The time when Jo Firestone brought pizza
Jo Firestone is a Brooklyn-based comedian who can be seen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Joe Pera Talks With You, High Maintenance, Shrill, The Chris Gethard Show, and more. She can be heard on Maximum Fun’s Dr. Gameshow, a podcast she co-hosts with Manolo Moreno. Her album, “The Hits” is available on Comedy Central Records, and if you like puns, check out Punderdome: A Card Game for Pun Lovers. She is very willing work with animals please consider her for animals. Jo also performed at our first GOLD Comedy LIVE!
Favorite response to a heckler or troll?
“Stop it, father.”
On your deathbed, what transcendent advice would you croak at a young comedian?
This question is unnecessarily morbid. Just try to be yourself and dive into what you think is funny.
What’s your first impulse when someone says “women aren’t funny”?
😘
When you were coming up in comedy, what helped you stick with it?
Supportive friends. Some really memorable shows.
Best comedy advice you ever got?
Lukas Kaiser once told me if you need a bigger audience at your show, offer free pizza. It works without fail.
Describe your worst gig.
There’s so many bad ones they all blur together. I guess that’s somewhat comforting— you do years of “worst gigs” and you won’t remember any of them on the day you have to fill out someone’s questionnaire.
Feelings about the word “comedienne?”
Seems like it should be a fancy cheese.
Photo via: Mindy Tucker
Jo Firestone is a Brooklyn-based comedian who can be seen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Joe Pera Talks With You, High Maintenance, Shrill, The Chris Gethard Show, and more. She can be heard on Maximum Fun’s Dr. Gameshow, a podcast she co-hosts with Manolo Moreno. Her album, “The Hits” is available on Comedy Central Records, and if you like puns, check out Punderdome: A Card Game for Pun Lovers. She is very willing work with animals please consider her for animals. Jo also performed at our first GOLD Comedy LIVE!