https://simplecast.com WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times 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. 2020-2021 Women Write Funny. Denise Balle en Sat, 4 Sep 2021 00:18:33 +0000 Sat, 4 Sep 2021 00:18:43 +0000 https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d2128dd2-54b2-46a7-a303-f03b00123e5d/d92736d8-7ed0-43b8-bc0b-3e328a34d05e/3000x3000/women-write-funny-podcast-art-hernan.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com episodic 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. Didi Balle no https://feeds.simplecast.com/S_i6jsa1 performing comedy, comedians drive hormones, comediennes, comedy, irony a woman's chore, comedy interviews, ranting, comic podcasts, funny, funny female stand ups, nsf lol, funny femmes, funny women on mic, kick ass funny women, funny women writers, laughter, humor, lol, rants, screenplays comedy, serious biz being funny, snark, stand up, stand up comedy, wit, writing comedy Didi Balle writerddb@gmail.com fa08124f-b27d-487e-9bcc-bc7052133011 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 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 contests and more sign up for our newsletter 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 Heidelowski (Media Maven)

GUESTS' LINKS

Antoinette LaVecchia: https://antoinettelavecchia.weebly.com

Karen Morgan:  https://www.karenmorgan.com

Lynn N Silver: Lynn N. Silver  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-silver-3614912a

"Dinner With Mom" web series trailer  https://vimeo.com/152289017

Brooklyn Dicent:  https://www.thehappinessconsultingcompany.com

Kate Abbruzzese: www.kateabbruzzese.com

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.

NOTE: 

If you’ve enjoyed our podcasts please consider leaving a short glowing review. Open your Apple Podcast App (purple app on all iPhones), search for Women Write Funny Podcast, then scroll down to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101!

Thanks for listening, learning and laughing!

Didi Balle. Writer & Host 

Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY

Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times

www.womenwritefunny.com

Celebrate with us. LISTEN. LEARN. LAUGH.

WE'LL BE BACK WITH SEASON TWO! 

]]> Sat, 4 Sep 2021 00:18:33 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (Lynn N Silver, Antoinette LaVecchia, Kate Abbruzzese, Karen Morgan, Didi Balle, Larry Heidel, Hernan Braberman, Brooklyn Dicent, Leslie Steinweiss) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/best-of-women-write-funny-season-one-with-host-didi-balle-and-guests-antoinette-lavecchia-karen-morgan-lynn-n-silver-brooklyn-dicent-kate-abbruzzese-NzGljBYM 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 contests and more sign up for our newsletter 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 Heidelowski (Media Maven)

GUESTS' LINKS

Antoinette LaVecchia: https://antoinettelavecchia.weebly.com

Karen Morgan:  https://www.karenmorgan.com

Lynn N Silver: Lynn N. Silver  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-silver-3614912a

"Dinner With Mom" web series trailer  https://vimeo.com/152289017

Brooklyn Dicent:  https://www.thehappinessconsultingcompany.com

Kate Abbruzzese: www.kateabbruzzese.com

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.

NOTE: 

If you’ve enjoyed our podcasts please consider leaving a short glowing review. Open your Apple Podcast App (purple app on all iPhones), search for Women Write Funny Podcast, then scroll down to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101!

Thanks for listening, learning and laughing!

Didi Balle. Writer & Host 

Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY

Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times

www.womenwritefunny.com

Celebrate with us. LISTEN. LEARN. LAUGH.

WE'LL BE BACK WITH SEASON TWO! 

]]> 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 Lynn N Silver, Antoinette LaVecchia, Kate Abbruzzese, Karen Morgan, Didi Balle, Larry Heidel, Hernan Braberman, Brooklyn Dicent, Leslie Steinweiss 00:25:56 We’re celebrating our Women Write Funny BEST OF SEASON ONE to mark the end of our first season! Check out the highlights from my interviews with amazing brilliant funny kickass comedy creators who all share the same DNA as Thalia, Goddess of Comedy. Juicy excerpts from: Ep. 1: “Cooking Up Comedy” award-winning Off-B-way playwright/star ANTOINETTE LAVECCHIA Ep. 3: “Not Caring After 50” Stand-up Star and Mega Comedienne KAREN MORGAN Ep. 5: “What’s Not to Like?” playwright, actor & web sitcom creator LYNN N. SILVER Eps. 7/11: Happiness Coach, Corporate Shapeshifter & Comedy Wild Card: BROOKLYN DICENT Ep. 9: “Sending Up Shakespeare” with Red Bull winning-playwright gifted actor KATE ABBURZZESE We’re celebrating our Women Write Funny BEST OF SEASON ONE to mark the end of our first season! Check out the highlights from my interviews with amazing brilliant funny kickass comedy creators who all share the same DNA as Thalia, Goddess of Comedy. Juicy excerpts from: Ep. 1: “Cooking Up Comedy” award-winning Off-B-way playwright/star ANTOINETTE LAVECCHIA Ep. 3: “Not Caring After 50” Stand-up Star and Mega Comedienne KAREN MORGAN Ep. 5: “What’s Not to Like?” playwright, actor & web sitcom creator LYNN N. SILVER Eps. 7/11: Happiness Coach, Corporate Shapeshifter & Comedy Wild Card: BROOKLYN DICENT Ep. 9: “Sending Up Shakespeare” with Red Bull winning-playwright gifted actor KATE ABBURZZESE nyu tisch grad acting alum, karen morgan "after fifty you stop caring", kate abbruzzese actor, funny podcasts, brooklyn dicent, women write funny, didi balle, didi balle women write funny, didi balle playwright, dinner with mom lynn n silver, brooklyn dicent happiness coach, larry heidel, podcasts women humor, lynn n silver dinner with mom, didi balle symphonic plays, didi balle playwright and stage director, women and humor, kate abbruzzese red bull playwright contest winner, female comedy, female comics, karen morgan dry bar special, female comic podcasts, lynn n silver, hernan braberman ×, women comics, nyu tisch graduate acting alum writers forum, nyu writers forum, leslie steinweiss, host didi balle, antoinette lavecchia playwright, antoinette lavecchia, brooklyn dicent chief happiness officer no full 12 1 2308fb47-4032-4770-985d-60427b0690ab Women Write Funny: Interview with HAPPINESS COACH & CONSULTANT BROOKLYN DICENT. PART TWO. Host: Didi Balle 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 work.”

