“We got death threats… It was great!”
Lauryn Petrie is a nihilistic anarchist comic, writer, and podcaster, who discusses Morgue Girl, her book about being an autopsy assistant. We talk about her comedy roots, Alient Murder Sex Podcast, The Traumedy Hour, Skankfest, Dave Attell, Doug Stanhope, Dave Hill, and dead baby jokes.
“I spent a whole summer smoking meth and watching Goreish. I can handle this.”
“It’s about bearing witness and wanting to be empathetic.”
MORGUE GIRL (Substack)
https://substack.com/@morguegirl
VIDEO CHAT: Lauryn Petrie with Nicholas Tanek – Your Kinky Friends
LAURYN PETRIE IS A STAND-UP COMIC, PODCASTER, WRITER, EX-AUTOPSY ASSISTANT, AND FORMER DRUG ADDICT. FROM CUTTING UP DEAD PEOPLE TO LIVING UNDER A BRIDGE, SHE FINDS HUMOR WHERE OTHERS FEAR TO TREAD. HER UNIQUE LIFE EXPERIENCES CREATE HER SINGULAR BLEND OF AN OUTRAGEOUS , MACABRE, AND TRANSGRESSIVE STYLE OF COMEDY.
LAURYN HAS APPEARED AT SKANKFEST NYC (2019), SKANKFEST SOUTH (2021), NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL, CAROLINES, CAPE FEAR COMEDY FESTIVAL, ACCIDENTAL COMEDY FESTIVAL, THE GRAMERCY THEATER, AND ON TNT. SHE’S BEEN HEARD ON SIRIUSXM, GAS DIGITAL, SAM TRIPOLI’S TINFOIL HAT, AND ZAC AMICO’S MIDNIGHT SPOOKSHOW.
LAURYN CO-HOSTS & PRODUCES A WEEKLY PODCAST RECORDED AND FILMED AT GAS DIGITAL STUDIOS CALLED “ALIEN, MURDER, SEX”
SHE CO-PRODUCES A MONTHLY COMEDY SHOWCASE WITH JONAS BARNES AT THE TINY CUPBOARD IN BUSHWICK CALLED “THE TRAUMEDY HOUR”.
Thinking of going over a general overview of Sado-Sexual behaviour and how the DSM defines it and mention some of the most famous serial cases and how that applies to them. Sound good?