"Comedy is a male dominated field…and when females are coming on the football field to play football, everybody’s looking at them strange...If you’re a woman and you can handle those positions, they’re gonna always look at you like ‘What? You’re not even supposed to be out here.’ There’s gonna be hate, there’s gonna be things put in place to keep you hung up in the closet just to look cute. And there is a difference between male comedians opportunities and female opportunities...”
When I tell you comedian and Roc Awards CEO Yolanda Smilez, got really real with me about her experience in the comedy scene...?! Listen to our conversation to hear about the craft of comedy and what it takes to thrive as an artist in the presence of competition. We also discuss the ways she contributes to the community, uplifts up and coming local artists, and navigates the many lanes she thrives in as a comedian, author, radio host, and awards show and pageant founder.