Podcast episode 569ish: Bonnie McFarlane

Bonnie McFarlane is a funny comic... Sorry, I can't get that song out of my head. What song? You'll hear it at the start of this episode with Bonnie McFarlane, who is a funny comic. She's the only guest in our 16 years who's been immortalized in song by The Pursuit of Happiness. This is an episode 10 years in the making. It took a pandemic to finally get us together. You've seen her on Letterman, Fallon, and Colbert, but did you know she got her start right here in Vancouver? It's true, and we talk about it here. We also talk about living in the US, we pry into the anonymous names in her memoir You're Better Than Me (the best one of its kind, say I), and she reveals that although she does hate her husband (per her podcast My Wife Hates Me), she also loves him and loves their differences. You don't often hear earnestness from her (a trait she dislikes), but we manage to get it out of her.

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Attention Female Comics, Attention Female Comics

Former Vancouverite Bonnie McFarlane is looking for a few good female comics. Well, she and her hubby, American comic Rich Vos, are:

Dear Female Comedians,

Rich Vos and I are currently looking for footage of female comedians onstage to be used in a theatrically released documentary that we are making about... funny women. The tapes should be shot independently, not from a tv show or professional showcase. There is a release form (see below) you need to print, fill out and sign to send with your MiniDV or DVD.

Send to:

Rich Vos
P.O. Box 7799
Hillsborough, NJ 08844

Thanks and we look forward to your submission.

Bonnie McFarlane

Here's the release:
You may remember Bonnie from the best season of Last Comic Standing, where she was the best thing on it. And beyond that, we don't get to see her too much here, which is damn unfortunate. Did you know she got her start at the old Punchlines in Gastown? I believe she started out taking tickets before moving up to open mike night. Or something like that. If I ever get her on the show, I'll get to the bottom of it.

Meanwhile, here's some classic McFarlane. Beautifully politically incorrect: