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Condemned Bakery

Tracy DeGraaf

Comedy Dynamics · 2024 · 82 min

Surviving five sons, middle age, and thirty years of marriage.

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Tracy DeGraaf approaches motherhood with the resigned shrug of someone who raised five boys and spent half her adult life in emergency room waiting rooms. The title points squarely at her shuttered reproductive system, framing domestic life through chin hairs, stubborn weight, and the physical decline that arrives once the house finally empties out.

DeGraaf honed this material across church stages and women’s events following earlier training at The Second City in Chicago, drawing heavily on stories from her book Laugh Anyway Mom.

Directed by Stan Moore and released by Comedy Dynamics in March 2024, the set leans into the specific absurdities of an all-male household: the panic of getting five boys to Sunday service in clean clothes, an ill-conceived drive through a car wash with a fresh Christmas tree tied to the roof, and a fourteen-minute breakdown of her husband’s vasectomy.

Notable bits & set list

4 bits

  1. Dozens of trips to the ER

    Recounting the chaotic mishaps and frequent medical emergencies of raising five boys.

  2. The stress of getting five boys to church

    Detailing the frantic family struggle of preparing and transporting five boys to religious service.

  3. A Christmas tree in the car wash

    Sharing a true household mishap involving a Christmas tree inside a car wash.

  4. Gaining weight and growing a beard

    Using self-deprecating humor to address middle-aged bodily changes through the seasons of life.

How it plays

Tone
Self-deprecating, blasé, clean, and relatable, combining humor with hope.
On stage
Clean, observational, self-deprecating, and relatable with a blasé attitude.
About
Marriage, Raising five sons and family mishaps, Aging, gaining weight, and growing a beard, Motherhood

Backstory

Based on her book 'Laugh Anyway Mom', drawing from her life as a mother of five grown sons, wife of nearly 40 years, breast cancer survivor, and committed Christian.

Details

Released
Runtime
82 min
Where
Comedy Dynamics
Director
Stan Moore
Topics

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