Catherine Cohen Changes the Gorgeous Face of Comedy

It may be a cliché that stand-up comedians work out their issues on stage instead of in therapy, but for Catherine Cohen, it’s a career. In her part-musical, part-comedy cabarets, the millennial performer and podcaster pokes fun at the awkward realities of dating, sex, adolescent memories and mostly, herself. As she says in her recent Netflix special The Twist…? She’s Gorgeous, she “just can’t stop creating content.”

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Elizabeth Fazzare

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Zack Dezon

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Kelsey Randall

June 23, 2022

Elizabeth Fazzare: What do you hope to see more of on stage in the near future?

Catherine Cohen: Fabulous clothes.

EF: What’s the most important piece of advice you’ve gotten for being on stage?

CC: If you’re not having fun, no one else will!

EF: What is your preferred pre-performance ritual?

CC: 12 hours of peaceful sleep, vocal warmups, lots of water and a Red Bull if I’m feeling wild.

EF: What is one song always on your pre-performance playlist?

CC: Successful by Ariana Grande!

EF: What’s the relationship between you and your stage self?

CC: I love her! She’s so talented.

EF: What themes are you currently exploring and how can we expect to see them manifest in new work?

CC: The deep, endless void within that will never be fulfilled; the crushing weight of social media-induced envy; botox… this is what’s on my mind lately!

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