"Patrice O'Neal said it's good to have half the room uncomfortable and the other half laughing. And I kind of agree, but mostly I get the entire room uncomfortable." - Rana
Warsaw's most talented female Muslim comedian that performs in English, the mysterious ray of sunshine Rana (@ranaa_brg), joins Ariel (@arielbialski), Jordan (@jordanthomasgray), and the newly built Beatrice substitute Robo Bea Bot (@beatricerossano) for a deep discussion about dark comedy. The gang covers topics such as:

How to deal with hecklers in your first-ever standup set
The difficulty of being a female comedian in a male-dominated field
The folly and joy of intentionally making an audience uncomfortable
Can you reliably do dark material in Poland?
In terms of speech, has culture become more restrictive or less restrictive in the past few years?
Why does Jordan hate Alabama?
Ariel loves cold calling people to sell them cell phones through emasculation
Jordan explains what the alphabet is
Are jobs worth it?
Do groans make you feel powerful?
The gangs discuss Open Mic Pet Peeves
Ariel does his first standup set in Polish and it goes amazingly!
Learning English and setup-punchline structure from the Simpsons
Doing bits for yourself
Rana reveals her screenplay idea for an Arabic coming of age vampire movie

The Christopher Walken Googly Eyes SNL sketch that Jordan's mom used to do without explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc7qJE9Nzo8
Jordan is touring all over Portugal, Spain, and The Netherlands in the next 60 days. Get tickets here: https://linktr.ee/jordanthomasgray
Beatrice is also touring all over Europe with Jimmy Pepperoni! Find tickets here: https://linktr.ee/thecomedyhole
The Comedy Hole (@thecomedyhole) is run by Beatrice Rossano (@beatricerossano), Jordan Thomas Gray (@jordanthomasgray), and Ariel Bialski (@arielbialski) - three standup comedians and comedy show hosts based in Warsaw, Poland.