Credits: Writer-Creator-Host: DIDI BALLE https://www.didiballe.com Women Write Funny visit us!

https://www.womenwritefunny.com  

https://www.womenwritefunny.com/podcast.html

Brooklyn Dicent:

https://www.thehappinessconsultingcompany.com

Creative Contributors: Didi Balle (Creator/Host). Brooklyn Dicent. Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com.  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art).  Larry Amtrakmann (Promo King and Island Concert Master) Dr. Gil Bert (Shrink with a sense of humor .... did you know Freud said "Humor is the Noblest of the Defenses?" Sounds about right.)

]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:00:00 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (Didi Balle) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/women-write-funny-interview-with-happiness-coach-consultant-brooklyn-dicent-part-two-host-didi-balle-7aLr7sBB 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 work.”

Credits: Writer-Creator-Host: DIDI BALLE https://www.didiballe.com Women Write Funny visit us!

https://www.womenwritefunny.com  

https://www.womenwritefunny.com/podcast.html

Brooklyn Dicent:

https://www.thehappinessconsultingcompany.com

Creative Contributors: Didi Balle (Creator/Host). Brooklyn Dicent. Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com.  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art).  Larry Amtrakmann (Promo King and Island Concert Master) Dr. Gil Bert (Shrink with a sense of humor .... did you know Freud said "Humor is the Noblest of the Defenses?" Sounds about right.)

]]> Women Write Funny: Interview with HAPPINESS COACH & CONSULTANT BROOKLYN DICENT. PART TWO. Host: Didi Balle Didi Balle 00:26:54 PART TWO: Brooklyn Dicent is the world’s only CHO “Chief Happiness Officer” and founder of The Happiness Consulting Company whose bottom line is to bring joy, laughter and conscious-raising comedy to corporate America. Join Host Didi Balle as she interviews Brooklyn in PART TWO of a wise cray off-the-wall interview. Brooklyn 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 TWO you’ll learn about her mission to interact with audiences in positive, joyful ways to get people to “elevate their thinking, elevate their energy to create something.” What’s a “Conscious Comedian?” A “Curandera Comedian?” And how Brooklyn uses humor to open hearts and awaken audiences. PLUS find out why “gay people are the funniest and happiest people and on the planet." And why Puerto Ricans are the world’s gay culture. (Hint: Whether protest or fiesta it’s gonna be a party with fun, congas, food trucks, clanging pots, music, dancing, and yeah, laughter). Tune in to my interview with Happiness Coach and Consultant, Brooklyn Dicent who believes the key to being happy in life is to be creating. Listen to Episode 7 for PART ONE of my interview with Brooklyn Dicent! Listen. Learn. Laugh.
Women Write Funny The Podcast PART TWO: Brooklyn Dicent is the world’s only CHO “Chief Happiness Officer” and founder of The Happiness Consulting Company whose bottom line is to bring joy, laughter and conscious-raising comedy to corporate America. Join Host Didi Balle as she interviews Brooklyn in PART TWO of a wise cray off-the-wall interview. Brooklyn 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 TWO you’ll learn about her mission to interact with audiences in positive, joyful ways to get people to “elevate their thinking, elevate their energy to create something.” What’s a “Conscious Comedian?” A “Curandera Comedian?” And how Brooklyn uses humor to open hearts and awaken audiences. PLUS find out why “gay people are the funniest and happiest people and on the planet." And why Puerto Ricans are the world’s gay culture. (Hint: Whether protest or fiesta it’s gonna be a party with fun, congas, food trucks, clanging pots, music, dancing, and yeah, laughter). Tune in to my interview with Happiness Coach and Consultant, Brooklyn Dicent who believes the key to being happy in life is to be creating. Listen to Episode 7 for PART ONE of my interview with Brooklyn Dicent! Listen. Learn. Laugh.
Women Write Funny The Podcast no full 11 1 369ebcfc-1d70-4085-b1e7-3f031bd57ce0 IS YOUR THERAPIST A FLAMING NARCISSIST? A new Interview With My Psyche. With Host and Author DIDI BALLE. 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 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.

NOTE: 

If you’ve enjoyed our podcasts please SUBSCRIBE and consider leaving a short poz review. Open your Apple Podcast App, search for Women Write Funny Podcast, scroll to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101!

Thanks for listening, learning and laughing!

Didi Balle. Host & Humorist.

Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY

Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times

www.womenwritefunny.com

]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:30:00 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (Didi Balle) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/when-your-therapist-is-a-not-so-covert-narcissist-k8fARhTI 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 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.

NOTE: 

If you’ve enjoyed our podcasts please SUBSCRIBE and consider leaving a short poz review. Open your Apple Podcast App, search for Women Write Funny Podcast, scroll to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101!

Thanks for listening, learning and laughing!

Didi Balle. Host & Humorist.

Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY

Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times

www.womenwritefunny.com

]]> IS YOUR THERAPIST A FLAMING NARCISSIST? A new Interview With My Psyche. With Host and Author DIDI BALLE. Didi Balle 00:08:54 This week's Interview With My Psyche: IS YOUR THERAPIST A FLAMING NARCISSIST? Written and Read by Didi Balle I usually Interview My Psyche in the middle of the night but once a week in the light of day I delve into my psyche with a bona-fide therapist. This week’s Interview With My Psyche asks what few dare: “Is My Therapist a Flaming Narcissist?” Hear how I made the scary discovery during a Zoom therapy session just last week. Can you imagine your therapist falling asleep while you’re telling him/her your dream and then, when he/she wakes up, he/she tells you his/her dream and asks you to analyze it? Peak weird? Nope. That’s just the start! This week's Interview With My Psyche: IS YOUR THERAPIST A FLAMING NARCISSIST? Written and Read by Didi Balle I usually Interview My Psyche in the middle of the night but once a week in the light of day I delve into my psyche with a bona-fide therapist. This week’s Interview With My Psyche asks what few dare: “Is My Therapist a Flaming Narcissist?” Hear how I made the scary discovery during a Zoom therapy session just last week. Can you imagine your therapist falling asleep while you’re telling him/her your dream and then, when he/she wakes up, he/she tells you his/her dream and asks you to analyze it? Peak weird? Nope. That’s just the start! funny women, funny females, humorous women, women write funny, cognitive therapy, funny therapy stories, women in therapy, didi balle playwright and stage director, didi balle podcast, female and funny, female comedy writers, stage director didi balle, therapy humor, behavioral therapy, playwright didi balle, narcissistic therapist, women write funny podcast, funny women podcast no full 10 1 9600e30f-a803-4530-b38c-6f6410e74044 Women Write Funny Ep. 9: Sending Up Shakespeare with Writer and Actor Kate Abbruzzese. With Host Didi Balle. 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 Music). www.lesliesteinweiss.com

Hernan Braberman (Cover ART), Larry Lagos (Media Maven)

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.

NOTE: 

If you’ve enjoyed our podcasts please consider leaving a short glowing review. Open your Apple Podcast App (purple app on all iPhones), search for Women Write Funny Podcast, then scroll down to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101!


 

Thanks for listening, learning and laughing!

Didi Balle. Host & Humorist.

Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY

Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times

www.womenwritefunny.com

]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:33:48 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (Didi Balle) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/women-write-funny-ep-9-sending-up-shakespeare-with-writer-and-actor-kate-abbruzzese-with-host-didi-balle-7ATUdu24 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 Music). www.lesliesteinweiss.com

Hernan Braberman (Cover ART), Larry Lagos (Media Maven)

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.

NOTE: 

If you’ve enjoyed our podcasts please consider leaving a short glowing review. Open your Apple Podcast App (purple app on all iPhones), search for Women Write Funny Podcast, then scroll down to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101!


 

Thanks for listening, learning and laughing!

Didi Balle. Host & Humorist.

Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY

Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times

www.womenwritefunny.com

]]> Women Write Funny Ep. 9: Sending Up Shakespeare with Writer and Actor Kate Abbruzzese. With Host Didi Balle. Didi Balle 00:19:30 This week I interview thirty-something Brooklyn-based actor, playwright and comic illustrator, Kate Abbruzzese, a grad of NYU Tisch School of the Arts Grad Acting Program. Kate’s comic influencer is a genuine classic: William Shakespeare. She's inspired by the Bard to reimagine his plays like McBeth, As You Like It and The Tempest … cherrypicking her fav characters and setting them in contemporary sitcom-ish scenes exploring their day to day lives from the serious to the mundane. Her short (10 min.) plays are quirky, serious and inexpliquably funny. Her Shakespearean-based characters speak, act, and think like regular peeps from the 21st century … and can’t help but reveal what’s going on in their heads/hearts … in ways the Bard never imagined. Her first 10-minute Shakespeare send-ups earned Kate first prize in the Red Bull playwriting contest twice. Their success has inspired her to expand “The McBeths” (set in 1950s Scotland) to a full-length comedy/drama. What’s the fine line between comedy and drama? The connection between honesty and humor? Find out: LISTEN. LEARN. LAUGH. Women Write Funny The Podcast www.womenwritefunny.com This week I interview thirty-something Brooklyn-based actor, playwright and comic illustrator, Kate Abbruzzese, a grad of NYU Tisch School of the Arts Grad Acting Program. Kate’s comic influencer is a genuine classic: William Shakespeare. She's inspired by the Bard to reimagine his plays like McBeth, As You Like It and The Tempest … cherrypicking her fav characters and setting them in contemporary sitcom-ish scenes exploring their day to day lives from the serious to the mundane. Her short (10 min.) plays are quirky, serious and inexpliquably funny. Her Shakespearean-based characters speak, act, and think like regular peeps from the 21st century … and can’t help but reveal what’s going on in their heads/hearts … in ways the Bard never imagined. Her first 10-minute Shakespeare send-ups earned Kate first prize in the Red Bull playwriting contest twice. Their success has inspired her to expand “The McBeths” (set in 1950s Scotland) to a full-length comedy/drama. What’s the fine line between comedy and drama? The connection between honesty and humor? Find out: LISTEN. LEARN. LAUGH. Women Write Funny The Podcast www.womenwritefunny.com no full 9 1 d89e772d-21b0-4a79-afe2-38622a8292fa Interview With My Psyche: DIARY OF A POODLE AU PAIR. With WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Host and Writer Didi Balle 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 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.NOTE: 

If you’ve enjoyed our podcasts please consider leaving a short glowing review. Open your Apple Podcast App (purple app on all iPhones), search for Women Write Funny Podcast, then scroll down to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101!

Thanks for listening, learning and laughing!

Didi Balle. Host & Humorist.

Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY

Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times

www.womenwritefunny.com

]]> Wed, 4 Aug 2021 07:31:02 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (Women Write Funny, Didi Balle, Leslie Steinweiss) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/interview-with-my-psyche-diary-of-a-poodle-au-pair-with-women-write-funny-host-and-writer-didi-balle-c3OTNsiu 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
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]]> Interview With My Psyche: DIARY OF A POODLE AU PAIR. With WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Host and Writer Didi Balle Women Write Funny, Didi Balle, Leslie Steinweiss 00:09:01 This week is about writing memoirs. Or not. Mines called: “MEMOIRS I’LL NEVER WRITE” and it’s full of stuff any self-respecting author would never include in their enviable life story. If you’re interested in making someone grin or laugh the first thing to go are literary aspirations, which is why I prefer writing entertaining stories from an unexpected point of view like Disney meets peyote. Herewith the first chapter of my anti-memoir: DIARY OF A POODLE AU PAIR Yes It’s shallow, and a far cry from The Diary of Anne Frank but sometimes something shallow and silly is the perfect antidote for apocalyptic times. Wonder what it’s like to have two massive standard poodles with intellects superior to your own who assume you’re their personal Au Pair? Find out! Meet OSCAR and SASHA my two canine companions who without my knowledge hired me as their personal au pair. Listen. Learn. Laugh.
 Women Write Funny The Podcast This week is about writing memoirs. Or not. Mines called: “MEMOIRS I’LL NEVER WRITE” and it’s full of stuff any self-respecting author would never include in their enviable life story. If you’re interested in making someone grin or laugh the first thing to go are literary aspirations, which is why I prefer writing entertaining stories from an unexpected point of view like Disney meets peyote. Herewith the first chapter of my anti-memoir: DIARY OF A POODLE AU PAIR Yes It’s shallow, and a far cry from The Diary of Anne Frank but sometimes something shallow and silly is the perfect antidote for apocalyptic times. Wonder what it’s like to have two massive standard poodles with intellects superior to your own who assume you’re their personal Au Pair? Find out! Meet OSCAR and SASHA my two canine companions who without my knowledge hired me as their personal au pair. Listen. Learn. Laugh.
 Women Write Funny The Podcast poodle au pair, women write funny, didi balle playwright, james thurber, standard poodles, animal humor, dog tales, poodle humor, funny dogs, memoir writing tips, comic podcasts no full 8 1 e432b8d6-40d5-467f-9fc1-ad08781aefde HAPPINESS COACH & CONSULTANT: BROOKLYN DICENT brings laughter and conscious-raising comedy to corporate America. Part I with WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Host & Writer Didi Balle. 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 Dicent who believes “It is possible to be happy at work.”

Credits: Writer-Creator-Host: DIDI BALLE  Women Write Funny:

https://www.womenwritefunny.com  

https://www.womenwritefunny.com/podcast.html

Brooklyn Dicent:

https://www.thehappinessconsultingcompany.com

Creative Contributors: Didi Balle (Creator/Host). Brooklyn Dicent. Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com.  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art).  Larry Heidelowski (Promo King and Island Concert Master) 

]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2021 03:48:00 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (Didi Balle, Larry Heidel, Hernan Braberman, Brooklyn Dicent, Leslie Steinweiss) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/happiness-coach-consultant-brooklyn-dicent-brings-laughter-and-conscious-raising-comedy-to-corporate-america-part-i-with-women-write-funny-host-writer-didi-balle-ngMOBOD9 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 Dicent who believes “It is possible to be happy at work.”

Credits: Writer-Creator-Host: DIDI BALLE  Women Write Funny:

https://www.womenwritefunny.com  

https://www.womenwritefunny.com/podcast.html

Brooklyn Dicent:

https://www.thehappinessconsultingcompany.com

Creative Contributors: Didi Balle (Creator/Host). Brooklyn Dicent. Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com.  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art).  Larry Heidelowski (Promo King and Island Concert Master) 

]]> HAPPINESS COACH & CONSULTANT: BROOKLYN DICENT brings laughter and conscious-raising comedy to corporate America. Part I with WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Host & Writer Didi Balle. Didi Balle, Larry Heidel, Hernan Braberman, Brooklyn Dicent, Leslie Steinweiss 00:18:58 Brooklyn Dicent is the world’s only CHO “Chief Happiness Officer” and founder of The Happiness Consulting Company whose bottom line is to bring joy, laughter and conscious-raising comedy to corporate America. How much better would it be with thousands of CHOs instead of CEOs? What if companies like Apple, GM and Amazon had a CHO whose mission would not be to rocket off in a giant metal penis to their personal fame and glory but instead would be focused on uplifting employees by facilitating collaboration and creativity with bad-ass inspirational, interactive comedy? ENTER: BROOKLYN DICENT! Fascinating listen to a grounded out-of-the-box comedian whose mind is a combo of a petri dish and an incendiary device. She explodes with on target takes about the why/how/what-ifs of seemingly effortless comedy performance which always includes riffing and reading the room. PART 1 OF 2 INTERVIEWS Brooklyn Dicent is the world’s only CHO “Chief Happiness Officer” and founder of The Happiness Consulting Company whose bottom line is to bring joy, laughter and conscious-raising comedy to corporate America. How much better would it be with thousands of CHOs instead of CEOs? What if companies like Apple, GM and Amazon had a CHO whose mission would not be to rocket off in a giant metal penis to their personal fame and glory but instead would be focused on uplifting employees by facilitating collaboration and creativity with bad-ass inspirational, interactive comedy? ENTER: BROOKLYN DICENT! Fascinating listen to a grounded out-of-the-box comedian whose mind is a combo of a petri dish and an incendiary device. She explodes with on target takes about the why/how/what-ifs of seemingly effortless comedy performance which always includes riffing and reading the room. PART 1 OF 2 INTERVIEWS inspiring comedy, crowd work comedians, crowd work and improv, brooklyn dicent, didi balle, conscious comedy, podcall, comedy consulting, podcasters, chief happiness officer, latina comics, women and humor, improv comedians, latina stand up comics, happiness consulting company, akimbo alum, funny female comics, women write funny podcast, puerto rico comics, latina lesbians, crowd work comics, funny podcast, joyful humor, latina comedy, akimbo podcasters, corporate humor no full 7 1 dd5bc8d3-d371-41f1-b890-9caab346f83b Interview With My Psyche: EMBRACE YOUR INNER SLOTH. Host & Humorist Didi Balle explains why Laziness is a Secret Weapon for Success. "When people ask me: “What’s your power animal?” (I live in California) I tell them: "The Sloth Is My Power Animal."  _ Didi Balle

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Listen. Learn. Laugh.
Women Write Funny The Podcast

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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.
 

