Welcome to our weekly Giggle Goddess question and answer session with comedivas spreading giggles like wildfire. Say hello to Freddi Scheib, awkward-dater extraordinaire!
This Q & A will take you deep within the depths of her soul … sorta.
Fangirlishly stalk the funny-lady at the following locations: @Freddischeib, @MCWebseries, Facebook, and Tumblr.
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What’s your favorite cupcake flavor?
I can’t eat cupcakes because I’m Gluten Intolerant. I’m not bitter at all.
What or who inspired you to pursue a career in comedy?
Nobody liked me in grade school (my mom assured me it was because I was special), but everybody loved my best friend Cicely who was, and still is, the funniest person I know. One day at recess, I fell off the balance beam and everybody laughed. From then on I knew that self-deprecation and pain were the way to people’s hearts. That and cupcakes.
If Chuck Norris were to corner you in an alley and challenge you to a duel, what would be your weapon of choice?
I would convince him not to duel me and befriend him by discussing Ron Paul’s chances for the 2012 election.
What are some challenges you’ve faced since going down the comedy track and what, in your experience, has made those obstacles worth overcoming?
The biggest challenge to overcome has been that constant nagging feeling that I’m not funny enough, but as soon as I get on a stage and get that first laugh from the room, that makes all obstacles worth overcoming. Also, female comedians in mass media eat a lot of baked goods on air. It makes me want a cupcake so bad.
What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever heard/seen?
The “Most Awful Family in Britain” sketch from the last episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. It’s brilliant.
Which comedienne, dead or alive, would you love to work with/meet?
Clara Bow. I adore her and want people say that I remind them of her.
In what ways do you think you’ve improved or evolved since your first comedy venture?
I grew 4 feet.
What long-term/short-term goals do you have for your career?
Short term: Finish editing this next episode of Missed Connection.
Long term: Have my very own ½ comedy show on television. Or the internet. Or the future internet/tv hybrid that will be pumped directly into our brain’s sensory centers. You know it’s coming.
Also, get Michael Cera to be in Season 2.
Which character do you most resemble from The Divas?
I might have to say the tequila-spiked coffee from the pilot. I’m probably not a good idea, but I will make you do a spit take if you weren’t expecting me.
Do you have a specific audience to whom you play/would like to play? Describe that audience, and why/how you’re playing to them.
According to YouTube analytics, our main demographic is dogs of all breeds ages 3-17 (in human years). We’re writing season two to include more dog actors and subliminal delicious bone messages.
When you’re not writing/performing comedy, you’re…
Writing subliminal message ads for dog bone companies.
What’s the difference between appealing to women and appealing to men?
Both are equally likely to abandon our show for something more interesting thus allowing their dog to surf the net in secret.
What’s your favorite comedy movie or T.V. show of all time?
I’m loving Black Books right now, but of all time? Geez, uh…my favorite comedy thing ever is actually a book series (that was made into a semi-crappy movie). Angus, Thongs, and Full-frontal Snogging changed my girlhood.
The title of your autobiography?
No wonder nobody liked me! by Freddi Scheib.
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Freddi Scheib, a native Kentuckian, is the creator and head writer of the popular web series Missed Connection. She spent three years in NYU’s premiere sketch comedy group “Hammerkatz” and performs improv, sketch, and stand-up around New York City (mostly in her bathtub). She cries regularly on public transportation (mostly because of the declining attendance of her once popular bathtub shows). She often mistakenly hears her name in public when large groups are about to make a move. She lives in Brooklyn with her dog Izzy and has no plans to return to school. If she doesn’t get a job writing for a TV show in the next year she’ll probably buy a goat farm in Vermont and jumpstart a career in artisanal cheese and yarn making.
