Episode 1: Vermont

A Vermont dairy farmer unexpectedly becomes a comedy movie star, then a candidate for the U.S. Senate.

our favorite comedy club
Vermont Comedy Club

Most comedy clubs are owned by scary 60 year old men who don’t know anything about comedy. This place is owned by a funny 30-something couple who performed comedy for a decade before they opened a club. It shows. Also, Vermont comedy club has an experimental comedy room that, among other things, has a talk show where the host interviews live dogs.

our favorite comedian
Tina Friml

Tina Friml is a stand-up. She’s hysterical, delightful, and she has cerebral pulsy. When we interviewed her, she said something we loved: “if I can address the elephant in the room and get people to see that I’m normal, then I can finally dive into other stuff and reveal that I’m a psycho.” We can attest to that fact. She’s a psycho. The best kind.

our favorite story
Take it Back

In the early 2000s, there was a political movement called “Take Back Vermont.” The movement started as a civilized protest against same-sex civil unions in Vermont, but it soon took on undertones of outright homophobia. Comedian Hillary Boone has this great story about how her mom dreamed up a guerrilla campaign to fight the movement. She told the story at a Moth Storytelling event in Burlington. Listen here.