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Comedy Central Presents

Becky Pedigo

Paramount+ · 2006 · 21 min

A veteran road comic recounts bad gigs and maternal safety advice.

Becky Pedigo brings the seasoned confidence of a career road comic to her 2006 television half-hour. A Texas native who started stand-up during the 1980s comedy boom, she arrives on stage with the conversational rhythm of someone who knows exactly how to handle a room. Her material relies on the practical realities of getting older, staying single, and trying to survive show business.

The set leans on specific anecdotes, including the indignities of bombing in country western bars, the risks of cutting her own hair, and fielding her mother’s racist safety advice. It is a straightforward, observational performance from a working professional who built her act driving across the country to underpaying gigs, years before she would channel those same experiences into a memoir about the realities of touring.

The set list

4 bits
  1. Bombing in country western bars

    Recounting personal experiences performing in rough country western bar environments

  2. Cutting her own hair

    Sharing humorous misadventures in personal grooming

  3. Her mother's racist safety advice

    Reflecting on controversial and absurd advice received from her mother

  4. A disastrous blind date

    Storytelling focused on the absurdities of modern dating

How it plays

Tone
Lighthearted, playful, and unapologetically honest
On stage
Approachable, down-to-earth demeanor with sassy charm, genuine warmth, and infectious energy
Pace
Rapid-fire pace with sharp comedic timing
About
everyday life, dating, adulting, personal experiences

Details

Released
Runtime
21 min
Where
Paramount+
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