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Title: 'I am a musician trapped in the body of a comedian'
Post by: Shana A on May 23, 2008, 06:47:33 AM
'I am a musician trapped in the body of a comedian'

Interview by Chris Wiegand
Friday May 23, 2008
guardian.co.uk

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/comedy/story/0,,2281933,00.html (http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/comedy/story/0,,2281933,00.html)

You sing funny songs for a living. If forced to choose, do you consider yourself a comedian or a musician?

Not unlike a member of the transgender community, I am a musician trapped in the body of a comedian. Someday I hope to have career re-assignment surgery. To the public, I'm a comedian who sings. Let's face it, they pay good money to see my shows and couldn't care less about what kind of guitar I play or how many octaves my range is or if a song is in drop-d tuning, they just want to laugh. Like a penis, this is both a blessing and a curse.