music). www.lesliesteinweiss.com Hernan Braberman (Cover ART), Larry Hickenlooper (Media Strategist & Executive Director of an unnamed orchestra) DID YOU KNOW? Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format: Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guests Weeks 2 and 4 = Interviews w...

HAPPINESS COACH & CONSULTANT: BROOKLYN DICENT brings laughter and conscious-raising comedy to corporate America. Part I with WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Host & Writer Didi Balle.

July 28, 2021 03:48 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MB

PART 1 OF 2 INTERVIEWS Brooklyn Dicent never stops honing her comedic gifts as a performer, improviser, stand-up, former DJ, intuitive healer/humorist. She’s an admitted COMEDY AGENT OF CHANGE. In PART I you’ll learn how she’s transformed her career to uplift others through the power of laughter and joy. PLUS What’s The Power of Saying YES have to do with comedy? What is Crowd Work and why is it Brooklyn’s Secret Sauce? Tune in to my interview with Happiness Coach and Consultant, Brooklyn ...

Interview With My Psyche: EMBRACE YOUR INNER SLOTH. Host & Humorist Didi Balle explains why Laziness is a Secret Weapon for Success.

July 14, 2021 01:58 - 9 minutes - 7.91 MB

"When people ask me: “What’s your power animal?” (I live in California) I tell them: "The Sloth Is My Power Animal."  _ Didi Balle https://www.womenwritefunny.com Sign up for our cray newsletter and more. FAB PEEPS DEPT.   Didi Balle (Host/Writer/Creator) www.didiballe.com  Leslie ("Doc") Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art) Shelly Conch (Media Maven) Larry Wisenheimer (Promo King). Sasha P. (Muse). Dr. Bert Gill (sometime shrink).  Listen...

Women Write Funny Ep. 5: WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE? Lynn N. Silver Slays Anxiety & Humor w/fellow Tisch Grad Acting Alum Writer& Host Didi Balle

July 06, 2021 05:01 - 18 minutes - 14.9 MB

Listen. Learn. Laugh. Women Write Funny The Podcast DID YOU KNOW? Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format: Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guests Weeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I’ll poke around my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I’m thinking and writing about that week. Special Thanks: Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art)  Larry Brasser (Promo...

Interview with My Psyche: "HUSBAND OR HANDYMAN? A Philosophical Query" by Host&Writer Didi Balle

June 29, 2021 06:56 - 9 minutes - 7.42 MB

Check us out: https://www.womenwritefunny.com Special Thanks: Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com Hernan Braberman (Cover Art), Larry Icebergonian (Promo King), Dr. Bert Gil (Shrink)   DID YOU KNOW?  Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format: Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guests Weeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I’ll be delving into my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I’...

Standup Star & Comedienne KAREN MORGAN: "NOT CARING AFTER 50" lets it rip with Host&Writer Didi Balle

June 22, 2021 17:15 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

Special Thanks: Karen Morgan. Leslie Doc Steinweiss (Composer: Theme Music)  Hernan Braberman (Designer: Cover Art), Larry Trombonni (Musician & Promo King), The Flying Poodle Ranch Production Company (Audio Mishaps), Dr. Bert Gill (Shrink) And THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!   FOR MORE VISIT https://www.karenmorgan.com https://www.womenwritefunny.com   _ Sign up for our newsletter w/stuff about our upcoming BURNING WOMAN FESTIVAL and a never-before-seen Meyer Briggs personality tests called: TH...

Women Write Funny Podcast: "Interview With My Psyche" with Host&Writer Did Balle. This week: "When a Joke is Not A Joke"

June 15, 2021 06:43 - 7 minutes - 6.97 MB

Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format: Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guests Weeks 2 and 4 = Interview with My Psyche. Host & Writer Didi Balle's  delves into her psyche for the latest humorous rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot she's imbibing and inscribing that week.  This week’s comic monologue written/performed by Host Didi Balle explores: WHEN A JOKE IS NOT A JOKE.  You know how they tell you to NEVER LIE on your resume? What if it's ...

Women Write Funny: Cooking Up Comedy with Broadway actor-comediene-writer Antoinette LaVecchia and Host Didi Balle

June 08, 2021 06:15 - 26 minutes - 21.2 MB

Credits:  Host/Creator/Writer: Didi Balle. Featured Guest: Antoinette LaVecchia. Theme Music: Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss. Cover Art: Hernan Braberman. Promo Genius & Broadshouldered Angel: Larry Heidel.   https://www.womenwritefunny.com  https://antoinettelavecchia.weebly.com https://www.didiballe.com http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com How We Met: Antoinette and I met at an on-line writers forum during the pandemic when the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Grad Acting Alum Writers’ Forum’s monthl...

Women Write Funny Trailer

April 27, 2021 04:43 - 1 minute - 1.46 MB

WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Episode One:  ANTOINETTE LaVECCHIA, acclaimed award-winning Broadway Actor and Playwright talks about the super-power of making people laugh in "Bella Commedia: Gnawing Over Gnocchi." PREMIERES TUES. JUNE 8, 2021. Join us!  www.womenwritefunny.com