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Kate Sisk (@thekatesisk) is a stand-up comedian and performer based in New York City.
She is also the co-founder and touring member of LOLGBT Comedy Tours.
What motivated you to start doing comedy?Growing up, my family was joking all the time.
My dad is the funny uncle to all my cousins.
My mom and I used to listen to David Sedaris books on tape on the way to soccer tournaments.
I caught the bug.
I tried out for every school play and always got cut.
And then after about a year in New York I started stand-up, and I love it.
I love trying to get better at the craft each day.
I love this Christmassy joke.
So I threw this one on Twitter, and it turns out at least 17 people intimately understand me.
Has social media been beneficial for your comedy and career?Twitter is fun!
Most of my tweets are in my drafts folder though.
I get more nervous about posting than I do about performing in person.
Like a lot of comics say, it helps you tighten up your rhythm and wording.
As for my career in general, I think Instagram has been helpful.
(And then hopefully book me.
Ive pretty much given that up on Twitter.
Theres too much good gay content out there to not want to join in the fun.
However, there are not enough good gay movies.
The three movies Im referencing here are all from 2018, and I am still the bookstore-owner-who-gets-scammed lesbian.
What made you decide to co-found LOLGBT?We started with a specific goal in mind.
When UCB toured at my school in college, I was like, Hell yeah!
and then moved to New York within a year of graduating.
Do you feel that comics from marginalized identities have found an equal spot in the comedy community yet?
It was so funny.
I like this tweet because you get the whole story in one sentence.
I was doing a character show and pitched my partner a character.
She is my comedy confidant and I usually trust her judgment.
The character was called Crispiano Ronaldo, which is, obviously, Cristiano Ronaldos long-lost and less-talented younger brother.
Thank you, thank you, Im a genius.
I pitched her the jokes, she didnt laugh.
I showed her the video, she didnt laugh.
Then days later I take off my shirt in the aforementioned moment and the sharpie six-pack is still there.
And she bursts out laughing so hard.
Like harder than shes ever laughed at anything.
Like tears in her eyes, cant breathe laughing.
The most embarrassing part is that I was stupid enough to think that the moment could continue!
