Jan 24 2025 76 mins
In this episode I talk with comedian Benny Blue about his recent one-man show, "Live From My Mother's Funeral."
After his mother Virginia passed away in 2021, Benny found talking about his experience of grief on stage to be one of the few things that allowed him to be honest while still looking for humor in an otherwise traumatising moment.
Comedy allows us to talk about such a wide variety of things that we don't often talk about in our regular lives, and while we all deal with grief, it's one of the few things we don't always acknowledge.
Benny's show combines aspects of stand up comedy along with some theatrical pieces that blend together in a reimagined version of his mothers funeral that allows both him and the audience to process things together.
We also talk about how the writing and performing of this kind of material is so different from the promotion and sharing of the show.
Follow Benny and all that he does at https://www.bennyblueeyes.net/
Check out the Special - LIVE FROM MY MOTHERS FUNERAL