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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Lindy West Backlash for Speaking Up

If Comedy Has No Lady Problem, Why Am I Getting So Many Rape Threats?



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Bobbie Oliver
Los Angeles, California, United States
Hi, I'm Bobbie. I am a standup comedian from the Athens, GA area living in Los Angeles since 1998. I own StandUp Academy,StandUp Productions and Tao Comedy Studio. I am the author of The Tao of Comedy: Embrace the Pause. I am married to comedian Chris Oliver. We have a double act, "The Olivers" and a podcast together called Psychedelicatessen Radio. I also have a web series with comedian Sally Mullins called "Saving Face." Follow me on Twitter, Like my Facebook fan page and subscribe to my regular FB page. ETC
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Where To Find Me

  • Bobbie Oliver Website
  • Twitter: @thebobbieoliver
  • My Podcast: Psychedelicatessen Radio
  • Facebook Fan Page
  • Facebook: Regular Page
  • StandUp Academy
  • Stand Up Productions
  • Eagle Rock Comedy Festival

Favorite Comedians

  • Abbott and Costello
  • Amy Shumer
  • Andrea Martin
  • Andy Kaufman
  • Andy Kindler
  • Bill Cosby
  • Bill Hicks
  • Bill Maher
  • Bill Murray
  • Blaine Capatch
  • Bob and Ray
  • Bob Newhart
  • Bob Odenkirk
  • Brett Butler
  • Brian Regan
  • Carol Burnett
  • Caroline Rhea
  • Cheech and Chong
  • Chris Oliver
  • Chris Rock
  • Craig Ferguson
  • Dave Allen
  • Dave Attell
  • Dave Chappelle
  • David Cross
  • David Letterman
  • Eddie Izzard
  • Eddie Murphy
  • Elayne Boosler
  • Ellen Degeneres
  • Emo Philips
  • Ernie Kovacs
  • French and Saunders
  • Garry Shandling
  • Gene Wilder
  • George and Gracie
  • George Carlin
  • Gilda Radner
  • Jack Benny
  • Jack Black
  • Jackie Kashian
  • Janeane Garafalo
  • Jerry Seinfeld
  • John Fontaine
  • Johnny Carson
  • Jon Stewart
  • Jonathon Winters
  • Kelly Carlin
  • Larry David
  • Laura Kightlinger
  • Lenny Bruce
  • Lily Tomlin
  • Louis C.K.
  • Madeline Kahn
  • Marc Maron
  • Margaret Cho
  • Maria Bamford
  • Mark Maron
  • Mark Twain
  • Mitch Hedberg
  • Moms Mabley
  • Monty Python
  • Norm MacDonald
  • Patton Oswalt
  • Paul Provenza
  • Rain Pryor
  • Richard Pryor
  • Ricky Gervais
  • Roseanne Barr
  • Rusty Warren
  • Sally Mullins
  • Sarah Silverman
  • Stephen Colbert
  • Steve Martin
  • Steven Wright
  • The Marx Brothers
  • The Smothers Brothers
  • Wendy Leibman
  • Zach Galifianakis

Links

  • Bobbie's myspace page
  • Bobbie's website
  • Chris Oliver's blog
  • Chris Oliver's myspace page
  • Headliner Magazine
  • StandUp Academy Newsletter-The Rubber Chicken Gazette
  • StandUp Academy on the Cover of Pasadena Weekly
  • StandUp Productions
  • StandUp Productions Blog
  • Swork Coffeehouse
  • The Ice House Comedy Club

Influences

  • Acid
  • Alan Watts
  • Annie Sprinkle
  • Beastie Boys
  • Benjamin Hoff
  • Buddha
  • Chris Oliver
  • Dale Carnegie
  • Eckart Tolle
  • Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Feminism
  • Gloria Steinem
  • Henry David Thoreau
  • Ivan Stang
  • James Thurber
  • Janeane Garafalo
  • Janis Joplin
  • Jimmy Carter
  • John Lennon
  • Johnny Carson
  • Lao Tzu
  • Marijuana
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Maya Angelou
  • Michael Moore
  • Misogyny
  • Mushrooms
  • My Daddy, a comedy fan
  • My Mama, a loud-mouthed broad
  • Neil Simon
  • Oprah
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Rev. Bob Dobbs
  • Richard Pryor
  • Roseanne
  • Russell Simmons
  • Taoism
  • The South
  • Walt Whitman

Movies I Like

  • An Inconvenient Truth
  • An Unreasonable Man-Ralph Nader
  • Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
  • Bowling for Columbine
  • Bringing Up Baby
  • Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
  • Dazed and Confused
  • Dolemite
  • Duck Soup
  • Enter the Dragon
  • Farenheit 911
  • Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
  • Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
  • Flash Gordon
  • Forty-Second Street
  • Foxy Brown
  • Godzilla
  • Grindhouse
  • Harry Potter
  • Heroic Trio
  • Hot Fuzz
  • Jackie Brown
  • Kill Bill 1 & 2
  • Kung Fu Movies
  • Near Dark
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Roger and Me
  • Salem's Lot
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • Sicko
  • Superbad
  • Supercop
  • Swingers
  • Switchblade Sisters
  • Thank You For Smoking
  • The Constant Gardener
  • The Control Room
  • The Corporation
  • The Road to 9/11
  • The Transporter
  • This Film is Not Yet Rated
  • True Romance
  • Up in Smoke
  • When the Levees Broke
  • White Cloud/ Black Rain
  • Who Killed The Electric Car?
  • Y Tu Mama Tambien
  • Zombie Movies

