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Sharon Mama Spell
Comedy / Glam / Lounge

No One Judges



Astoria, New York
United States

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Last Login:  7/15/2009
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Member Since3/29/2004
Band Websitehttp://mamaspell.com
Band MembersSharon "Mama" Spell, Monkey, Pony, Chupa "Chupy" Cabra, Etc.
Influencesalcohol, cash, ninners
Sounds LikeMy Mother, Belle Barthe, Steve Martin, Bette Midler, Moms Mabley, Roseanne, Joan Rivers, Mrs. Miller, Andy Kaufman, Sophie Tucker, Rusty Warren, Jerry Clower, Pee-Wee Herman, Minnie Pearl, Elizabeth Taylor, Marshall Applewhite




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"If you think ironic and uplifting are contradictory traits that cant coexist, maybe Mama Spell can change your mind. Part comedienne, part performance artist, the Pittsburgh resident (via south Mississippi) tells stories, provides social commentary and performs hilarious lounge versions of seemingly incongruous songs..."
-- Jack Silverman
Nashville Scene

"... Sharon “Mama” Spell taught us 'The Mama Dance,' its only requirement that you make a V with your arms...."
-- Shaula Clark
The Boston Phoenix

"...hip and danceable brand of twisted song/comedy..."
--Foxy Moxy
Piedmont Triad Hippo

"Mama's show is a one-woman extravaganza..."
-- Mik Davis
Hattiesburg American

"...a pop art Gracie Allen."
-- Ruth Cartlidge
Chattanooga Pulse

"And she's got so much style that she wouldn't look out of place in a John Waters movie."
-- The Winston-Salem Journal

"Stories With No Morals offers highlights of her live show, the Mama Spell Comedy Cabaret, with singing, storytelling and Mama just being Mama."
--Mike May
Pittsburgh Magazine

"Her whimsical Southern manner and offbeat humor... is abetted by some stuffed animals and her trusty Casio CTK-631 keyboard. She's threatening to tap-dance at Saturday's show."
--Gary Budzak
The Columbus Dispatch

"The highlights of Spell's performances usually are her songs, with the comic bits filling in between, or leading up to, a song. Spell accompanies herself on piano. This isn't the easiest way to do stand-up, but in her case, it works."
-- Mike Machosky
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

"Spell spins many a yarn on Stories, always with a healthy dose of irreverence. She begins by explaining her matronly moniker, which was given to her by a vehicle-challenged friend from college. 'I was his only friend with a car, and so my car became Mama's Taxi, I became Mama,; she explains."
--Kelly Delaney
Pulp

"It takes a skilled entertainer with a distinct persona to blend the many kinds of funny and still come out on top. Mama Spell, a Southern-born Pittsburgh hipster... pulls it off with grace and aplomb."
--Patrick Rapa
Philadelphia City Paper

"Mamas cabaret -- and Stories with No Morals -- works because Mama can come across as sincere as one of the Bushs first ladies, or a Reagan-era anti-drug commercial. And almost as funny. Because the fact is, Mamas really, really funny -- like a cross between June Cleaver, Liz Taylor and Absolutely Fabulous."
-- Justin Hopper
Pittsburgh City Paper

"This CD didn't skip once!"
-- Jackie Beat
friend to the gays since 1989.
Record LabelPeople Doctor
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 11 2009 8:30P
Variety Show @ Gotham City Improv New York City
Jul 15 2009 8:00P
Shrink @ Otto’s Shrunken Head New York City, New York
Jul 16 2009 7:30P
Taking Chances @ Belleville Bistro, Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York
Jul 21 2009 7:30P
Auction! @ Ochi’s Lounge New York City
Jul 22 2009 8:00P
Shrink @ Otto’s Shrunken Head New York City, New York
Jul 24 2009 7:00P
Nouveau Poor @ Ochi’s Lounge New York City, New York
Jul 26 2009 1:15P
Sketch 201 Class Show @ UCB Theatre New York City, New York
Jul 29 2009 8:00P
Shrink @ Otto’s Shrunken Head New York City, New York
Jul 30 2009 7:00P
Summer Share @ Lucky Cheng’s New York City, New York
Aug 1 2009 7:00P
Night of No BS @ The Parkside Lounge New York City, New York
Aug 5 2009 8:00P
No Shrink Tonight New York City
Aug 16 2009 7:45A
with Aww, Shucks... @ The Del Close Marathon New York City, New York
Nov 6 2009 7:00P
Artwork @ The Fall Cafe Brooklyn

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..

..Categorized on Myspace as Music, Mama Spell is music to many a tonedeaf ear. But she's also a personable person and does not serially add random friends in this format. If she requests you as a friend here it means she likes you, she really likes you!

