Happy New Year everyone!

The new year starts off great!  I am so happy and doing well.  My dog Ziggy is a happy happy girl.  We walk and go to the park all the time. 

This is Ziggy with her best dog buddy Casey.  Ziggy likes to drag Casey around the floor and hump him every chance she gets.  But it tires her out so its ok.

I have a couple of fun shows coming up.  I’ll be doing the Montreal Showcase tomorrow, Tuesday the 12th,  at House of Comedy at Mall of America and Amber Preston and I will be doing a really fun show on the 23rd at the Corner Bar, called borderline inappropriate.  I know its gonna be a lot of fun and we should have a full house!  So come on down to either show.

I’ve got a huge order of custom glass push pins I’m working on and also doing some other work for my family.

I’m excited for what 2010 will bring and I hope I get to spend a lot of time seeing everyone and laughing and HAVING FUN!

Best wishes for everyone in 2010!

-Maggie

PS I will be changing my catchphrase from “I’m just a fat old lady who likes extreme sports” to ” I’m just an old lady who likes extreme sports” for obvious reasons.

the opposite game

My name

A lot of people, maybe one, search for my name by a misspelling.  My last name can be spelled in many different ways.  I only write this post so the future (one or two) people who search for me can find me even though they might be idiots who can’t spell my last name.  OK so here are the options.

Maggie Faris (correct spelling of my name)

Maggie Ferris

Maggie Farris

Maggie Feris

Maggie Fairs

Maggie Pharis

Maggie Faras

Maggie Farras

Maggie Ferras

Then I will post my bio, so you know I am the comedy funny maggie, not the one who stole the ring from his ex-fiance.

Maggie Faris Bio

Maggie Faris began performing comedy in 1999 in her hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota.  Almost instantly she was noted for her ceaselessly cheerful personality and seemingly endless series of quirky, intelligent jokes dissecting our fears and social barriers.

However, it was in 2004 that Maggie’s career began to really take off when she won the Women’s portion of the Twin Cities Laff-Off Competition.  Maggie proceeded to also win the five-minute Gender Showdown and thereby become the first woman in history to win the championship title – no small feat considering past competitors include Louie Anderson, Dave Mordal, Roseanne Barr, and Darlene Westgore (Nickleodeon’s Funniest Mom)

In 2004, Maggie won another comedy competition to become the Public Address Announcer for the St. Paul Saints professional baseball team.  She was thereafter featured on such television programs as ESPN’s Cold Pizza for her unique style and memorable announcements.

Since her move to New York in 2006, Maggie has only expanded her range. A favorite at clubs, Maggie received callbacks two years in a row to appear on NBC’s Last Comic Standing Showcase. She now regularly plays benefit shows such as her recent headlining appearance at Rainbow Mountain Resort and has had her off-stage comedy featured on Fox-TV, CNN, and FM107.  In 2008, she was named one of the Funniest Lesbians in America by Curve Magazine.  In 2009, she won both the “silver nail” award and “funniest clip of the year” at the prestigious Aspen Comedy Festival.

With lighthearted material that forces the audience to laugh at their insecurities and prejudices, Maggie Faris has become a favorite for a diverse audience of fans.  Whether you’re black or white, gay or straight, Maggie shows that we are all equally goofy human beings.

More Videos

I had a guy come out and fix my Internet today so I have been uploading more video.  I uploaded the “Pre” True Hollywood Story.  I love this video.  I hope you do too.

I went to Acme last night.  It was like I never left, even though I really hadn’t done comedy in nine months.  Nine months, wow I could have had a baby by now!  I didn’t.  But I could have.

Videos and Such

I have a lot of videos back up but there is still more to go.  I miss having all of the hits I used to have before I took all my videos down.  I think I had like 22,000 hits, and now its about 200. I guess someday they will build back up.  I just need to keep making videos.

I am going to do some comedy tonight at Acme if they let me.  I am also trying to get on that Diva Riot Cabaret.  Its a dyke cabaret thing here in Minneapolis.  I talked with the lady who runs it and it sounds promising.  Keep ya posted.

When Patricia Lark Fagen was running for senate I made a video that was in response to a commercial Al Franken ran and Norm Coleman ran.  I thought it was really good considering we had NO budget and no equipment except for a tiny camera and my computer.  You have to watch them in order though but here are the links…

Norm Colemans Ad

Al Frankens Ad

Patricia Lark Fagens Ad (the one I made.)

Of course Franken wouldn’t allow it as a video response but so what.  It was fun to make.

retrieving videos

OK So during the campaign of Priscilla Lord Faris for Minnesota senate I was asked to “take down”  all of my videos and websites, until the campaign was through.  Priscilla Lord Faris is my mother and ran for senate against Al Franken.  She lost. During the campaign I took my sites and videos down and now that it is over i wil be replacing all of my videos on youtube and putting all of my websites back up.  I will never have the number of hits I used to but I don’t mind.  I am just happy to have my voice back again.  So all of you loyal fans of extreme maggie, (all 3 or 4 of you) hang tight and you should have hours of video watching yet to come!

Also a close friend of mine has a new blog about the art of swan towels, please check it out!

SWAN TOWELS