Detroit Comedian Highlights LGBTQ Comics With New Comedy Showcase

“The majority of the shows I do end up being if not all then very predominantly just straight guys telling jokes.”

What happens when you don’t see the diversity you’d like to see at an open mic? Start your own comedy showcase and feature the voices you want to hear.

That’s what Detroit comedian Kai Quix did with her Quix, Women & Queers monthly comedy showcase happening this Sunday, February 11th at the Trumbullplex in Detroit’s Woodbridge neighborhood.

Click on the audio player above for the full conversation. 
 

Kai Quix

 

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  • Ryan Patrick Hooper
    Ryan Patrick Hooper is the award-winning host and producer of CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. Hooper has covered stories for the New York Times, NPR, Detroit Free Press, Hour Detroit, SPIN and Paste magazine.