"I grew up on Beaver Pond - for real - in rural mountain town, Bridgton, Maine until the age of twelve. My first comedy performance was in a family variety show on New Years Day 1975. I was standing in front of a fitted sheet hanging on a clothesline in the spare bedroom my Aunt and Uncle's house in New Hampshire. It was a period in my life that I was slightly obsessed with the Carol Burnett Show and her cast. Channeling the energies of Tim Conway and Rich Little, I performed an impression of Rich Little, doing Richard Nixon, a complicated and technical feat. As I recall, my impression 'killed'. So what if the audience of all 7 or 8 people were family members. For years after that, I received regular requests for that impression and I obliged every time. Still to this day, if a family member were to ask, I would do it in a heartbeat." - Ian Harvie
Today, while poking fun at adolescence, family, sexuality, substance abuse, Ian's sharp wit and hilarious punches give insight through a different set of lenses. Using expressive, quick misdirects, Ian's well-crafted humor can be seen in theaters, clubs and colleges all over the country.
Website
ianharvie.com
Influences
Carol Burnett, Rich Little, Harvey Corman, Tim Conway, Lily Tomlin, Flip Wilson, Ruth Buzzy, Richard Prior, and Bill Cosby. There are modern comedic folks who inspire me too, I thought I'd just mention the ones from when I was a kid.
TV Shows
OutLaugh on Wisecrack MTV's Logo Network | QTV On Q-Live | QTV Brunch | OutQ Sirius Radio
Films
James Lipton is Dead
Albums
DVD to come.
Ian Harvie / The Ian Harvie Show's Interests
General
Playing, listening to, discussing music and comedy. Listening to and learning from smart humans. On stage performance, benefit gigs in particular. The arts in all forms. High femmes (not a hobby). Life's amazing process and it's gifts. Oh yeah and being a giant corndog. Golf, tennis, and snowboarding. Communing with water that I can actually swim in. Might be found latenight with some comic buddies playing Texas Hold'em and writing new jokes or in bed on my laptop watching movies.
Music
I'm kind of faggy, here goes the long list.. Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye, Everything But the Girl, General Public, The Smiths and Morrissey, Outkast, Ani DiFranco, The Police, Neil Young, Big Head Todd + The Monsters, John Brion, Innocence Mission, Patsy Cline, Angela McCluskey, Culture Club, Psychedelic Furs, Sugarcubes, Capt. & Tennille, Nada Surf, ColdPlay, Haircut 100, Style Council, Sean Colvin, Patty Griffin, New Order, The Cure, Sade, Sia, The Cult, U2, Sundays, Queen, Prince, Roxy Music, Shelleyan Orphan, Cocteau Twins, and much more..
Movies
Magnolia, Ma Vie En Rose, The Big Blue, Amalie, Winged Migration, Desperately Seeking Susan, Love Actually, 16 Candles, Waiting For Guffman, Good Will Hunting, My Life As A Dog, Purple Rain, Tommy Lee and Pam Anderson's Hit Video, The Royal Tenenbaums, Run Lola Run, and The Aristocrats
Television
Six Feet Under, Hawaii 5-0, L-Word, Love Boat, Law & Order, Fantasy Island, Land of the Lost, Tournament Poker (which might make me a bit of a loser), Freaks & Geeks.
Books
Stone Butch Blues (I knew, but that's when I knew there were others), Written On The Body, S/he, Comedy Writing Secrets, A People's History of the US, A Really Super Book About Squirrels, and the entire Dick and Jane series.
Heroes
Trans Folks, Butches, Femmes, Queers of all kinds & Survivors.
IAN HARVIE
Stand Up Comedian
Butch, Trans, FTX, Queer
I am a Butch, Transgendered FTX, Queer, Standup Comedian. I identify as Female To X instead of Female To Male. The X represents something more masculine. For those who know what that means, great. For all others, you might refer to me (tenderly) as the "trannie comic".
When I look down, I realize the shell I was given is biologically female. The cool thing is I can look back up then click the lever on my ViewMaster, look back down and I dont see anything feminine about my body at all. Thats the difference between my sex and my gender. My gender is not male, but masculine. Male is a word I personally reserve for biologically male-bodied people or people who believe they should have been biologically male.
I love my masculinity and my history of having been socialized female (the good parts). I'm completely out in every part of my life, public about being trans, my process, and I've always felt queer and want to stay that way.
Who I'd like to meet: Good humans, funny people, sweet dogs.
Ian Harvie / The Ian Harvie Show's Friend Space (Top 40)
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Last night was GREAT, everyone was very, very funny! I think it can be a little challenging to have 'very funny' CLEAN material, but that Kevin was a scream! Mukti almost lost it with the Whiskers jokes... Only one prob, if there is no booze, how am I supposed to work up the courage to kiss my date?
Scout's new little sister...She's 2 weeks old. Boston/Bull dog mix. I'm trying to figure out a name for her. She's coming home Aug.8th Your already apart of my family! Did you want to make it more formal..you have to eat chicken feet with sista...lol..
Just dropping by to see what's new. LOVE the new profile pic - super sexy!
Ever since we saw you in KC earlier this year, my roomie and I talk you up to all our friends and laugh hysterically every time Law and Order comes on! Hoping to catch the show when we're in LA later this summer if we're lucky enough! Best wishes!
Oh yeah? You are! (P.S. Sarie is losing her mind, Pigz is trying to be a top and all hell is breaking loose here in ole Portland! We need a man to help us straighten things out!!) xo
