Generation Slay
Generation Slay
Emma Havighorst
Comedian Ruby Karp on Being a Trailblazing Female Voice in a Male-Dominated Industry
25 minutes Posted May 21, 2019 at 10:00 am.
Getting started in comedy
Her mom’s influence
The process of hosting a comedy show
Navigating the politics and power of being a young woman in comedy
This generation’s trailblazing female comedians
Her book, Earth Hates Me
Proudest parts of the book
Finding motivation
Advice for fellow Gen Z-ers
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On today’s episode, Ruby Karp joins us to talk comedy, writing a book, and just generally being super successful. Ruby Karp has been performing at UCB in New York City since she was a fetus. She's talked about feminism with Amy Poehler in Smart Girls at the Party, won a Moth slam, she's done a TEDx talk, spoken at the UN and hosted StuVoice. She is the author of Earth Hates Me and she currently hosts the monthly stand up show, We Hope You Have Fun at UCB, where she has been since 2014. She's a freshman at Emerson College. You can follow Ruby online at @rubykarp.
Throughout the pod, we chat about:
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