Carmen Ali AKA April Fiasco
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09/13/22 • 50 min
Carmen Ali AKA April Fiasco is a multidisciplinary performer and writer, co-artistic director of Sexquisite Events and co-organiser & dancer at Cybertease. She reveals why stand up can feel so much more exposing than sex work; how she's started bringing the funny to burlesque; creating spaces for sex workers to explore their creativity on stage; the overwhelm of group sex and how orgasming late taught her to respect her own boundaries better. The Guardian article Helen mentions can be found here: ‘Why did this young man have such a hold on me?’ How dating someone half my age rebooted my sex life" The website Helen and Carmen both shout out can be found here: OMG Yes! Carmen Ali and the sex worker collectives she is a part of can be found on: Instagram @harlotgoddess And her website carmenali.com Support the podcast with a one off donation on https://ko-fi.com/helenduff or to get access to all sorts of extra audio / video content become a regular subscriber on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HelenDuff Intro / Outro music by Luisa Gerstein of Deep Throat Choir; musical interludes written and performed by Helen Duff, arranged by Torch & Compass; edited by Helen Duff; produced by Helen Duff. Follow the podcast on: Instagram: @comeasyouarepod Twitter: @ComeAsYouArePo2 Facebook: @ComeAsYouArePod Find Helen Duff www.helenduff.com Instagram: @DuffMarvel Twitter: @DuffMarvel Facebook: @helenduffcomedy This podcast would not have been possible without the support and advice of Sam Sapin, Ben Target, Alice Freedman, Hayley Stirling, Catherine Brinkworth, Kate Watson, Lorna Rose Treen and Daisy Grant.
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Carmen Ali AKA April Fiasco is a multidisciplinary performer and writer, co-artistic director of Sexquisite Events and co-organiser & dancer at Cybertease. She reveals why stand up can feel so much more exposing than sex work; how she's started bringing the funny to burlesque; creating spaces for sex workers to explore their creativity on stage; the overwhelm of group sex and how orgasming late taught her to respect her own boundaries better. The Guardian article Helen mentions can be found here: ‘Why did this young man have such a hold on me?’ How dating someone half my age rebooted my sex life" The website Helen and Carmen both shout out can be found here: OMG Yes! Carmen Ali and the sex worker collectives she is a part of can be found on: Instagram @harlotgoddess And her website carmenali.com Support the podcast with a one off donation on https://ko-fi.com/helenduff or to get access to all sorts of extra audio / video content become a regular subscriber on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HelenDuff Intro / Outro music by Luisa Gerstein of Deep Throat Choir; musical interludes written and performed by Helen Duff, arranged by Torch & Compass; edited by Helen Duff; produced by Helen Duff. Follow the podcast on: Instagram: @comeasyouarepod Twitter: @ComeAsYouArePo2 Facebook: @ComeAsYouArePod Find Helen Duff www.helenduff.com Instagram: @DuffMarvel Twitter: @DuffMarvel Facebook: @helenduffcomedy This podcast would not have been possible without the support and advice of Sam Sapin, Ben Target, Alice Freedman, Hayley Stirling, Catherine Brinkworth, Kate Watson, Lorna Rose Treen and Daisy Grant.
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