 

]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2021 01:58:53 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (Didi Balle) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/interview-with-my-psyche-embrace-your-inner-sloth-host-humorist-didi-balle-explains-why-laziness-is-the-secret-key-for-success-f_9HYuUe "When people ask me: “What’s your power animal?” (I live in California) I tell them: "The Sloth Is My Power Animal."  _ Didi Balle

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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. Learn. Laugh.
Women Write Funny The Podcast

https://www.womenwritefunny.com/podcast.html

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.
 

 

]]> Interview With My Psyche: EMBRACE YOUR INNER SLOTH. Host & Humorist Didi Balle explains why Laziness is a Secret Weapon for Success. Didi Balle 00:09:52 Join WOMEN WRITE FUNNY PODCAST host and humorist Didi Balle in this laid-back rant about anti-sloth propaganda. Learn some cray scientific facts about sloths. How they share common traits with writers. And why the Bible has zero respect for these funny creatures. If you're hell-bent on discovering why Laziness aka SLOTH is the Secret Weapon for Success, tune in. LISTEN. LEARN. LAUGH. Did you know that sloths, those crescent-grinning creatures who like to hang upside down in trees munching on tender leaves, have survived for 62 MILLION years, longer than any other mammal on earth because of their strategic survival secret called sloth aka laziness? Is the so-called Deadly Sin “Sloth Lifestyle” a vice or a virtue? Join WOMEN WRITE FUNNY PODCAST host and humorist Didi Balle in this laid-back rant about anti-sloth propaganda. Learn some cray scientific facts about sloths. How they share common traits with writers. And why the Bible has zero respect for these funny creatures. If you're hell-bent on discovering why Laziness aka SLOTH is the Secret Weapon for Success, tune in. LISTEN. LEARN. LAUGH. Did you know that sloths, those crescent-grinning creatures who like to hang upside down in trees munching on tender leaves, have survived for 62 MILLION years, longer than any other mammal on earth because of their strategic survival secret called sloth aka laziness? Is the so-called Deadly Sin “Sloth Lifestyle” a vice or a virtue? secret weapon for success, sloths in the bible, funny women, sloth as power animal, funny podcasts, women write funny, didi balle, seven deadly sins, humor, female playwrights, female podcasters, stage director didi balle, female humorists, playwright didi balle, sloths, women podcasters, lazy is good for you, secret to success, women comedians, laziness, be lazy be happy, comic podcasts, witty women no full 6 1 e840e685-c716-4032-878a-3757190d7983 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 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 King).  Dr. Bert Gil (Shrink) The Flying Poodle Ranch Production Company 

VISIT:

https://www.womenwritefunny.com

https://www.didiballe.com

Lynn N. Silver  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-silver-3614912a

"Dinner With Mom" web series trailer

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"Diner With Mom" Episodes:

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https://vimeo.com/122047153

William Inge Center For the Arts (Lynn N. Silver was the recipient of a William Inge Residency Fellowship as a Playwright)  http://ingecenter.org

 

]]> Tue, 6 Jul 2021 05:01:42 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (Lynn N. Silver, Didi Balle, Leslie Steinweiss) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/women-write-funny-ep-5-whats-not-to-like-lynn-n-silver-slays-anxiety-humor-w-fellow-tisch-grad-acting-alum-writer-host-didi-balle-nKaX0xin 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 King).  Dr. Bert Gil (Shrink) The Flying Poodle Ranch Production Company 

VISIT:

https://www.womenwritefunny.com

https://www.didiballe.com

Lynn N. Silver  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-silver-3614912a

"Dinner With Mom" web series trailer

https://vimeo.com/152289017

"Diner With Mom" Episodes:

https://vimeo.com/159985665

https://vimeo.com/122047153

William Inge Center For the Arts (Lynn N. Silver was the recipient of a William Inge Residency Fellowship as a Playwright)  http://ingecenter.org

 

]]> 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 Lynn N. Silver, Didi Balle, Leslie Steinweiss 00:18:37 Women Write Funny The Podcast: Episode Five “WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE?” with Actor, Playwright & Thalia Clone LYNN N. SILVER speaks with fellow NYU Tisch Grad Acting Alum Host & Writer Didi Balle LYNN N. SILVER Creator, actor, writer of “Dinner with Mom” a YouTube sit-com about a Jewish mother who knows no boundaries and her daughter who can’t live without them. Based on Lynn N. Silver’s play “Rules” (performed by Olympia Dukakis playing Lynn’s on-stage mother with Lynn playing the role of daughter). Are there times when humor runs away and hides and can’t be found? Can "funny" or "timing" be taught? Is making people laugh the ultimate weapon against anxiety? Tune in: Listen. Learn. Laugh. Women Write Funny The Podcast 
 Women Write Funny The Podcast: Episode Five “WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE?” with Actor, Playwright & Thalia Clone LYNN N. SILVER speaks with fellow NYU Tisch Grad Acting Alum Host & Writer Didi Balle LYNN N. SILVER Creator, actor, writer of “Dinner with Mom” a YouTube sit-com about a Jewish mother who knows no boundaries and her daughter who can’t live without them. Based on Lynn N. Silver’s play “Rules” (performed by Olympia Dukakis playing Lynn’s on-stage mother with Lynn playing the role of daughter). Are there times when humor runs away and hides and can’t be found? Can "funny" or "timing" be taught? Is making people laugh the ultimate weapon against anxiety? Tune in: Listen. Learn. Laugh. Women Write Funny The Podcast 
 thalia goddess of comedy, women write funny, nyu tisch graduate acting alum association, didi balle, lynn n. silver, lynn neiderman silver, female comedy, william inge foundation, women comics, nyu tisch gaaa writer's forum, leslie steinweiss no full 5 1 6117f086-832d-4f9a-8ff3-4e01fac92130 Interview with My Psyche: "HUSBAND OR HANDYMAN? A Philosophical Query" by Host&Writer Didi Balle 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’m writing and thinking about that week.

