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2019 in Review: Best DC Comedy Moments Heavy Flo
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2019 is coming to an end, so we wanted to take a moment to think about the most impactful moments in the DC comedy community in 2019.
In the last year of the decade, we laughed A LOT with and for our fellow comedians. We also mourned the loss of significant performance spaces that were home to improvisers, sketch comedians, stand-ups, and storytellers. But in true comedic form, we did a lot more celebrating than grieving.
Overall, 2019 was a great year for DC comedy. Take a look at our list of some of the top DC comedy moments of the year. And comment with your own top moment if we missed something!
Top DC comedy moments of 2019
This list was compiled using answers from a community survey of DC comedians. The answers are listed in no particular order and are grouped by theme.
WIT FIST 2019
Washington Improv Theater’s Fighting Improv Smackdown Tournament—commonly known as FIST—is an annual bracket-style competition. Improv teams of four players or fewer compete for the title of FIST champion.
A win for Broken Bones
Broken Bones (Erick Acuña, Neil Baron, Kristina Martinez, and Kelsey Peters) emerged as WIT FIST champs for 2019’s tournament.
This is a what a champion FIST team looks like
“Watching Broken Bones win FIST felt like a win for everyone and for DC improv!” said improviser Nicole Barrett.
Improviser Heather Marie Vitale agreed, saying, “It was so fantastic to see a new brand of comedy get the recognition it deserved. [Broken Bones has] two improvisers who came from a different city and two improvisers who play more NY style, and they just played balls to the wall. It was so gratifying to see them win!”
Improviser Geoff Corey also pointed out that Broken Bones’s 2019 win was a big deal for diversity in the DC improv scene: “It felt like a big deal to have not only the first Latinx FIST winners, but I believe the first FIST champions to have more than one POC too.”
I Don’t Know Her’s stellar debut
I Don’t Know Her (Nichole Hill, Precious Jenkins, Lauren Jordan, and Simone Webster) was another FIST team that received a lot of attention this year. A student team whose members are all women of color, I Don’t Know her made it all the way to the tournament’s Comeback Bracket and were definitely a crowd favorite.
I Don’t Know Her seemed to come out of nowhere with their amazing performances.
Improviser Béatrice Leydier recalls being backstage during the group’s first show, saying, “The noise from the audience was so loud we had to turn off the speakers entirely.” At that point, she says,
You can follow this podcast on:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn
2019 is coming to an end, so we wanted to take a moment to think about the most impactful moments in the DC comedy community in 2019.
In the last year of the decade, we laughed A LOT with and for our fellow comedians. We also mourned the loss of significant performance spaces that were home to improvisers, sketch comedians, stand-ups, and storytellers. But in true comedic form, we did a lot more celebrating than grieving.
Overall, 2019 was a great year for DC comedy. Take a look at our list of some of the top DC comedy moments of the year. And comment with your own top moment if we missed something!
Top DC comedy moments of 2019
This list was compiled using answers from a community survey of DC comedians. The answers are listed in no particular order and are grouped by theme.
WIT FIST 2019
Washington Improv Theater’s Fighting Improv Smackdown Tournament—commonly known as FIST—is an annual bracket-style competition. Improv teams of four players or fewer compete for the title of FIST champion.
A win for Broken Bones
Broken Bones (Erick Acuña, Neil Baron, Kristina Martinez, and Kelsey Peters) emerged as WIT FIST champs for 2019’s tournament.
This is a what a champion FIST team looks like
“Watching Broken Bones win FIST felt like a win for everyone and for DC improv!” said improviser Nicole Barrett.
Improviser Heather Marie Vitale agreed, saying, “It was so fantastic to see a new brand of comedy get the recognition it deserved. [Broken Bones has] two improvisers who came from a different city and two improvisers who play more NY style, and they just played balls to the wall. It was so gratifying to see them win!”
Improviser Geoff Corey also pointed out that Broken Bones’s 2019 win was a big deal for diversity in the DC improv scene: “It felt like a big deal to have not only the first Latinx FIST winners, but I believe the first FIST champions to have more than one POC too.”
I Don’t Know Her’s stellar debut
I Don’t Know Her (Nichole Hill, Precious Jenkins, Lauren Jordan, and Simone Webster) was another FIST team that received a lot of attention this year. A student team whose members are all women of color, I Don’t Know her made it all the way to the tournament’s Comeback Bracket and were definitely a crowd favorite.
I Don’t Know Her seemed to come out of nowhere with their amazing performances.
Improviser Béatrice Leydier recalls being backstage during the group’s first show, saying, “The noise from the audience was so loud we had to turn off the speakers entirely.” At that point, she says,
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