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Desiree Burch
Black / Clean / Stand-Up
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Female
30 years old
Astoria, NY
United States



Last Login: 8/13/2009
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BioDesiree Burch is a comedian, writer, actress and New York NeoFuturist, and host of the "Smut" Reading and Performance series, Monday nights at Galapagos Artspace.

Her solo work has culminated in full-length solo pieces 52 Man Pickup," (Ars Nova) "The Sit-Down Show," (Midtown International Theatre Festival) "Careless" (One Solo Arts Festival, HOT! Festival 2005)and "Greatest Hits," (Yale University, Dixon Place) and has been performed at Joe's Pub, CenterStage NY, Dixon Place, the Marquee, Manhattan Theatre Source, P.S. 122 and in Seattle's Mae West Fest.

Her stand-up comedy has been featured at Carolines on Broadway, Gotham Comedy Club, the NY Improv, New York Comedy Club, Boston Comedy Club, the Producer's Club, the Parkside Lounge, Mo' Pitkins, at Bottom's Up and Rockstar in Cleveland, OH, and in the 2005 New York City Underground Comedy Festival and the 2005 New York International Fringe Festival.

She holds a B.A. in Theater Studies from Yale University. Favorite theater experiences include: "Rip Me Open," co-created with Michael Cyril Creighton, Brian Mullin and OBIE Award-winning playwright Kyle Jarrow (Lucinda Coolidge), "In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel" (Miriam Conley), "Othello" (Emelia), "Romeo & Juliet" (Nurse), "An Ideal Husband" (Mabel), "The Marriage of Bette & Boo" (Soot), "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf" (Lady in Red), and "Steel Magnolias" (Ouiser). She has worked with Gorilla Rep, Playwrights Theater of New York, Moving Theater, Afrikan Women's Repertory, Columbia University School of Theater, NYU's E.T.W. and the 24-Hour Plays.
Websitemebigyoulittle.blogspot.com
InfluencesBill Hicks, Eddie Izzard, Richard Pryor (duh), Mitch Hedberg, Bill Cosby, Carol Burnett, Pat Candaras, Deb Margolin.
TV ShowsThe Maury Povich Show 2/12/07 "Stories of Survival" - Reinactment

VH1 - Best Night Ever Podcasts
FilmsMaya's Soul (2006) - "Vicky"
Bodybuilder Island (Upcoming) - "The Mysterious Woman"
Chanelling Cesaire - "Angel"

    Desiree Burch's Interests
Generalcomedy, theater, writing, things that grow, things that light up or catch fire, museums, surrealism, food, self-actualization, religions/philosophies, astrophysical theory, poetry, dancing, singing, strutting, shining.
MusicThe Smiths, Morrissey, Otis Redding, Elton John, Ludwig von Beethoven, Talking Heads, The Divine Comedy, Gomez, Al Green, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainright, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Basement Jaxx, Angie Stone, Bjork, Prince, Daft Punk, Fiona Apple, Dean Martin, Fleetwood Mac, Motown, Adira Amram, Radiohead, Edith Piaf, Jamie Cullum, The Doors, Annie Lennox, k.d. lang, George Michael, Angelique Kidjo, Mos Def, The Fabulous Entourage, Dave Matthews Band, Hall and Oates, Talib Kweli, Sting, Janis Joplin, Buddy Holly, Billy Joel, Depeche Mode, DMX, The Supremes, Goldfrapp, Dion and the Belmonts.
MoviesChildren of Men, Waking Life, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Dr. Strangelove, Brewster's Millions, Pink Flamingos, Eternal Sunshine (and pretty much all things Charlie Kaufman), Rushmore, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, What's Up Doc?, Shawshank Redemption, What the Bleep Do We Know?, Wet Hot American Summer, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Scrooged, What About Bob? (and pretty much anything with Bill Murray in it), The Man With Two Brains, All Of Me, The Jerk, Jewel of the Nile, Office Space, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Waiting for Guffman, Coming To America, Eddie Murphy Raw, Eddie Izzard... anything actually, and most stand-up comedy specials, Danny Kaye movie musicals.
TelevisionPride & Prejudice A&E Miniseries (oooh Colin Firth), Blackadder, House, Father Ted, Jeeves & Wooster, The Colbert Report, The Office, French & Saunders, Absolutely Fabulous, Kids in the Hall, South Park, Family Guy, Comedy Central Presents, Premium Blend, The Daily Show, freaken Law & Order (it's crack for my mind, particularly SVU), The Simpsons, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken and basically anything on Adult Swim, Little Britain and most stuff shown on IFC (you're always catching amazing shorts flipping through that channel).
BooksDas Energi; The Story of B; Love in the Time of Cholera; On The Road; Catch 22; Slaughterhouse 5, The whole damn Harry Potter Canon; Sex and Death to the Age 14 (and other Spalding Gray); The Little Prince; Sex, Art and American Culture; Where the Sidewalk Ends; The Stranger; Blade Runner; Civilization and Its Discontents; Bel Canto; Plays by Christopher Durang. Siddhartha. And that Bible is good too.
HeroesMy mom, Salvador Dali, Morrissey, Eddie Izzard, Bill Hicks, David Sedaris, Deb Margolin, and Ms. Delilah Lee

