Lady Parts Justice League – Milwaukee Comedy Festival

The Milwaukee Comedy Festival is proud to present

Lady Parts Justice League’s Vagical Mystery Tour 2018

Hosted by The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead with special guests Jackie Kashian and Gina Yashere!

*Venue Change!* This show has moved to a bigger venue and is now at The Cooperage, 822 S Water St., Milwaukee, WI 53204

Join Lady Parts Justice League for a hilarious night of comedy and activism!

Hosted by The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead and featuring special guests Jackie Kashian, Aida Rodriguez, and Gina Yashere!

LPJL’s second annual #VagicalMysteryTour will make you laugh, dance, and learn how to fight for reproductive rights! This show will not only present some of the most hilarious and sought after comedians in the business, but will include an informal post-show talkback with abortion providers and activists, who will break down what’s at stake for abortion rights in your state, and offer tangible ways for you to roll up your sleeves and fight back.

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Please note schedule is subject to change.

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*The Deets*

Hosted by The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead and featuring special guests Jackie Kashian and Gina Yashere!

LPJL: Vagical Mystery Tour 2018
Thursday, August 2, 2018 Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30pm
*Venue Change!* This show has moved to a bigger venue and is now at The Cooperage, 822 S Water St., Milwaukee, WI 53204

Tickets On Sale Now!

Reproductive rights and bodily autonomy are the cornerstones of gender equality. They’re under attack, and LPJL wants YOU to *PUT* *IT* *ON* *BLAST*

As part of the Lady Parts Justice League’s “Vagical Mystery Tour” coming to Milwaukee, they will be hosting a panel discussion on Saturday August 4 at The Underground Collaborative at 1pm. Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show will lead a discussion on female rights and reproductive freedome which will then lead to a direct action demonstration; “The Human Fake Clinic”. To sign up, go to https://airtable.com/shrNoIkvCYMjW2edt

About the comics:

Lizz Winstead (Co-Founder of The Daily Show)

As co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show and co founder of Air America Radio , Lizz Winstead has helped changed the very landscape of how people get their news.

Winstead also brought her political wit to The Daily Show as a correspondent and later to the radio waves co-hosting Unfiltered, Air America Radio’s mid-morning show, with Chuck D and Rachel Maddow.

Known as as one of the top political satirists in America, Winstead has been recognized by all the major media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post and as Entertainment Weekly’s 100 most Creative People.

Winstead’s first book, Lizz Free Or Die, Essays, was released in 2012 to incredible reviews, with Ms Magazine saying, “Lizz Winstead is a sharp-witted truth-teller, and Lizz Free or Die will inspire anyone who has ever talked back to the television or wished they could come up with satire as insightful as The Daily Show”

Lizz continues doing stand-up, is working on a second book but spends most of her time at the helm of Lady Parts Justice, a reproductive rights organization that uses humor and outrage to expose anti choice zealots and mobilizes people to take action in all 50 states.

To keep up with Lizz, follow her on Twitter @lizzwinstead Or like her on Facebook www.facebook.com/lizzwinstead

Aida Rodriguez (2 specials streaming on HBO and Showtime)

Aida Rodriguez is a new Afro-Latina, taking the world of entertainment by storm with her wit, strong performances, and charismatic personality. Making history as the first Latina to appear in two specials air in one month on both HBO and Showtime, Rodriguez was handpicked by director Taylor Hackford for his film “The Comedian” starring Robert De Niro. In 2017, Coca Cola Global Women’s LINC Conference sponsored Rodriguez’s speech that modeled a TED Talk. Rodriguez has also appeared on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show, five-time host of the PBS Imagen Awards, NBC Last Comic Standing’s finals, TRUtv’s Laff Tracks, Fox Laughs, Nickelodeon Mom’s Night Out and Parental Discretion.

Aida Rodriguez wears many hats as comedian, actress, writer and mother. Sharing her point of view of the world, she writes comedy that is poignant and incisive. Her audiences often laugh hard, think hard, and feel hard as her comedy is cathartic and confrontational. Known as Funny Aida, Rodriguez aims to challenge the norms of today and the discomfort or taboo-quality around controversial topics like race, gender, sexuality, and family dynamics through her comedy. From the moment she takes the stage, the audience is engaged whether in laughter or in thought. Rodriguez’s comedy is not only medicine for the soul, but it may one day just change the world.

Gina Yashere (Netflix, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah)

Originally from The UK, GINA YASHERE broke onto the American comedy scene on NBC’s Last Comic Standing where she made it to the final 10 and never went back home! Since then she’s been named a Top 10 rising talent by the Hollywood Reporter and become the British correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Gina has also made appearances on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Madam Yashere – The Surly Psychic.

In addition to her upcoming half hour special on Season 2 of Netflix’s The Standups (released Tuesday March 20), Gina has several comedy specials including Skinny B*tch for Showtime and Ticking Boxes for SeeSo, and she is the only British comedian to ever appear on the iconic Def Comedy Jam.

Gina has also appeared on iconic TV shows such as Live at The Apollo and Mock the Week, as well as creating and performing popular comedic characters on The Lenny Henry Show. In addition, Gina performs non-stop around the world, including playing the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival numerous times, and has had roles in feature films including Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Mr. In Between.

Jackie Kashian (2 Dope Queens)

Jackie is a comic whose new album, I Am Not The Hero Of This Story, was #1 comedy album on iTunes and Amazon and is critically acclaimed. She is in the twelfth year of her podcast The Dork Forest, where she talks with people about what they love to do, think about and collect. She also has a new podcast on the Nerdist Network with Laurie Kilmartin called The Jackie and Laurie Show.

About LPJL:

LPJL is the reproductive rights organization that uses humor and outrage to fight back online and on the ground against enemies of reproductive freedom (i.e. We’re EVERYWHERE). Part USO, part Habitat for Humanity, LPJL is the only nonprofit that travels the country doing comedy and providing aid and comfort to independent clinics in hostile states. Clinics and activists know, when they ask LPJL for help #WeShowUp.

Learn more about LPJL’s work at ladypartsjusticeleague.com

More tour info at vagicalmysterytour.com

Please note schedule is subject to change.

*Venue Change!* This show has moved to a bigger venue and is now at The Cooperage, 822 S Water St., Milwaukee, WI 53204

The Human Fake Clinic is a live event where 20 people dress in jumpsuit costumes to create a “building” in which actors lead passers-by through a reenactment of what it’s like to visit a fake health clinic. Check out this VIDEO of when we did it in New York City. Join us for two hours of resistance (1 hour of setup/rehearsal, 1 hour of action). A $25 stipend will be given to all volunteers who can participate. To sign up, go to https://airtable.com/shrNoIkvCYMjW2edt