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I'm Lela Bubu. I tell jokes my mom rates "ok," which in my family is a standing ovation. Every Monday I send one small email: dumb punchlines, sarcasm she takes literally, and one (1) guinea pig fact I may or may not have fact-checked.
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Hi, I'm Lela.
I'm an expert comedian because life is binary — 0s and 1s, tragedy or comedy. I pick comedy most days. The other days I lie on the floor until the feeling passes, then I write it down and call it material.
Most of it comes from the small, deeply ridiculous parts of life: open concept toilets I saw once and cannot stop telling strangers about, wisdom from an 88 year old church lady, my kids answering questions they should not be trusted with, and my mom saying "ok" to every sarcastic thing I say. I will also fix your problems with advice that is wrong on purpose.
Every Monday it goes out to the Giggling Guinea Pigs, along with one guinea pig fact. Some facts are true. It's an alternate facts world out there — do your own research, piggy.
The comedy premise
- Loud, then wrong
Confident delivery of an idea that collapses halfway through. On purpose. Usually.
- Big stakes only
Hot and big takes, juicy stakes, maybe politics, tiny personal humiliations, life advice, tips and tricks and some demotivation
- Rodent adjacent
There will be guinea pigs. I've stopped fighting it and so should you.
"She was… enthusiastic." — one (1) audience member
Rave review
“I've known Lela Bubu forever — First she laughed at the jokes she said. Then her jokes used to be pretty dry. Now they are finally starting to get wetter.”
— A blood relative, allegedly
Another rave review
"OMG - giggles - ha ha ha - belly laughs - you are so funny"
— Another eldest daughter sufferer and productive collaborator
Conditional approval
"ok - I will allow you to do comedy - but can you keep it clean and not vulgar?"
— My mom
What you get.
52 emails / year
One every Monday morning. Read it with coffee, or read it on the loo. No judgement — my whole act is about toilets.
1 joke minimum
Sometimes 4 if I'm caffeinated. Sometimes 0 if I am too busy. Refunds available (in giggles).
1 guinea pig fact
Guinea pigs never get anxious or depressed. They just live in the moment. Rude of them, honestly.
Catch me live.
Tiny rooms. Tinier crowds. My mom in the front row saying "ok."
- Thu · Jul 09The Sticky FloorCanton
- Sat · Jul 18Basement Comedy ClubSomerville
- Thu · Jul 30Asylum CoLabBoston
- Fri · Aug 07The Laughing CarrotCambridge
- Sat · Aug 22GoofballsNorth End
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