Make it Funny - Bring Humor Almost Anywhere!

Published: June 23, 2015, 11 p.m.

b"GET WRITING!\\xa0 With Karen Rowe\\n\\nMake it Funny - Bring Humor Almost Anywhere!\\n\\nMy guest this Tuesday is Alicia Dattner. \\xa0\\xa0Alicia started dreaming of being a comedian at the age of 8, and \\u201cwasted\\u201d ten years \\u201cgrowing up\\u201d before she finally started performing at 18. She graduated from Hampshire College with a degree in standup comedy\\u2013yes, comedy.\\xa0 Mentored by several talented comedians over the years, W. Kamau Bell (HBO, FX), Eugene Mirman (Flight of the Conchords), and Bill Santiago (Huffington Post, CNN, Comedy Central), she\\u2019s been knocking audiences out (not literally) at clubs like The Improv and Gotham Comedy Club, in San Francisco, New York, Hollywood, Bombay, Chennai, and London.\\n\\nAfter a dozen years of doing standup comedy, she\\u2019s been racking up awards for her humorous, insightful one-woman shows.The SF Guardian called her \\u201cGoofy, messy, and fun!\\u201d The LA Theater Review says she\\u2019s \\u201cCharming, likable, and funny!\\u201d Sold-out hit shows and extended runs have garnered her a number of awards.\\xa0 Her solo shows include, The Oy of Sex, Eat, Pray, Laugh!, The Punchline, and The Latest Show on Earth Circus. She\\u2019s also creator of The Spiritual Comedy Festival, and written a humorous number-one best-selling book on Amazon.\\n\\nAlicia has appeared on NPR, The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Chronicle, East Bay Express, The Lady Brain Show, J Magazine, BeliefNET, Elephant Journal, Elevate, Inspyr, Integral Yoga Magazine, The Mindful Word, Awaken.com, Taoish.com, and more.\\n\\nLog onto\\xa0www.blogtalkradio.com/Jim-Nemley\\xa0on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 at 7:00pm EST.\\xa0 Its' Time To Get Writing!\\xa0 With Karen Rowe."