Comedians I Love: (aside from Eddie and Bill above), Richard Pryor, Robert Schimmel, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnette, Eddie Murphy, Pablo Francisco, Bill Burr, Lynne Koplitz, Marga Gomez, Sarah Kendall, Ron White, Vic Henley, Sarah Silverman, Louis C.K., Patton Oswalt, D.L. Hugley, Mo'nique, Dwayne Perkins, Louis Ramey, Emo Philips, John Pinette, Jessica Kirson.
Groups: Napoleon Dynamite fan clubComedians of MySpaceNYC Underground Comedy FestBIG, BEAUTIFUL, BODACIOUS, BOMBSHELLSYale UniversityQuahog Beautiful People's Clubchina's groupBlogger's Link Exchange

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     Desiree Burch's Details
Status:Single
Here for:Networking, Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends
Hometown:Diamond Bar, CA
Body type:5' 11" / More to love!
Ethnicity:Black / African descent
Religion:Christian - other
Zodiac Sign:Aquarius
Smoke / Drink:No / Yes
Children:Undecided
Education:College graduate
Occupation:Comedian, Actor, Writer

   Desiree Burch's Schools
Yale University
New Haven,Connecticut
Graduated: 2001
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Theater
 

1997 to 2001

   Desiree Burch's Networking
Theatre - Drama - Acting
I want to meet people who create theater that seeks to communicate rather than masturbate.

   Desiree Burch's Companies
Alliance for the Arts
New York, New York US
Assistant to President, Editor

3/02-5/03
People For the American Way
New York, New York US
Assistant
Special Arts Projects

March 2004-December 2005
New York Neo-Futurists
New York, New York US
Ensemble Member

December 2003-Present
Open Society Institute
New York, NY US
Temp
Public Health Watch

Feb. 2007-Mar. 2007


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About me:
Comedian | Actor | Performance Artist | Writer | Host/Emcee | Armchair Philosopher | Hardest Working Woman in Soulbusiness
OR Entertainer/Force of Nature Professional: Desiree Burch is a comedian, writer, actress and New York NeoFuturist, and host of the "Smut" Reading and Performance series, Monday nights at Galapagos Artspace. Her solo work has culminated in full-length solo pieces 52 Man Pickup," (Ars Nova) "The Sit-Down Show," (Midtown International Theatre Festival) "Careless" (One Solo Arts Festival, HOT! Festival 2005)and "Greatest Hits," (Yale University, Dixon Place) and has been performed at Joe's Pub, CenterStage NY, Dixon Place, the Marquee, Manhattan Theatre Source, P.S. 122 and in Seattle's Mae West Fest. Her stand-up comedy has been featured at Carolines on Broadway, Gotham Comedy Club, the NY Improv, New York Comedy Club, Boston Comedy Club, the Producer's Club, the Parkside Lounge, Mo' Pitkins, at Bottom's Up and Rockstar in Cleveland, OH, and in the 2005 New York City Underground Comedy Festival and the 2005 New York International Fringe Festival. She holds a B.A. in Theater Studies from Yale University. Favorite theater experiences include: "Rip Me Open," co-created with Michael Cyril Creighton, Brian Mullin and OBIE Award-winning playwright Kyle Jarrow (Lucinda Coolidge), "In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel" (Miriam Conley), "Othello" (Emelia), "Romeo & Juliet" (Nurse), "An Ideal Husband" (Mabel), "The Marriage of Bette & Boo" (Soot), "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf" (Lady in Red), and "Steel Magnolias" (Ouiser). She has worked with Gorilla Rep, Playwrights Theater of New York, Moving Theater, Afrikan Women's Repertory, Columbia University School of Theater, NYU's E.T.W. and the 24-Hour Plays.

