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January 15, 2024 73 mins

In this episode, Stage Dive kicks off Season 4 with a bang! KiKi Maroon, a burlesque comedian, shares how she became a stripping clown, the effects of alcohol on her job, and her dreams of riding a balloon animal mechanical bull!


ABOUT KIKI MAROON

KiKi Maroon is a stand-up comic, Twitch streamer, Playboy Centerfold, and international award-winning burlesque performer. Known as “The Standup Who Strips Down”, her life on the road as a showgirl has given her a unique voice on stage. Combining stand-up comedy, storytelling, and cabaret, she has been called “a modern day Lucille Ball” (though Lucille never pulled a clown nose out of her panties).

KiKi has charmed audiences across the U.S, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia; winning her the titles of 2013 Burlesque Comedy Queen, 2015 People’s Choice at The International Queen Burlesque Festival (Milan, Italy), and the honor of being a judge at the 2018 Burlesque Hall of Fame (Las Vegas).

http://www.KiKimaroon.com/about

https://www.instagram.com/kikimaroon

http://www.tiktok.com/@kikimaroonforreal

https://www.twitch.tv/kikimaroon


ABOUT JACK DAWKINS 

Jack Dawkins is a storyteller, a rapper, and a poet. He also cooks good food and runs really far. His use of the English language has been compared to Michael Phelps’ performance on Saturday Night Live: Wildly entertaining for none of the reasons you would expect. He is, at his core, and in his music, deeply human, and a lover of excessive comma use. Most importantly, he loves you. 


www.jackdawkinsraps.com/linktree 


ABOUT STAGE DIVE 

“The stories behind your favorite artists. Stage Dive sheds light on the beautiful and precarious process of creating and sharing art with the world.” 

🤔 Thoughtful Questions 

🥹 Vulnerable Answers 

🤓 Much Nerding 


Music: https://open.spotify.com/track/5TMLeqJiL2WMPoAcWKhGZz?si=4e6748ab641b46bc 


SHOW NOTES

0:00 Intro

1:20 Twitch Streaming

7:47 Managing Energy & Projects

13:51 From Shy to Stripping Clown & Many Moves

29:38 Too Much Alcohol & Existential Kinks

37:53 Road to Recovery & Decision Making

45:57 Heart Open & Vulnerability

55:01 What do you think it takes to be great?

1:03:41 Launching a Kickstarter

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