And although her training and background geared her for a life of sitting alone in a studio inhaling paint fumes, southern-born fashion plate Sharon Mama* Spell longed for a life before an audience. She moved to New York City from Hattiesburg, Mississippi (via Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) after earning a BFA from the University of Southern Mississippi in Painting and Drawing. Her visual art has been described as possessing a "fine and distanced beauty that suggests abstract expressionism." It wasn't very long after graduation that she dove headfirst in the cabaret performances, putting her fine and distanced beauty onstage, spouting abstract expressionist humor that everyone can relate to. Her show is more rock-n-roll than stand-up comedy, the kids dig it and you can dance as you laugh along to it (think Steve Martin + Pee Wee Herman + [Liz Taylor / Belle Barthe] = Mama Spell). She tap dances, sings songs, tells stories and plays her funky keyboard. Sidekick Press Agent Pony also steps in to lend a comedic hand hoof. Spell has performed her comedy (and tragedy) at venues across the United States. Currently making her home in New York, she co-hosts a weekly variety show called Shrink @ Otto's Shrunken Head and in her spare time enjoys painting, being a model, and spending time with her Monkey and Press Agent Pony. *She got the nickname "Mama" from a friend from college. She was his only friend with a car, and so her car became "Mama's Taxi," and she became "Mama." Her show and sense of humor are joyous, not hateful. Mama Spell just wants you to sit down and finish making your macaroni necklace while she finishes drinking her martini, quietly. Can't we have just ONE nice Thanksgiving? Thank you.

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Sharon Mama Spell's Friends Comments
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RONNIE RICCADONNA





Jun 7 2009 3:51 PM

hey there!
I found the missing tapes from the studio! send me your address and email. i'll mail it out to ya!
ronnie
ROBERT





Apr 23 2009 1:28 AM

Thank You for Your Friendship....PEACE....Robert..
Jared Whitham





Mar 24 2009 4:43 AM

Thank you for tuning into the Jared Whitham Channel!!
Coming in more clear everyday. I love Ham radio Pirate TV!!
olivia





Feb 25 2009 7:01 PM

Were you in Atlanta last weekend?
I could have sworn I saw you!
Pickles a Go Go!





Jan 1 2009 2:49 AM

Happy New Year!
Phat Man Dee





Dec 2 2008 4:14 AM

Hey sexy!! I am singing at the Gershwin on Monday the 8th... what you doing??? Also me and Tommy will be around this weekend, you gigging anywhere??
Rocco Supreme





Nov 20 2008 5:13 AM

Thanks for having me and good to see you!!!
Colin Dempsey





Oct 16 2008 1:58 PM

I love the Theme Song!! Love it!!You've inspired me to do the same..and when I say "Insipire" I mean "Copy"
PrettyMedusa Jewelry





Oct 10 2008 6:11 PM

Thanks for adding me!!!
Gary





Oct 10 2008 7:55 PM

*SMOOOOOOOOCH!*

(Happy birthday, Shar! xoxo)
Emmy Rivera





Oct 9 2008 5:04 AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!!!
trickydame





Sep 14 2008 8:35 PM

thanks for your support !!

magic passion love & Sharon!!
Emmy Rivera





Aug 27 2008 1:23 AM

I love a girl that can rock hairspray, and a hard hat!
xoxo
Shannon





Aug 14 2008 3:44 AM

How did you get to me? No one else on earth, could ever hurt me, break my heart the way you do...bow bow!!

apparently there's a video of us dancing and singing at the ucb, and Miss Judd herself.
Arthur





Jul 31 2008 7:09 PM

Hattiesburg is in the news today. Brett Favre is there with the Packers president to discuss what they are going to do with him. Go Hattiesburg!
chantel





Jul 23 2008 6:29 PM

girl i have been thinkin so much about you!!!! and spent some time laughin' from your great stuff on myspace this morning. how are you, besides fabulous?!!!

touched base with rachel jerome last week, whose child, i understand, you are a babysittin!!!!!!!

i will get to a show a.s.a.p.

so glad to see you are taking new york by STORM!!!!!!!!

<3

c
Colin Dempsey





Jul 16 2008 1:35 PM

Thanks for being on the show last night. Hilarious as always. Marisa LOVED your set! We talked about you on the way home. See you @ Shrink latah playah - Dempsey Hammer
Emmy Rivera





Jul 10 2008 4:34 PM

What a Fun Show!!! Thanks for having me on last night, the Brazen Hussy and the Bacon!
Chic





Jul 3 2008 6:45 PM

Happy Independence Day, Mama Spell! Hope you are well! Peace and love, Chic
Joe Powers





Jul 1 2008 5:51 PM

Dear Sharon Smell,

Thank you for being funny last night.

Sincerely,
Joe Powerless
Emmy Rivera





Jun 20 2008 4:01 AM

HIIIIIIIIIIII
Lauri Apple Music Corp. (HQ)





Jun 7 2008 1:43 PM

You are totally doing it. Look at all those gigs! Woo!
Emmy Rivera





May 29 2008 5:25 PM

Thank you!
Can't wait to see you next week.
xoxo
jordi





May 25 2008 7:12 PM

oh i know!good times....i had to work the next day...bad news.
let me know when ur doing ur next gig and im there with bells on.
xxxo
Amanda aka Waltzimus Prime





May 25 2008 6:56 PM

I am so feeling the Mae West default pic.
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