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Arrow - "Hold Me Down" Ft. Drew Wayne

Arrow – “Hold Me Down” Ft. Drew Wayne

Arrow releases his first song “Hold Me Down” Feat. Drew Wayne off his upcoming project “I Found God”. He’s an Hispanic NYC based artist representing Washington Heights and Harlem.…

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Its a comedy show, a commentary on my ego, and my Photoshop resume.

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Catching Up with Comedian Drew Wayne

One of the winners of the May 28th Broken Bottle Open Mic. Drew Wayne is a very respected Albuquerque comic. A veteran who's not afraid to push the boundaries. Whether it's self deprecating humor or punchy one-liners. Drew Wayne is smart, dedicated, and someone we all have to keep an eye out for.

Who Are You?

I’m Drew Wayne, not actually it’s a fake name, a 28-year-old comedian/actor/host out of Albuquerque, NM. I like to tell jokes that are geeky/sometimes offensive/but mostly Netflix all over the Great American Southwest. Outside of comedy, he fills his time as an indy wrestler, Geeks Who Drink Quizmaster, and hot sauce sauceteer. Not to mention one time at a party he made Joss Whedon laugh (wicked awesome!).

How Long Have You Been Doing Stand Up?

I first got up on stage 10 years ago and after a few horrible outings I went into hiding. I did some improv comedy, acting, and ‘poetry’ but found my way back to stand-up and have been performing consistently for the last 4-years.

Who Are The Comedians That You Look Up To?

First comedian I ever liked was D.L. Hughley, he honestly made me want to tell jokes. After that I was inspired by Mitch Hedberg, Chris Rock, and Patton Oswalt. Today I love hearing anything out of the mouths of Bill Burr, Maria Bamford, Jim Gaffigan, Kyle Kinane, Arj Barker, and Jason Green.

Tell Me About The Shows You’re Doing In The Next Couple Of Months

Power Hour the first Thursday of every month is my favorite show to produce and be apart of, Genevieve Mueller and I have got something good going with this one and I love to see local and traveling comics try and step up to the plate. Also Monday Night Open Mic at Back Alley Brewery is going strong and I aim to keep that rolling right along.

Where’s Your Favorite Venue To Perform/Put On Shows?

Any place that doesn’t have a TV on… I cant’t compete with Sportscenter’s Top Ten.

What Do You Think The Comedy Scene In Town Needs For It To Take Off/Flourish?

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Who Are Local Comedians To Look Out For?

All of them. After a show. On the road. JK. Real Answer: they all have different voices go find one that speaks to you.

What Is Your Pre-Show Process (Set List Creation, How Do You Get Psyched, Ect.)?

Drink less than two beers and get a feel for the crowd.

Any Parting Words? 

Go out and see some shows! Open mics are cool, but the only way to make the scene grow is if comics bring their friends to shows, not practice, and for them to bring their A-game when it counts. We (comics, hosts, producers) need to treat shows with more respect and I believe the audience will respond in kind.

Follow Drew Wayne on twitter: @manocomedy

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10 THOUGHTS about doing comedy in drag:

1)      1.  Having no pockets is an outstanding way to avoid buying drinks.  Oodles of free lady drinks.  My new favorite is the Washington Apple; its pure bliss that tastes like Jubilee’s “4th of July” fingers exploding on to my tongue.

2)      2.  Not until I ripped two pair of stockings did I realize I had “problem areas”.  Being a broad is depressing.

3)      3.  Leave drag to the professionals.  If it were up to me I would’ve just thrown on a wig, a skirt, and a Carrie necklace and called it day, but I had some badass drag queens help me out.  The ladies (pgp), like master craftsmen, turned this pale block of clay into a cast member of the Bad Girls Club.

4)      4.  Where in the blue hell is my earring?!?!

5)      5.  I was terrified going on stage with no real direction of where to go in my mind (a good reason I edited half of the performance out, due to a bunch of crowd work, I did leave in a reference to an earlier comic and how she banged a fella while he was smoking because it set up the rest of the set).  I went back and forth from telling jokes as a drag queen, as dude in a dress, and as a lady.  The style switching was a hot mess, but it worked!  Actually “hot mess” would be the best definition of Ms. Drusilla Wayne.

6)      6.  An older gentleman kept making jokes about date rape and roofies to me and I kept thinking “you know what, this just isn’t funny.”  What I’m trying to say is “ladies you were right... Daniel Tosh is a dick.” 

7)      7.  No matter how much face washing or bottles of Dawn dish soap used you will still have eyeliner on for work the next day.  And I kept telling myself that I looked like Johnny Depp or the Undertaker, but I know damn well I was just a fruity magician.  *Interesting note:  I originally wrote “gay magician” but apparently “magician” is one of the few words that makes “gay” sound gayer.

8)      8.  It is fun not to be recognized, it took friends and family forever to figure out who I was.  So if I ever get framed for murdering my wife by a one-armed man I’m not growing a beard or using Touch of Grey, I’m going drag baby!

9)      9.  I wish the show hadn’t gone so well.  I may have said on stage that I disliked the word “ho”, but I am a straight-up whore for laughs and if a dry spell hits I may run back into the seductive arms of double-spanks and ovary jokes.

10)  10.   I’m never doing it again, not because of the gender bending or the repeated question I got the next morning “you have a girlfriend? Right??”  But because I am a pantywaist when it comes to things near my eye! I bitched excessively while eye make-up was probed in and around my cornea.  It felt like the opening scene of Star Trek First Contact.  Ladies, of all sorts…you win!