Out Loud: A Queer Comedy Podcast · Corbin Willmorth

Episode 9 - Lizzie High

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Host Corbin Wilmorth (Spokane) interviews Lizzie High, a 23-year-old Brooklyn-based comedian who does stand-up, improv, and on-camera work. Lizzie co-hosts the monthly showcase 'Little Birdie' and performs with improv team Zero, which is headed to the Edinburgh Fringe. The conversation opens with a teaser clip of Lizzie's bit about being hate-crimed while running — men on bikes spitting on her and calling her a slur — with the punchline that they were correct because 'everyone looks like a faggot in running clothes.' The interview covers the queer comic vs. comic-who-is-queer distinction, the responsibility of marginalized performers to create understanding rather than alienation, the vast cultural gulf between Brooklyn and Manhattan comedy scenes, Lizzie's comedy hot take that dating app jokes are exhausted, her diplomatic immunity answer (burn down a police station), the unexpected cultural thesis that Midwest lesbians love karate, and her core wisdom: the most transformative thing a new comedian can do is simply show up every day. The episode also features a Dubby Energy sponsorship and plugs for the Spokane Comedy Film Festival and Corbin's secret upcoming project.

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A loose, candid queer-comedy conversation that feels lived in rather than polished.

Corbin Wilmorth comes back after a two-week break with a blunt update about queer safety, a broken pair of glasses, and the show slipping down the priority list.

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Press play for a candid queer-comedy hang about queer safety, scene differences, and the grind of stand-up networking.

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