On the "Down to Earth" tip: I am funny, sweet, cunning, straightforward and kind of bent, beautiful and sad, sexy and vulnerable, but high above and far away while walking through the stink trenches. Friends call that "aloof."
"You really are the Sartre of our times."
--Carolyn Castiglia, superstar comedian, friend of Desiree, and judge of character.

I do believe I will change the world and plan to make my mark an improvement.
To pay for this, I will spend eternity tripping over the minutae of myself.
Silly rabbit--Ids are for Kids.

Although I wax philo-sophical with this junk, I am really someone who has made a mission at poking fun and letting the air out of as many lofty ideas as possible. That way they are on the ground. Where we can get at them.
Just so you know, I only attract freaks, so if you are looking at this, chances are, you are one. If you didn't know this before, sorry for the impromptu intervetion. Someone had to sit down with you and help you through this.





















































Who I'd like to meet:
Fun people for funning.

Desiree Burch's Stand-Up
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Some of Desiree's VH1 Best Night Ever Podcasts:
  • Thursday August 9th, 2007
  • Sunday, July 29, 2007
  • Wednesday July 22, 2007
  • Thursday June 21, 2007
  • Tuesday, March 6, 2007
  • Tuesday, February 13, 2007
  • Sunday, January 14, 2007
  • Tuesday December 5, 2006

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     The Rhodes Less Traveled 


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     Gin 


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     Marc Maron 


     FOAMY 


     =Chris= 


     Gay Robot 





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    PERFORMANCE SPACE 122

    Performance Space



    Nov 7 2008 1:42 AM

    Timeout New York critics pick; The Lastmaker opens tonight! It’s for two weekends only, so don’t miss it!



    "A haunting meditation about change, finality, footprints and moving on.
    " - The Herald, Glasgow

    How do places hold layers of different identities over time? In their signature style of physically demanding choreography, Goat Island examines how to say "goodbye" in their new and final performance.


    Nov6-16
    Thu-Sun 7:30pm

    Tickets from $25
    $15 (students/seniors)
    $10 (P.S.
    122 members)

    For more information and to purchase tickets visit: http://www. ps122. org/performances/the_lastmaker. html

    ....SPECIAL MYSPACE OFFER: Use discount code "MS10" for $10 tickets* (reg $25) Tickets available online or call 212.352.
    3101.


    *offer based on limited availability; may not be combined with other offers or applied to past sales; may be discontinued at any time.
    PERFORMANCE SPACE 122

    Performance Space



    Oct 14 2008 5:34 PM

    "Tea-baggers unite! This Wednesday through Sunday only come see the totally unique Jo Stromgren Kompani as they perform in 'The Society' For only $10 (when you enter code MS10) you can't miss this long awaited NYC premiere of non-sensical, absurd humor that is The Jo Stromgren Kompani. Co-presented with Performance Space 122 and The Abrons Arts Center, 'The Society' explores what happens when a society of coffee drinkers discovers a tea drinker in their midst. JSK doesn't enter into the debate (unlike our presidential hopefuls) about whether or not theatre can change our outlook on humanity. Rather they pursue their signature "fart-in-the-universe quest to pinpoint utterly sad human behavior."



