Episode 132: Punching Up Vs. Punching Across Vs. Punching Down in Comedy

Published: March 22, 2022, 12:33 p.m.

 

 
in this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to Sydney Duncan: New York based comedian, improviser, writer, and actor. She has trained extensively at UCB, The PIT, The Magnet, and Dallas Comedy House studying advanced improv, musical improv, and sketch. Before performing in independent character and sketch shows, Sydney was a professional ballet dancer and trained at ABT, Alvin Ailey, Texas Ballet Theater, and Ballet West among others. Her credits include Regional Broadway shows such as Will Rogers Follies and Thoroughly Modern Millie, and has appeared in the Netflix show, IGUANA, and Solange Knowles’ music video, When I get home. During the quarantine, she has moved her daily political and pop culture videos of characters, sketches, and impressions to her TikTok. She was also selected to be featured on Comedy Central’s IG and TikTok for Black and Women's History Month. You can catch her regularly performing in Comedy Theaters in New York City including Brooklyn Comedy Collective, and The PIT. Topics discussed in this episode include: punching up vs. punching down vs. punching across in comedy, how comedy has changed over the years, Euphoria, and more
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