FOF #502 - Suddenly Sabrina - 03.30.07 [49:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Lesbian comedian Sabrina Matthews claims not to know a thing about lesbian culture. She knows very little about flannel, doesn’t have a girlfriend and doesn’t know why lesbians get bad haircuts. One thing she does know is that lesbians keep their fingernails short, and for good reason.

On today’s show Sabrina relates to us her experiences as a stand up comedian. She chats with us about the first time she did comedy and how she decided to turn it into a exciting career. Sabrina tells us that she gets a lot of feedback form her audience and that the audience’s reaction to her routine can greatly affect her delivery. (HINT, HINT- Comments on the website are like clapping, booing, cheering and laughing to us.)

She has a hard time in the Midwest because she doesn’t quite know why they love her so much but don’t laugh out loud like people in other parts of the country. Marc tries to explain that Midwesterners are very even in their temperament and that they don’t have the highs and the lows that other people have. What do you guys think?

We have a lot of questions for Sabrina and the answer often ends up being about the sea. It seems that every time we talk to lesbians it always ends up going to the sea. What’s up with the SEA? What are lesbians tapping into here? Why does the sea keep coming up? Are they tuned into something that us les-be-nots aren’t?

Everyone knows that life evolved in the sea, but did you know that humanity itself may have evolved in the sea as primates? Scientists use to scoff at the idea that early primates left land to live in the sea but this theory is gaining more credibility as they find more commonalities between aquatic animals such as otters, seal, whales, hippos etc and people than people have with primates and other land based animal like cats and dogs.

Some of the evidence that suggest that we evolved from Sea Monkeys is discussed in this BBC article:

“If we examine the human body, there are a number of adaptations that seem out of place on a savannah-dwelling animal, but make much more sense if you consider them as adaptations to a primarily water-based existence.”

We have relatively hairless bodies compared to all the other great apes, which are completely covered in hair. Very few mammals are as completely hairless as humans, and most of those that are live in an aquatic environment. Also, what little hair we have does not sprout randomly, but is aligned to direct water to our midline, minimising drag.

Mammals have many mechanisms for shedding excess heat, including panting, insulating layers of fur - camel fur keeps the heat out - and bathing in cooling mud or water. Humans lose heat primarily by sweating. This costs the body vital salt, which would be a problem for a plains-dwelling animal, but not for one that lived close to or in the sea. Crying salt tears is a unique human trait, which may have evolved as a way to shed excess salt.”

Click here to read more about the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis.

Maybe this is why so many folks like the sea? Because its getting them in touch with a deep primal sense of self? Who knows. But I do know that Sabrina is going to appear at HRC’s Laughing Out Loud benefit in Chicago. Come out for a good cause!

Don’t miss Laughing Matters…More!, the documentary featuring Sabrina and a bunch of other fabulous women.

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Featured Event:
HRC’s 7th Annual Chicago Comedy Night
Saturday April 14, 7pm
Featuring Judy Gold, Sabrina Matthews and Andre Kelley
The Park West, 322 West Armitage
Tickets $40, $125.

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