“MeToo has become a joke because so few people have suffered serious repercussions,” says comedian Tiffany King, one of four women to levy claims of sexual misconduct against Bryan Callen, which he denied. “Callen is still getting booked. Nobody cares”
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This and other experiences galvanized Shaikh to pursue a documentary about the prevalent, persistent harassment and objectification of female comedians within the American stand-up scene. From private Facebook groups, group texts and other industry whisper networks, she knew she wasn’t alone. The world in which these women plug away isn’t the pinnacle of packed arenas or Netflix specials . It’s what happens further down the ladder at the stand-up clubs and bars across the country that cultivate talent.
They point out that while disgraced stars like Jeremy Piven and T.J. Miller have found safe harbor on the club circuit performing to friendly crowds, the movement itself has been reliably mocked since its inception. “The counter-reaction was quick,” says Jeena Bloom, who speaks of her life experience as a trans woman onstage. “As soon as people said Louis C.K. shouldn’t be a big comedian anymore, the victim-blaming sprung up immediately.
For all the perpetual gripes over so-called cancel culture, female stand-ups contend that they’re the ones most likely to experience wanton punishment, in lost bookings as well as more opaque forms of retaliation, if they speak out about these issues onstage or irritate certain male gatekeepers — let alone end up branded as troublemakers for lodging a specific accusation that may harm a man’s professional reputation.
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