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a blogumn by Jessica Glassberg
A journey through the struggles, insecurities and over-analyzing that make a comic funny
For more than six months, my cell has turned itself off more times than the amount of calls that I have made.  It has arbitrarily decided which voice mails and text messages I actually receive and this is all [...]

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a blogumn by Jessica Glassberg
A journey through the struggles, insecurities and over-analyzing that make a comic funny
Like far too many Americans nowadays, I am currently “between jobs.”  Or to give it a little more credibility… “working for the government.” 
Or to add some LA flair to it, I now have an overall deal on this [...]

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a blogumn by Jessica Glassberg
Many girls know by the age of nine how they want their dream wedding to look and feel…,
What style dress they will wear, how they want their hair to look, the types of flowers they will hold, and how many bridesmaids will be by their side.
I AM NOT ONE OF THESE [...]

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A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg
It was September of 2003 when I moved into my current apartment.  When the first “chill” of an LA winter crept into my dwelling, (read: it dropped below 70) I called the gas company to ignite my pilot light.  I would have done it myself, but I continually had visions of [...]

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A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg
When I walk out on stage, I usually have a sense of what kind of audience I’m performing for:
A Hillel-sponsored event:  bring out the Jewish mother jokes
My dad’s retirement party: a few inside jokes, but pretty G-rated.
On a college campus: get more risqué.
The same theory holds true for conversations in every [...]

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A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg
Halloween pressure.
Halloween is the time of year when everyone dons his or her scariest, sexiest and funniest.
As a comic, the expectation to bring the funny or pun-y, as is often the case, is pretty high.  I received over half a dozen emails asking what I was going to be… some even [...]

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A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg
This past Friday,  I hosted a benefit concert (featuring Peter Daily and Tatem Jones) for the play “Razorback” at the Rogue Machine Theater on Pico.
I had a simply swell time.
The reps from the theater genuinely seemed happy to have me MC and the audience was enthusiastic and  encouraging.
The crowd was clearly [...]

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A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg
If a comedian is on stage and no one hears her…did she tell a joke?
Since moving out to LA, I have returned to Long Island numerous times and, whenever possible, will work in some stage time…it’s usually a grand ‘ol time.
This past weekend, however, was different.
I walked into the club…and instead [...]

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A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg
A journey throught the struggles, insecurities and over-analyzing that make a comic funny

Last Thursday, I participated in a reasonably new, monthly tradition in Downtown LA.  So, right off the bat, you know I’m not talking about prostitution…
Although, en route to my destination, I saw a few ladies (I think they were [...]

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A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg
A journey through the struggles, insecurities and over-analyzing that make a comic funny
This past Sunday night, I performed at the comedy show, “Sunday, Sunday, Sunday” in Westwood.  One of the comics was onstage discussing how he tried to get excused from jury duty by pretending he was racist.  Fearing getting jumped [...]