As a teenager, comedian Brittany Meyer (who prefers the gender-neutral plural pronoun) was four foot four and 140 pounds, and their mother put them on an experimental growth hormone in the hopes that they would “stretch out.” While Meyer did grow more than a foot, they still continued putting on weight. A phrase from their mother has stuck with them ever since: “You need to grow up, not out.”
The lineups prioritize people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, and women or female-identified performers—groups who are most often scrutinized for their looks. What happens onstage varies, from fully clothed comics doing material about their bodies to a regular stand-up set in which the performer strips down to full nudity. Recently Meyer hosted the event while wearing only items of clothing that they wore during hookups, and would remove the material relevant to the story of what happened on each particular night.
Fri 3/10, 8 PM Uptown Underground
4707 N. Broadway facebook.com/stripjoker $20
