This is the first time I have seen a stand up comedy show in Spanish, which is a language I cannot understand and required subtitles. The humour in my honest opinion was not all that special, however this could be down to translation issues. Having said that I am quite sure that such a project of translating comedy would not have been finalised if the end results were going to be poor.
Natalia starts the show by explaining the nature of why she choses not to have children by making light of pregnancy involved, which I think is quite bizarre, not only as Natalia is a woman herself but also the fact that she is a feminist and goes onto explain how her country has very little in regard to supporting women as stealing a mobile 'phone is considered more of an offence that hitting a woman and stating abortion should be allowed in certain situations. All of them are quite serious points however why is this in the guise of stand up comedy?
If you are a comedian, do comical speeches and you will be seen as a comedian. If you are a campaigner (for anything, not just women's rights), make serious speeches and you will be seen as a campaigner. In my honest opinion, trying to do both will just leave people confused as to weather or not you are serious or joking about the points you are trying to make and will not know if you are supposed to be taken seriously.
To me, this show seem to take the approach of a speech on what feminism is and what it is not about, dispelling certain myths about it. Some very good points indeed but these should have been raised in a general protest or campaign speech, not stand up comedy! As a result, this show in my honest option misses the mark by a long way.
Natalia starts the show by explaining the nature of why she choses not to have children by making light of pregnancy involved, which I think is quite bizarre, not only as Natalia is a woman herself but also the fact that she is a feminist and goes onto explain how her country has very little in regard to supporting women as stealing a mobile 'phone is considered more of an offence that hitting a woman and stating abortion should be allowed in certain situations. All of them are quite serious points however why is this in the guise of stand up comedy?
If you are a comedian, do comical speeches and you will be seen as a comedian. If you are a campaigner (for anything, not just women's rights), make serious speeches and you will be seen as a campaigner. In my honest opinion, trying to do both will just leave people confused as to weather or not you are serious or joking about the points you are trying to make and will not know if you are supposed to be taken seriously.
To me, this show seem to take the approach of a speech on what feminism is and what it is not about, dispelling certain myths about it. Some very good points indeed but these should have been raised in a general protest or campaign speech, not stand up comedy! As a result, this show in my honest option misses the mark by a long way.