To learn more about my life as a professional playwright and stage director and the creator of a new genre of theater called "Symphonic Plays" visit www.didiballe.com

Visit www.womenwritefunny and sign up for our newsletter, upcoming writing contests and more. We'd love to hear from you!

Cleveland Clinic Mental Health E-zine Endorses

WOMEN WRITE FUNNY THE PODCAST!

“Laughter can stimulate the heart, increase endorphins, improve our ability to

fight infection and help reduce pain ... so laugh when you can!”

]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2021 06:56:50 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (Women Write Funny, Didi Balle) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/interview-with-my-psyche-husband-or-handyman-a-philosophical-query-by-hostwriter-didi-balle-_q99WHno 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’m writing and thinking about that week.

To learn more about my life as a professional playwright and stage director and the creator of a new genre of theater called "Symphonic Plays" visit www.didiballe.com

Visit www.womenwritefunny and sign up for our newsletter, upcoming writing contests and more. We'd love to hear from you!

Cleveland Clinic Mental Health E-zine Endorses

WOMEN WRITE FUNNY THE PODCAST!

“Laughter can stimulate the heart, increase endorphins, improve our ability to

fight infection and help reduce pain ... so laugh when you can!”

]]> Interview with My Psyche: "HUSBAND OR HANDYMAN? A Philosophical Query" by Host&Writer Didi Balle Women Write Funny, Didi Balle 00:09:16 Get those endorphins going with this week’s 9 MINUTE WOMEN WRITE FUNNY PODCAST Episode 4: Interview with My Psyche: “HUSBAND OR HANDYMAN? A Philosophical Query” A comic monologue written and read for you by Did Balle Here's the thing: Divorced women like me often get asked by well-meaning divorced friends: "Do you think you'll ever seriously date or marry again? " I tell them: "For me it all boils down to a simple question: "Husband or Handyman?" By the end of Episode 4 you'll know my answer! Get those endorphins going with this week’s 9 MINUTE WOMEN WRITE FUNNY PODCAST Episode 4: Interview with My Psyche: “HUSBAND OR HANDYMAN? A Philosophical Query” A comic monologue written and read for you by Did Balle Here's the thing: Divorced women like me often get asked by well-meaning divorced friends: "Do you think you'll ever seriously date or marry again? " I tell them: "For me it all boils down to a simple question: "Husband or Handyman?" By the end of Episode 4 you'll know my answer! leslie steinweiss music, husband or handyman, humor and health, didi balle, didi balle playwright, didi balle symphonic plays, didi balle podcast, rent a spouse, female comics, women write funny podcast, leslie steinweiss composer, women humorists no full 4 1 572baa3e-9f67-4b83-b851-652222479cf6 Standup Star & Comedienne KAREN MORGAN: "NOT CARING AFTER 50" lets it rip with Host&Writer Didi Balle 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!  

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]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:15:26 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (Karen Morgan, Didi Balle, Larry Heidel, Leslie Doc Steinweiss, Hernan Braberman) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/standup-star-comediene-karen-morgan-not-caring-after-50-lets-it-rip-with-hostwriter-didi-balle-gQnakjFJ 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!  

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]]> Standup Star & Comedienne KAREN MORGAN: "NOT CARING AFTER 50" lets it rip with Host&Writer Didi Balle Karen Morgan, Didi Balle, Larry Heidel, Leslie Doc Steinweiss, Hernan Braberman 00:18:39 If anyone can redeem the name “Karen” ... KAREN MORGAN can! Although who needs redemption when your DryBar Comedy Special “After 50 You Just Stop Caring” has nearly 2 MILLION downloads on YouTube, 3 MILLION followers on Facebook, and more “likes” than the entire population of Bangor, Maine? WOMEN WRITE FUNNY PODCAST Host and Writer Didi Balle interviews the seriously funny KAREN MORGAN about making people laugh, perfecting comic timing, using her husband and kids as comic fodder, and what it's like for a former Southern Belle to live in rural Maine where moose rival mint juleps. KAREN MORGAN is a bona-fide Comedy Influencer although she's loathe to admit it. How did she become a stand-up phenomenon after starting her career in her 40s? And what does she think about these amaze-ball stats? In addition to being a badass lawyer (warning: never steal one of her jokes), Karen’s a national touring comic with sell-out shows, a producer of comedy shows, a triathlete, a mom, a wife, and a former Georgia peach who escaped to Maine but has yet to meet a moose face-to-face. Always in search of new comedy material, she pursues random moose encounters on her early morning runs. When I asked if her next comedy special is called: “Trawling in Lobster Boats with Comedians” she denied it ... but I wonder. Tune in. Find Out. Laugh. Women Write Funny The Podcast DIDI BALLE. HOST-WRITER-PRODUCER If anyone can redeem the name “Karen” ... KAREN MORGAN can! Although who needs redemption when your DryBar Comedy Special “After 50 You Just Stop Caring” has nearly 2 MILLION downloads on YouTube, 3 MILLION followers on Facebook, and more “likes” than the entire population of Bangor, Maine? WOMEN WRITE FUNNY PODCAST Host and Writer Didi Balle interviews the seriously funny KAREN MORGAN about making people laugh, perfecting comic timing, using her husband and kids as comic fodder, and what it's like for a former Southern Belle to live in rural Maine where moose rival mint juleps. KAREN MORGAN is a bona-fide Comedy Influencer although she's loathe to admit it. How did she become a stand-up phenomenon after starting her career in her 40s? And what does she think about these amaze-ball stats? In addition to being a badass lawyer (warning: never steal one of her jokes), Karen’s a national touring comic with sell-out shows, a producer of comedy shows, a triathlete, a mom, a wife, and a former Georgia peach who escaped to Maine but has yet to meet a moose face-to-face. Always in search of new comedy material, she pursues random moose encounters on her early morning runs. When I asked if her next comedy special is called: “Trawling in Lobster Boats with Comedians” she denied it ... but I wonder. Tune in. Find Out. Laugh. Women Write Funny The Podcast DIDI BALLE. HOST-WRITER-PRODUCER comediennes, funny women, karen morgan seriously funny, women in stand up, karen morgan, women write funny, didi balle, akimbo podcast, karen morgan stand up, maine comedians, karen morgan dry bar special, women comics, hernan braberman, leslie steinweiss, funny femmes no full 3 1 d59d8f19-5109-49f2-a73b-7c2ba68ad510 Women Write Funny Podcast: "Interview With My Psyche" with Host&Writer Did Balle. This week: "When a Joke is Not A Joke" 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 NOT A LIE BUT A  JOKE but no one gets the joke and thinks it real-life .... 

