755- Surviving Comedy with Comedian Maija DiGiorgio

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Comic Maija DiGiorgio (Maija! Maija! Maija!, Bitter Jester) was blackballed by the New York Comedy scene for in part “beating up Jerry Seinfeld.” Listen to this incredible story about comics, the NY comedy scene, misogyny and Jerry Seinfeld.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Storyworthy. Today on the show, Maya DiGiorgio talks about surviving comedy.
0:08.7	I get a phone call from this radio station called Hot 97 in New York, which was the number one
0:13.4	flagship of hip-hop. Anything that they chose to be a hit became a hit nationwide. And they said,
0:18.9	you want to be on the morning show? It's like, of course, I'll be on anything.
0:21.2	So they call me in.
0:22.2	I land the job. But my job is to shut down the misogyny. So I am good at shutting down misogyny. So I just can't. I don't find it misogynistic. I don't see the sexism. I was so young, I just saw, guys, a jerk. I'll just take him down.
0:36.7	And eventually my co-host would start shutting off my mic.
0:39.5	He would talk about raping me live on the air. I was so young, I just saw, guys, a jerk, I'll just take him down. And eventually my co-host would start shutting off my mic.
0:39.5	He would talk about raping me live on the air. He started telling people, it's station-promoted events. I sucked as you know what to get the job. I said I was going to walk. They said, no, stay. And then two weeks later, they fired me. Today on the show, comedian Maya DiGiorgio talks about surviving comedy.
0:56.8	Stay close. weeks later, they fired me. Today on the show, comedian Maya DeGiorgio talks about surviving comedy.
0:56.8	Stay close. Hey, this is Maya DeGiorgio, and you're listening to Storyworthy.
1:16.9	Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.
1:23.7	Whether you're a longtime fan of the show of over 12 years, or you're a new listener, welcome to Storyworthy.
1:45.6	Now, I hope you guys enjoyed the story last week by Evan Stern. Evan Stern is actually a podcaster. Usually I just have on comedians, but this guy, Evan Stern, has a specifically great new podcast called Vanishing Postcards. It's a very unique show. Basically, he goes to these tiny towns all over America. And, you know,
1:49.9	hears from the people that are kind of vanishing. You don't know what I mean, that generation of people. Anyway, he does the work that I will never want to do. And anyway, he's a great guy. Go back,
1:56.0	listen to Evan Stern last week talking about how his uncle made him a vandal. And it is like full on, his uncle
2:03.6	made him a vandal. It's a great story. But not today, you guys. Stick around now because today I'm
2:09.2	here with another fabulous comedian, Maya Di Giorgio. And I just met you, Maya. And I so don't know you.
2:18.0	I thought it was Maja.
2:20.0	Does everybody think that?
2:22.1	Yes, often.
2:23.1	I always get either Maja or Maja or they just look at me strange.
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