When I find myself annoyed with or upset with something, my general reaction is to throw jokes at it. Not
being the most aggressive of people, I find it a cathartic way to state
my opinion. The babble going on a few months before the election,
spurred by the rape comments made by Todd Akin and Richard
Murdoch made me laugh a lot. Then I got annoyed that such stupid statements were getting so much air time. Then I laughed a
little more. And then I texted ten of my comedienne/actress girlfriends
and said, "Hey I have a really funny idea for a sketch about rape. Do
you want in?" Luckily almost all of them trust my comedic sensibilities and two days later we had our
cast of five beautiful funny chicks.
Rape is such a sensitive topic and I worried about
offending people. Not really just any people. But survivors. That
thought horrified me, and we tried to approach it in such a way
that wouldn't be offensive but would make people laugh, but also think about sexual violence and the reality that we live in a world where rape is way too common.
The PSA was scripted, but a lot of improv ended up in the final cut. I'm so happy with the way it turned out. I'm proud of what it says. I hope people enjoy the satire but understand the statement.
The PSA was scripted, but a lot of improv ended up in the final cut. I'm so happy with the way it turned out. I'm proud of what it says. I hope people enjoy the satire but understand the statement.
Annie is an LA-based stand up and improv comedienne. See more of her stuff at http://3rdwheelcomedy.com/.