Your real-life and they want to hire you not for any REAL accomplishments on your resume  but for the random JOKE they think is real

Come visit us! www.womenwritefunny.com 

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Didi Balle. Host/Writer/Creator  www.didiballe.com

Leslie Steinweiss (Theme Music) www.lesliesteinweiss.com

Hernan Braberman (Cover Art)

Mayo Clinic Staff Writers (Inadvertent Endorsement)

Larry Hickenlooper (Promo Chief of Staff)

]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:43:15 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (My Psyche, Mayo Clinic, Didi Balle, Hernan Braberman, Sex, Leslie Steinweiss) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/women-write-funny-podcast-interview-with-my-psyche-with-hostwriter-did-balle-this-week-when-a-joke-is-not-a-joke-u8pZ5LE0 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 NOT A LIE BUT A  JOKE but no one gets the joke and thinks it real-life .... 

Your real-life and they want to hire you not for any REAL accomplishments on your resume  but for the random JOKE they think is real

Come visit us! www.womenwritefunny.com 

CREDITS:

Didi Balle. Host/Writer/Creator  www.didiballe.com

Leslie Steinweiss (Theme Music) www.lesliesteinweiss.com

Hernan Braberman (Cover Art)

Mayo Clinic Staff Writers (Inadvertent Endorsement)

Larry Hickenlooper (Promo Chief of Staff)

]]> Women Write Funny Podcast: "Interview With My Psyche" with Host&Writer Did Balle. This week: "When a Joke is Not A Joke" My Psyche, Mayo Clinic, Didi Balle, Hernan Braberman, Sex, Leslie Steinweiss 00:07:37 Did you know The Mayo Clinic endorses Women Write Funny The Podcast?!? “Laughter is good for you over the long term. Laughter may relieve and ease pain by causing the body to produce its own natural painkillers." _ Mayo Clinic Staff Get those endorphins going with this week’s SEVEN MINUTE Women Write Funny Podcast Episode 2: “Interview with My Psyche.” 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 a JOKE NOT A LIE but no one gets the joke and thinks it real-life, like your real-life and they want to hire you not for any REAL accomplishments but for the JOKE job they think is real! Did you know The Mayo Clinic endorses Women Write Funny The Podcast?!? “Laughter is good for you over the long term. Laughter may relieve and ease pain by causing the body to produce its own natural painkillers." _ Mayo Clinic Staff Get those endorphins going with this week’s SEVEN MINUTE Women Write Funny Podcast Episode 2: “Interview with My Psyche.” 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 a JOKE NOT A LIE but no one gets the joke and thinks it real-life, like your real-life and they want to hire you not for any REAL accomplishments but for the JOKE job they think is real! humor and the psyche, alaska salmon fisheries, salmon jokes, jokes about salmon, comedy empire, denise lanctot, resume lies, hollywood comedy studios, resume tips, women write funny, didi balle, getting hired in hollywood, short funny podcast, hollywood h&r for comedy studios, fish tales, resume jokes, funny podcast for women, lying on your resume, jokes on resumes, mayo clinic on laughter as pain relief, salmon canning, jokes about fish, joke or lie?, psyche humor, alaska fish cannery, denise balle, funny business, hernan braberman, salmon canning factory, leslie steinweiss, lie or joke?, salmon, mayo clinic on stress no full 2 1 df5f1f0c-0bb7-4838-b1fc-d8097bbb212d Women Write Funny: Cooking Up Comedy with Broadway actor-comediene-writer Antoinette LaVecchia and Host Didi Balle 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 monthly workshop was moved from in-person gatherings in Manhattan to gatherings on Zoom. I met long-lost classmates and discovered Antoinette (from a later class) when she performed a monologue from her latest play. She blew me away with her talents.

Later I discovered we shared friends/theatre colleagues in common (Paul Walker) and she’d attended a performance of a musical called “Beautiful Soup” (I wrote the play and lyrics) at a theater I’d founded and ran in downtown Manhattan … a musical originally developed by and starring … Paul Walker. And the composer of that show who invited me to be his collaborator was an incredible man named Leslie Steinweiss who years later I asked to write the theme music for this podcast! Antoinette told me how much she’d loved the music/songs in Beautiful Soup before knowing Leslie composed the theme music for this podcast!

I feel weird thanking the pandemic for introducing me to this amazing funny woman whose paths had crossed with mine without my ever knowing.

And now you get to meet her too. 

