![]() ![]() It’s taken a long time, but it’s been cool. And, from there, I just started writing stories and singing songs, and Kenny and I would do covers and it sort of just grown from there. And then we got hooked up with this guy Jason Eagan at Ars Nova. and went to go watch them and I was singing in a karaoke bar, and Kenny, who was Herb, was like “Oh my God, you can really sing!” and I was like “yeah.” You know, it’s like when you move to New York and somebody’s like, “What do you do?” and you’re like, “Well, I’m a singer” but nobody really believes you until you have like, a resume, or whatever. Kiki and Herb is a real popular cabaret duo. Are they the ones that have been around since the 70’s, Kiki and Herb? And, actually, I was listening to Kiki and Herb on the road. This is not me.” So, I started going to karaoke bars. But, I came here and I got a job doing children’s theater, and I was like “I just don’t want to do this. But, just based on my age, how I look, my body size, I wasn’t really a chorus girl. Golda: Can you talk a little bit about how you got your start in cabaret?īridget: Yeah, I started when I moved to the city, I came here as a music theater person. Below is our complete interview (which you can listen to as well, in all of its embarrassing fangirl glory, on my podcast here.) We talked about body image, being a plus sized performer, how she got started in cabaret, acting, and more. So I got in touch with Bridget that night on Facebook and made plans to interview her at her apartment in Manhattan. I just had to know more about her, and I knew that my blog readers and podcast listeners needed to know her too. Seeing a plus sized woman in a see-through, barely there outfit singing about how you should love whatever kind of titties you may have is, well, kind of my thing. I loved her in the “Sex Tips” sketch, but I was completely blown away by her “Titties” performance, which closed out the show. (Check out the sketch she’s in at 01:45 here). You may have seen her on Two Broke Girls, Sex and The City, or, like I did, on the season finale of Inside Amy Schumer on Comedy Central. She’s got a monthly gig at Joe’s Pub, a new album coming out, and she’s been touring more and more. Time Out Magazine called her one of the funniest people in New York. It’s no wonder that Bridget’s star has been rising. Your mind is definitely telling you “No.” Did she really just sing that song with her tits out? Did she really just allude to keeping fetuses in jars in her apartment? Did she really just motorboat that dude through the whole chorus of her song, “ Titties?” And your body, filled with laughter and joy for her performance, answers a resounding, “Yes!” Kelly lyrics that she opens with pretty much describe the experience of one of her shows. She and her band go right into one of her new songs, “We’re Gonna Fuck Some Shit Up,” and you know you’re along for a great ride. She’s larger than life-all big boozy personality and overwhelming star quality. system:īridget comes out on stage wearing a silver sequined tube top and skirt, her big breasts nearly spilling over. We’re all waiting for her, and then we hear her big, gorgeous voice over the P.A. The stage is lit up, and Bridget Everett’s back up band, The Tender Moments, is on stage. Bridget Everett (Photo Credit: David Kimelman)The crowd is energized. ![]()
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