On television, in movies and on YouTube I’ve seen male countless performers going for cheap laughs with a half-hearted female costume. I suppose what really drove me to produce this satirical video was seeing so many “comedians” on YouTube play female characters with exaggerated makeup, over-the-top balloons in their shirt and sloppy wigs, among other things.
The icing on the cake for these “comedians” is when they use that high-pitched falsetto voice that Monty Python used back when it was funny. Nowadays, it’s just tired and lame.
Man + Drag = Instant Funny
Perhaps some of the inspiration and creative energy for this video came from the fact that it takes me sometimes two hours to shave, apply makeup and choose an outfit before I can perform as Jessica Who? (when not performing I am simply Jessica De Leon).
With that in mind, I present my sarcastic step-by-step instructional video tutorial on how to transform from male to female caricature.
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Great work as always, keep it up.
Thanks Angie!
I’m doing papers on the brilliant satire of Mark Twain and Kurt Vonnegut. Let me say, Jess, your work is right up there. Keep it up!
Wow, thanks for the awesome compliment
misses butterworth
I don’t think sloppy drag still works in this day n age, we have higher standards now
Hehe, you’d be surprised. Check out some episodes of SNL (Estro-Maxx) and I’d say 70% of the “comedians” on YouTube. Unfortunately, audiences still eat it up like a succulent Thanksgiving turkey.
That’s why I was so motivated to do this satire
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Your sense of humor is very sharp. Your wit comes through – which is one of the hardest kinds of comedy (in my humble opinion) while you don’t go for the “cheap laugh”. Thanks for sharing with us all.