Didi Balle. Host & Creator. Women Write Funny Podcast. June 8, 2021

]]> Tue, 8 Jun 2021 06:15:11 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (Women Write Funny, Antoinette LaVecchia, Didi Balle, Larry Heidel, Hernan Braberman, Leslie Steinweiss) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/women-write-funny-cooking-up-comedy-with-b-way-actor-comediene-writer-antoinette-lavecchia-and-host-didi-balle-ybd4JYcW 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 monthly workshop was moved from in-person gatherings in Manhattan to gatherings on Zoom. I met long-lost classmates and discovered Antoinette (from a later class) when she performed a monologue from her latest play. She blew me away with her talents.

Later I discovered we shared friends/theatre colleagues in common (Paul Walker) and she’d attended a performance of a musical called “Beautiful Soup” (I wrote the play and lyrics) at a theater I’d founded and ran in downtown Manhattan … a musical originally developed by and starring … Paul Walker. And the composer of that show who invited me to be his collaborator was an incredible man named Leslie Steinweiss who years later I asked to write the theme music for this podcast! Antoinette told me how much she’d loved the music/songs in Beautiful Soup before knowing Leslie composed the theme music for this podcast!

I feel weird thanking the pandemic for introducing me to this amazing funny woman whose paths had crossed with mine without my ever knowing.

And now you get to meet her too. 

Didi Balle. Host & Creator. Women Write Funny Podcast. June 8, 2021

]]> Women Write Funny: Cooking Up Comedy with Broadway actor-comediene-writer Antoinette LaVecchia and Host Didi Balle Women Write Funny, Antoinette LaVecchia, Didi Balle, Larry Heidel, Hernan Braberman, Leslie Steinweiss 00:26:26 Nourish your spirit, soul and funny bone with Antoinette LaVecchia in Cooking Up Comedy. In the season opening of Women Write Funny The Podcast, Host Didi Balle chows down with the Fab, Funny and Amazing Antoinette. Hear about Antoinette’s earliest memories play-acting on an apartment balcony in Italy for passersby …. her later discovery at large family gatherings where she’d act out scenes from family life imitating her mother and brother … realizing before long she had a secret super power: The Ability To Make People Laugh. Any surprise she’d grow up to receive rave reviews for her performances on Broadway and regional theaters? Plus write and star in an award-winning one-woman Off Broadway comedy “How To Be A Good Italian Daughter (In Spite of Myself)?” At the close of our interview Antoinette performs live an amazing new monologue from her upcoming play, “Village Stories,” a crazy captivating collage of characters and stories from her Italian ancestry. Spoiler Alert: Antoinette Divulges A Closely Held Family Secret: Her beloved Italian Mother's secret recipe for spaghetti/red sauce (with or without red meat for you vegans). Face it: Antoinette LaVecchia is LA BELLA COMEDIA Nourish your spirit, soul and funny bone with Antoinette LaVecchia in Cooking Up Comedy. In the season opening of Women Write Funny The Podcast, Host Didi Balle chows down with the Fab, Funny and Amazing Antoinette. Hear about Antoinette’s earliest memories play-acting on an apartment balcony in Italy for passersby …. her later discovery at large family gatherings where she’d act out scenes from family life imitating her mother and brother … realizing before long she had a secret super power: The Ability To Make People Laugh. Any surprise she’d grow up to receive rave reviews for her performances on Broadway and regional theaters? Plus write and star in an award-winning one-woman Off Broadway comedy “How To Be A Good Italian Daughter (In Spite of Myself)?” At the close of our interview Antoinette performs live an amazing new monologue from her upcoming play, “Village Stories,” a crazy captivating collage of characters and stories from her Italian ancestry. Spoiler Alert: Antoinette Divulges A Closely Held Family Secret: Her beloved Italian Mother's secret recipe for spaghetti/red sauce (with or without red meat for you vegans). Face it: Antoinette LaVecchia is LA BELLA COMEDIA comedy interviews, comic plays, beautiful soup, denise lanctot, dear knows, funny women, humorous women, nyu tisch acting, cherry lane theater, nyu graduate acting alumanae, didi balle, didi balle playwright, nyu tisch school of the arts alum, didi balle reviews, cooking comedy, nyu tisch grad acting alum association, didi balle stage director, leslie steinwiess, antoinette lavecchia mad about you, female comedy writers, broadway credits antoinette lavecchia, italian actress, paul walker, leslie steinweiss composer, italian humor, off broadway plays, antoinette lavecchia, comic podcasts no full 1 1 af5874b7-bd2e-4628-9371-af5de0b95e14 Women Write Funny Trailer 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 

]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2021 04:43:38 +0000 writerddb@gmail.com (Antoinette LaVecchia, Karen Morgan, Didi Balle, Leslie Doc Steinweiss, Hernan Braberman) https://women-write-funny-celebrating-women-keeping-humor-alive-in-d.simplecast.com/episodes/women-write-funny-trailer-bI9i3UQO 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 

]]> Women Write Funny Trailer Antoinette LaVecchia, Karen Morgan, Didi Balle, Leslie Doc Steinweiss, Hernan Braberman 00:01:36 Welcome to the insane inspiring world of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY. Every week Host DIDI BALLE interviews funny femmes who share the same DNA as Thalia, the Goddess of Comedy. Experience the gene pool of women who can't help but write and act funny. Meet today's Comedy Creators: Writers. Actors. Scriptwriters. Playwrights. Directors. Composers. Stand-ups. Sit-downs. Be part of the LOL community where joy and irreverence are instruments of change. Who said revolution can't be fun? Welcome to the insane inspiring world of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY. Every week Host DIDI BALLE interviews funny femmes who share the same DNA as Thalia, the Goddess of Comedy. Experience the gene pool of women who can't help but write and act funny. Meet today's Comedy Creators: Writers. Actors. Scriptwriters. Playwrights. Directors. Composers. Stand-ups. Sit-downs. Be part of the LOL community where joy and irreverence are instruments of change. Who said revolution can't be fun? no trailer 1