Tina Friml, an local comedian, set the stage of a recent performance by describing herself as 鈥渁 bit of an enigma.鈥� At age 24, she has quickly gained popularity for her unique 鈥� and almost taboo 鈥� style. She avoids some of the more typical comic fodder like dating and the workplace. Instead, Friml jokes about what it鈥檚 like to live with a disability.
In the opening minutes of a November performance at The Skinny Pancake in Burlington, she explained, 鈥淧eople don鈥檛 really know what's happening, they don鈥檛 really know what to say 鈥� but that doesn鈥檛 stop them.鈥� Throughout her set, she made her audience both giggle and groan as she shared what it felt like to be the recipient of well-intended insults and described how she is perceived by strangers.
Friml has been performing stand-up for about a year, and in that time she has been featured in multiple showcases at the Vermont Comedy Club, performed at the Boston Comedy Arts Festival and Boston Comedy Chicks and even co-launched a monthly comedy and variety show called鈥� at the Marquis Theatre in Middlebury.
Friml spoke with Vermont Edition in December. She discussed how she got into comedy and how she developed her set. And she shared a few of her audiences鈥� favorite jokes.
Broadcast live on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
