# Trying to ID female stand up comedian with high pitched voice who works blue **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 27, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729 "2008-05-27T05:42:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/1 "2008-05-27T05:42:24Z")
I was listening to her on XM comedy channel and she had a hilarous take on men bragging about their penises, and what it would sound like if women bragged about thier vaginas the same way. IIRC she’s a small woman with a VERY high pitched voice (almost cartooney) and she tends to work blue. Anyone know her name? ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/2 "2008-05-27T05:59:08Z")
Hmm. Not a lot to go on, but I thought of Maria Bamford. Is this her? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOity0BJe3s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOity0BJe3s) ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/3 "2008-05-27T13:19:57Z")
On thread title alone it sounds like Maria Bamford. Heck, I can’t even name all that many stand up comics. Marc ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/4 "2008-05-27T14:13:24Z")
Probably not her, but the “cartoony” description made me think of [Victoria Jackson](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eFuvNv5vsk). ETA: Googling around, I see that she’s consistently referred to as a devout Christian, so OK, probably not. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/5 "2008-05-27T14:44:14Z")
Sarah Silverman works very blue, and she has a very distinctive voice, but I wouldn;t consider it especially high pitched. ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/6 "2008-05-27T14:47:04Z")
The “high-pitched voice” makes me think it might be Felicia Michaels. She has a very distinct voice. ETA: [Found video](http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.Channel&ChannelID=158070853) , might not be work-safe (language) ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/7 "2008-05-27T15:29:44Z")
[QUOTE=jk1245] The “high-pitched voice” makes me think it might be Felicia Michaels. She has a very distinct voice. ETA: [Found video](http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.Channel&ChannelID=158070853) , might not be work-safe (language) [/QUOTE] That’s it! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/8 "2008-05-27T18:06:54Z")
What does “works blue” mean? -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/9 "2008-05-27T18:11:02Z")
Uses profanity. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/10 "2008-05-27T18:14:26Z")
[QUOTE=KneadToKnow] Uses profanity. [/QUOTE] Oh. …you mean… there are stand up comedians who don’t use profanity?.. I mean, I’m not suprised if there are some, I guess, but I would have thought the non-profane ones were the ones that would need a special term. -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/11 "2008-05-27T18:31:47Z")
Is that term related to “blue laws” at all? Does this mean the phrase “to talk a blue streak” has layers of meaning? or means something else entirely? Uh-oh… ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/12 "2008-05-27T18:35:24Z")
[QUOTE=Frylock] Oh. …you mean… there are stand up comedians who don’t use profanity?.. [/QUOTE] Sure! There’s Bill Cosby and there’s . . . well . . . Bill Cosby. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/13 "2008-05-27T18:37:58Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] Sure! There’s Bill Cosby and there’s . . . well . . . Bill Cosby. [/QUOTE] Brian Regan ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/14 "2008-05-27T18:40:50Z")
Bill Engvall and Rita Rudner don’t really work blue. I don’t think Jeff Dunham really does, either. Paula Poundstone gets a little tinge sometimes. Ron White, on the other hand. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/15 "2008-05-27T19:16:20Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] Sure! There’s Bill Cosby and there’s . . . well . . . Bill Cosby. [/QUOTE] And Jerry Seinfeld ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/16 "2008-05-27T19:18:13Z")
Felicia Michaels has also posed nude… and she is hot! ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/17 "2008-05-27T20:26:34Z")
I think the modern definition of “works blue” would be something more along the lines of, “regularly delves into the sort of topics that would have a TMI tag in MPSIMS.” ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/18 "2008-05-27T22:10:23Z")
[QUOTE=KneadToKnow] Bill Engvall and Rita Rudner don’t really work blue. I don’t think Jeff Dunham really does, either. [/QUOTE] Jeff Dunham does use a modest amount of profanity in his act. Bill Engvall will occasionally touch on sexual matters, but apart from that, he keeps things fairly clean. Some clean standup comics include ventriloquists David Pendleton and Taylor Mason. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/19 "2008-05-27T23:06:26Z")
[QUOTE=devilsknew] Felicia Michaels has also posed nude… and she is hot! [/QUOTE] Broken link, _s’il vous plait?_ (My google-fu is not strong today.) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-female-stand-up-comedian-with-high-pitched-voice-who-works-blue/450729/20 "2008-05-28T00:32:00Z")
[QUOTE=Frylock] …you mean… there are stand up comedians who don’t use profanity?.. [/QUOTE] [John Pinette](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KzMbckJqgs) [Zach Galifianakis](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_RKi72nY2Q)