Panel discussion: producing your own comedy show

In this first ever Festrogen Festival panel, a number of experienced comedy show producers will share their insights into running an event.

This panel is open to feminists of any gender. It will examine:

• how to pitch to a venue and maintain good relations with them;
• setting the tone for your event;
• how to foster an inclusive atmosphere for artists and audience;
• how to reach your audience.

About the speakers:

Erin Crouch is an American comedian who lives in Germany, where she produces monthly shows on two US military bases. She recently opened for Netflix comedians April Macie (USA) and Enissa Amani (Germany) and Billy Wayne Davis (Last Comic Standing, WTF with Marc Maron, Just for Laughs). She has hosted and featured at Boom Chicago Amsterdam (2021) Utrecht International Comedy Festival (2022) and Summer Comedy Marathon festival in Ohrid, N. Macedonia (2023). She was longlisted for the Funny Women Awards 2023 and teaches stand-up classes for teens and adults at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Playhouse and beyond. She also co-produces Festrogen, the annual women's comedy festival in Luxembourg.
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Anshita Koul is a Berlin based, internationally touring standup comedian from India. They are also the co-founder of Clit Comedy Club .When she is not touring, she is performing, hosting and producing two monthly comedy shows in Berlin namely Comedy Bazaar Berlin and Word On The Street. They also teach virtual and in-person joke writing workshops for individuals and organizations. Anshita made her debut in the standup world from the Indian reality TV show Queens of Comedy in 2017 and they were also seen opening the Funny Women Stage Awards 2022 in the UK, as the only comedian from Europe who made it to the finals. Anshita is currently on tour with their solo hour LITTLE TOO MUCH that they were recently invited to perform at Copenhagen Pride Stage and that also get a press mention in The Leipzig Glocal
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Mari Volar, a Cologne-based comedian, musician and event producer from Estonia. She can often be seen on stage in various cities across Europe, where she performs as an independent comedian, or hosting comedy events with her collective Clit Comedy Club. Mari proudly brings more feminism into her comedy and more comedy into her feminism, creating an over-the-top mix in both that simply cannot be missed. She’s a basic white girl on Instagram @marivolar and all Clit Comedy related shows can be found on clitcomedyclub.com
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Jess Bauldry is a British comedian who ghosted a guy so badly, she ended up moving to Luxembourg. There she has learned the art of quitting work and living with the consequences of that fierce but ultimately foolish decision. Critics say: “she’s not bad” and by critics, I mean her mum. Jess co-founded Festrogen in 2022 to build a more inclusive comedy scene in Luxembourg. She is part of the organisational committee behind Frilly Curtains, a women-run comedy club established in Luxembourg in 2023. She has performed two shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and she is the founder of the
Alternative Expat Guide to Luxembourg, a satirical blog and comedy show.
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This event is part of Festrogen, a multi-part, feminist comedy festival hosted in Luxembourg.

Festrogen Festival is organised with the generous support of our partners: the Ville de Luxembourg, Culture Ministry, Qosqo, Le Croque Bedaine, Rosa Letzebuerg, the Rainbow Center, Girls in Tech and Mind Tree Coaching.