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A day in the life of Juneau comedian Alicia Hughes-Skandijs
Club Baby Seal comedian Alicia Hughes-Skandijs dabbled in everything from acting to existentialist French clown camps before finding her passion in stand-up comedy. “I had secretly always wanted to do it,” she said, recounting how it felt to open up a “Girls’ Life” magazine and to see an article on a kid doing comedy. “I was like, ‘Oh she’s doing standup, I could do standup.’ I was jealous reading this profile.” It took some open mic nights performances, a determined comedian friend, and the realization that she looked forward to office staff meetings because she could make a room full of people laugh for her to give stand-up a try. The first time she performed was on a whim. One of her friends, Brady Ingeldue, was the opening act for a touring comedian and she told him, half in jest, to ask if the venue needed an opener for their opener. He took her seriously and called back to say yes, they did, and that he had already accepted for her. Despite her nerves and feeling like her life was already crazy, Alicia told herself she’d do it. It might be a disaster, but she was going to make it a public disaster. It was a less than ideal situation; the backstage area consisted of a bucket to sit on and a mop. But when she stepped up to the mic, she said it felt natural. She loved it and she knew she had to keep doing it. It’s been… [Read full story]
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