NY Mag: When Fat Women Tell Fat Jokes

When Fat Women Tell Fat Jokes

When Fat Women Tell Fat JokesComedian Kath Barbadoro, who does stand-up in Austin, has a joke she tells about craving Whataburger. She recounts stopping by the Texas fast-food chain and bringing a burger home late at night. Then, realizing her roommate can see in through her bedroom window, she kills the lights and eats it in the dark. Late-night shame-eating is totally standard stand-up fodder. But a few times when she’s told it, instead of laughing at Barbadoro’s self-deprecating humor, the audience responds with a pitying “Awwwww.” Barbadoro, as you might have guessed, is fat. When last week’s episode of Louie concluded with a […]