New Jersey Stage - September 2014 | Page 79

Watch a clip from Short Attention Span Theater ever guys like my act,” she says. “I know the women are going to go with me, but when the men like me, it means I’ve crossed over.” “Some people in the audience are very funny,” she continues. “And I do talk to the audience quite a bit. If they’re being funny, I’m all for it. I don’t care where I get the laughs. I don’t want it to be an ongoing conversation, but if I’m talking to them and they’re talking to me that’s fine. If I’m doing my act and they think that they need to interject constantly, I really hate that. I mean real hecklers. It’s mostly people who think they should be up on stage, but they don’t have the cojones to do it so they figure they’ll just work their way into my act. It’s like, no you won’t! Sorry, but I’m not sharing the stage with you.” Like many female comics, Rosborough noticed that it’s harder for women to get to the highest level. While the number one requirement for men is to be funny, Visit us online at http://www.NewJerseyStage.com pg 79