Fat Joke with Cheyenne Rouleau (DW361)

About this episode

Diane Rolston interviews Cheyenne Rouleau about her one-woman show 'Fat Joke' and the movement for body positivity and acceptance.

Society doesn't always speak kindly about people’s weight and appearance, and Cheyenne is doing something about it. In this episode were talking about “Fat Joke”, not only the play but the movement around getting society to change how they're thinking, viewing, and treating people of different body sizes. Listen as our host, Diane Rolston, sits down with Cheyenne Rouleau, creator and solo performer of Fat Joke. She interviews this talented artist, director, comedian, and producer about her powerful one-woman show that's provoking audiences and creating real change. Listen to learn these key takeaways: How Fat Joke came about: from experiencing fat-phobic comments at work to a 10-minute TED talk to a touring show (and why speaking up was the catalyst) The moment that changed everything: when a director called and said, "I think there's a show here" after seeing a dry PowerPoint presentation Why the title changed from "Big Boned" to "Fat Joke" and how balancing heavy facts with comedy helps people's guards come down What body neutrality means and why it's different from body positivity The powerful poster story: holding space between sexy and powerful without being hyper-sexualized…

People in this episode

Hosts: Diane Rolston, Diane

Guest: Cheyenne Rouleau

Topics covered

• body image
• fat acceptance
• comedy
• theater
• social change

Keywords

• Fat Joke
• body neutrality
• TED talk
• audience response

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Fat Joke, DW361, The After Party, The After After Party, Sunrise Betties, LXDY PARTS: Babes, Resident Alien, Invasion, Sight Unseen, School Spirits

Places: Vancouver BC, Canada

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