    ....SPECIAL MYSPACE OFFER: Use discount code "MS10" for $10 tickets* (reg $25) Tickets available online or call 212.352.
    3101

    To Purchase tickets online visit: http://www. ps122. org/performances/the_society. html


    *offer based on limited availability; may not be combined with other offers or applied to past sales; may be discontinued at any time.
    Marq Thompson

    Marq Thompson



    Oct 11 2008 9:20 AM

    All the best! First 500 only!Check This Out!Win a car!
    Thaddeus James "TJ" Maxxx III

    Captain Cramhole



    Sep 23 2008 4:17 AM

    i hope i see you at my birthday!!
    Joe’s Green Comedy

    Joe’s Green Comedy



    Sep 22 2008 1:51 PM

    NEW FUNNY STUFF FOR YOU :)

    Asa

    Asa



    Sep 8 2008 5:52 PM


    glitter-graphics. com
    ezza

    ezza



    Aug 19 2008 5:24 PM

    desiree:
    chip and i thought you were a real KNOCK-OUT last night.
    small chip shiner
    Sarah Sarai

    Sarah Sarai



    Aug 16 2008 6:58 PM

    You are really funny. I just watched some clips. Can't wait to see you.
    Asa

    Asa



    Aug 5 2008 6:23 PM

    Desiree, you be fabulous at the Fringe =) xo
    Thaddeus James "TJ" Maxxx III

    Captain Cramhole



    Aug 5 2008 5:10 PM

    "I want a lover who will shoot firearms at me.
    "
    JAGWIRE

    JAGWIRE



    Jul 15 2008 6:48 AM

    Dez, whatchoo doing on Saturday? Wanna come see Jagwire at Rockwood? We're going on at midnite.
    Syrone Jenkins

    Syrone Jenkins



    Jun 21 2008 2:04 PM

    Dez,

    Do you really want to hurt me? Do you really want to make me cry? Dude, the song came up on my player and thought of you. Hope all is well beautiful one.

    Smooches
    Kathy
    Valdez

    David Valdez



    Jun 6 2008 2:21 AM

    ethscuse me...ladies and gentlmen....it is now time for the portion of the theremony to introduthe to you...for the firssss time...mr and mrs.
    robertson
    Sarah Sarai

    Sarah Sarai



    Jun 5 2008 8:58 PM

    Desiree,

    I am wishing you a delicious day and a scrumptious summer.

    xox,

    Sarah
    Asa

    Asa



    Jun 1 2008 6:30 AM

    A very stellar set, Desiree! =)
    The Vatican Bank

    The Vatican Bank



    May 7 2008 3:48 PM

    The 'Blank' Book

    A. Ashley Hoff



    Apr 26 2008 7:32 AM


    Bea Arthur sends her love!!!
    Raquel D'Apice

    Raquel D'Apice



    Apr 21 2008 8:58 PM

    I hope I thanked you with an adequate amount of enthusiasm for the ticket the other weekend! It was so appreciated :)

    Also-- I have this adorable, tiny Jewish roommate. You, she and I should make plans.
    Comedian Erica Watson

    Erica Watson



    Mar 26 2008 2:40 AM

    Hey! I can't figure out how to send you a message on your page! LOL How are you? Can we meet for coffee soon? Got some ideas!
    Blanca Dominguez

    Blanca Dominguez



    Mar 17 2008 9:13 PM

    Desiree,
    It was so lovely meeting you as well!!! You are a beauty filled, talented a funny lady!!! I look forward to seeing you again!!! Blanca
    Richard Smith (Comedian)

    Richard Smith (Comedian)



    Mar 7 2008 7:44 PM

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    Working Man's Clothes

    Working Man's Clothes



    Mar 4 2008 8:15 PM

    Dez,
    ...Whose side are you on?
    Will we see you next monday?

    The Vatican Bank

    The Vatican Bank



    Jan 30 2008 10:12 PM



    I'm sending you Flowers, Because I know you hate me... a little bit.
    Dresden

    Dresden



    Jan 26 2008 5:46 AM

    happy Birthday queen of laughter. I miss yous!
    Susan Alexander

    Susan Alexander



    Jan 25 2008 8:55 PM

    Hi Desiree -
    Happy Birthday! Best Wishes, Susan Alexander

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