Books and Mags

  • Angry Women
  • Backlash! The Undeclared War Against The American Woman
  • Bitch Magazine
  • Born Standing Up- A Comic's Life
  • Bust Magazine
  • Conversations with God
  • Entertainment Weekly
  • Everything by Alan Watts
  • Guerilla PR
  • Harry Potter
  • Holy Blood Holy Grail
  • How To Win Friends and Influence People
  • I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight
  • Mother Jones
  • Roseanne-My Lives
  • The Artist's Way
  • The Carrot Zine
  • The Power of Now
  • The Tao of Pooh
  • Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Stuff I Dig

  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • Alice Cooper
  • Andrew Sullivan's blog
  • Athens, Georgia
  • Attention
  • BBC
  • Beastie Boys
  • Buffy The Vampire Slayer
  • Chris Oliver
  • Church of the Subgenius
  • CNN
  • Documentaries
  • Eagle Rock, California
  • Fishbone
  • Flirting with Young Boys
  • Frank Zappa
  • Halloween
  • HBO
  • Henry Rollins
  • HGTV
  • Hip Hop
  • Horror Movies
  • http://psychedelicatessen.blogspot.com/
  • IFC
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Joss Whedon
  • Judd Apatow
  • KCRW
  • Kids in the Hall
  • KPCC
  • Kung Fu
  • Laughter
  • Luscious Jackson
  • Me
  • Medical Marijuana
  • Mexican Mayan Mochas
  • Michelle Yeoh
  • Monty Python
  • Musicals from the 30s
  • NORML
  • NPR
  • Open Mics
  • PBS
  • Politics
  • Public Enemy
  • Pugs
  • Quentin Tarantino
  • Ralph Nader
  • Ramones
  • Senior Fish
  • Sex
  • Snoopy
  • Soul Food
  • Spike Lee
  • Stephen Hawking
  • Sweet Tea
  • Swork Coffeehouse
  • The Egyptian Theatre
  • The Huffington Post
  • They Might Be Giants
  • Throwing Parties
  • Tiki Bars
  • Vista Theatre
  • Washington Post online
  • Willy Nelson
  • Writing Jokes
  • Yoga

TV I Have Loved

  • Absolutely Fabulous
  • Angel
  • Arrested Development
  • BBC News
  • Buffy The Vampire Slayer
  • Chappelle's Show
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Dave Allen at Large
  • Dexter
  • Dinner for Five
  • Divine Design
  • Entourage
  • Extras
  • Firefly
  • Freaks and Geeks
  • It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
  • It's Garry Shandling's Show
  • Laugh In
  • Life with Louie
  • Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
  • Mr. Show with Bob and David
  • Queer as Folk
  • Real Time with Bill Maher
  • Samari Jack
  • Saturday Night Live-1970s
  • Seinfeld
  • Six Feet Under
  • Sopranos
  • The Ben Stiller Show
  • The Chris Rock Show
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  • The Larry Sanders Show
  • The State
  • The Tick
  • The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
  • Ultraman
  • Undeclared
  • Veronica Mars
  • Weeds
  • Wonderfalls

I Just Don't Get

  • Capitalism
  • Clean Comedy
  • Crystal Meth
  • Dane Cook
  • Fox "News"
  • Grateful Dead
  • Hollywood
  • Homophobia
  • Lying About Your Age
  • Military
  • Morning People
  • My Family
  • Patriotism
  • Prop Comedy
  • Racists
  • Religion
  • Republicans
  • Robin Williams
  • Scientology
  • Show Business
  • Shyness
  • Sports
  • Stealing or Buying Jokes
  • Straight Edge
  • Text Messaging
  • The Aristocrats
  • Tweakers
  • Video Games
  • Why I'm Not Rich and Famous
  • Xenophobia

Random Trueness

  • Ambitious
  • Atheist
  • Bi-Polar
  • Bi-Sexual
  • Buddhist
  • Can't Cook
  • Can't Lie
  • Cleavage
  • Democrat
  • Dog Lover
  • Don't Drink
  • Feminist
  • Foster Parent
  • Generous
  • Go-Getter
  • Grammar Snob
  • Grateful
  • Happily Happily Married
  • Hectic
  • Hold Grudges
  • Honest
  • Hyperactive
  • Insomniac
  • Jealous
  • Left Handed
  • Liberal
  • Loud-Mouthed Broad
  • Lucky
  • Moody
  • Naughty
  • Neat Freak
  • OCD
  • Perfectionist
  • Photographic Memory
  • Poet
  • Political Junkie
  • Pot Head
  • Pseudo Mother
  • Self-Absorbed
  • Sensitive
  • Sex-Crazed
  • Smarter Than You
  • Snake Phobic
  • Sorted Past
  • Stressed Out
  • Tone Deaf
  • Tourette's Syndrome
  • Trailer Trash
  • Workaholic

Comedy Shows I Produce

  • Amo La Comedia
  • Chicks with Mics
  • Comedy is Queer
  • Comedy with Soul
  • Cracker Comedy
  • Garage Comedy
  • Hard Rock Comedy
  • Highland Perk
  • Honkey Business
  • Kosher Comedy
  • La Casa Blue
  • Never Talk Politics or Religion
  • Never Trust Anyone Over 30
  • Red Hot Comedy
  • StandUp Academy Showcases
  • Sunday Best
  • The Average Joe Show
  • The Bobbie and Sally Show
  • The Spring Chicken Show
  • The United Nations of Comedy