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Rachel Joravsky (@rayjay3k) is a comedian, writer, and performer based in New York City.
She has been featured on MTV, BET, and Comedy Central.
Found footage of me being kosherpic.twitter.com/mDly8uAUxY
Okay, this one is so important to me.
Motherfuckers really slept on this one, so Im glad were revisiting.
I do identify as a queer power Jewess, and I love showing up as such on Twitter.
Twitter and the internet in general are such unsafe places for Jews, queer folx, and POC.
Also the concept of pussy being kosher is very funny to me and honestly should be funny to everyone.
What made you decide to pursue comedy as a career?I was a goofy kid.
We used to do a lot of bits in my house like lip-sync competitions or shooting home videos.
I did a ton of plays and was a total character actress.
There was just such an intense validation in making others laugh for me.
Do you think social media has changed the comedy industry at all?For sure, its changed it.
Its created a lot of opportunity for folks who are masters of the medium.
Personally, I can be a private person.
If Im depressed, I dont want to tweet or post.
I mean, some people do it and really rock it; its not me.
If youre someone who knows how to find your audience online, it can really launch you.
Is this song blue lives matter?
Asking for a (white) friend.pic.twitter.com/18vPXzGkPJ
LOL, laughing at my own tweet.
Culturally, Im very much rooted in the years 2006 to 2010.
I also love to poke fun at thirsty white ally culture.
I have a whole solo show about it calledThirsty White Ally.
Especially because I catch myself being one of those white people from time to time.
And Im like GETCHO BIG (< Chicago term).
It runs pretty deep for me.
Also I love Weezy F. Baby, so theres that.
How do you think your background has shaped your comedy?In every way lol.
Like, natural consequences, bitch!
I was definitely grappling with my identity, but theres a humor to that.
Its like a person constantly trying hard and just slightly missing the mark.
Tell us aboutThatShitRay,the show you co-host with another incredibly funny Rachel.
What motivated it?ThatShitRayis my safe space.
Pegram and I met at NYU in a sketch-comedy group called Hammerkatz.
ThatShitRayis a comedic exploration of the daily hustle, a celebration of the scrappy.
When we started conceptualizingThatShitRay,we wanted to create an opportunity for comedy that uplifted the scrappy and marginalized.
A culture that is essentially two gritty-broke bitches getting it done and making a single meal stretch to three!
We put out a podcast with Earwolf and are hoping to do more in the pod realm.
I went to this strip club in Atlanta called the Clermont Lounge for one of my best friends bachelorettes.
It was such a classic crew in that place.
Incredibly diverse both racially and generationally like plenty of uncles and aunties, and I loved it.
It truly felt like prom night for me emotionally.
I ended up starting the Electric Slide and everyone joined in, old heads included.
I felt like I was really a part of something.
