Comedian Selena Coppock

By Ryan Meehan

Selena Coppock is a standup comedian and storyteller based in New York City.  She recently sold her debut book, THE NEW RULES FOR BLONDES, a collection of essays celebrating and subverting the blonde stereotype, to It Books (HarperCollins), for release March, 2013.  Her  writing has also been featured on McSweeney’s, the Collared Sheep, and Rock Bottom Stories.  Selena’s storytelling abilities have been showcased at shows throughout New York and Boston, including RISK! (live and show and podcast), Stripped Stories, and, at The Moth Story Slam (where she tied for 1st place with her “After Hours” story in March 2011).  Online, Selena has been seen on RooftopComedy.com, CollegeHumor.com, TheApiary.com, ComedySmack.com, PMSports.com, and in a web commercial for ShapeFX.  She has also been featured in the Boston Globe, LA Weekly, Boston Metro, and the Boston Phoenix.  She has trained at ImprovOlympic (Chicago), Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (NY), and ImprovAslyum (Boston) and has earned spots in a multitude of comedy festivals, including the Boston Comedy Festival, NY Comedy Contest, Detroit Comedy Festival, North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival,  Out of Bounds Festival, Ladies Are Funny Festival (Austin , TX), and the Women In Comedy Festival.  And she’s our guest today in 5 Questions.  Continue reading →