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When you go to a comedy club, you know what you’re there for. But what happens when comedy shows up somewhere else? 

Meredith Dietz describes doing stand-up in a New York City office where employees were told not to laugh, and on a Staten Island Ferry where no one could escape the ride. 

Years after his own incarceration, Ali Siddiq returns to jail to speak with people inside. 

And Pauline Schantzer, aka Polly Wolly, brings suggestive parody songs, dance moves, and deeply silly comedy into nursing homes. 

 

Suggested episodes:
Why the world needs comedians with disabilities
The meteoric rise of comedian Zarna Garg
Actors Mary Elizabeth Kelly and Dean Edwards on the art of impressions 
Why the warm-up comic is the most underrated job in show biz 
D’yan Forest is a 91-year-old Guinness World Record holder for oldest female comedian 

 

GUESTS: 
Pauline Schantzer, aka Polly Wolly: Comedian and performer who brings musical comedy into nursing homes and senior-care spaces
Meredith Dietz: Writer and stand-up comedian who has performed in comedy clubs, offices, and on the Staten Island Ferry
Ali Siddiq: Comedian, writer, and actor whose work often draws from his own experience of incarceration. He filmed It’s Bigger Than These Bars inside Bell County Jail in 2017, and his 2026 special From Inside is a serious conversation recorded inside a detention center 

When you go to a comedy club, you know what you&rsquo;re there for. But what happens when comedy shows up somewhere else?&nbsp;
Meredith Dietz describes doing stand-up in a New York City office where employees were told not to laugh, and on a Staten Island Ferry where no one could escape the ride.&nbsp;
Years after his own incarceration, Ali Siddiq returns to jail to speak with people inside.&nbsp;
And Pauline Schantzer, aka Polly Wolly, brings suggestive parody songs, dance moves, and deeply silly comedy into nursing homes.&nbsp;
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Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-02-02/why-the-world-needs-comedians-with-disabilities">Why the world needs comedians with disabilities</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-08-18/the-meteoric-rise-of-comedian-zarna-garg">The meteoric rise of comedian Zarna Garg</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-03-29/actors-mary-elizabeth-kelly-and-dean-edwards-on-the-art-of-impressions">Actors Mary Elizabeth Kelly and Dean Edwards on the art of impressions&nbsp;</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2025-04-25/why-the-warm-up-comic-is-the-most-underrated-job-in-show-biz">Why the warm-up comic is the most underrated job in show biz&nbsp;</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2025-11-21/badass-elders-women-in-comedy-law-and-extreme-body-art">D&rsquo;yan Forest is a 91-year-old Guinness World Record holder for oldest female comedian&nbsp;</a></li>
</ul>
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GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Pauline Schantzer, aka <a href="https://pollywollycomedian.com/">Polly Wolly</a>: Comedian and performer who brings musical comedy into nursing homes and senior-care spaces<a href="https://www.meredithdietz.com/"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.meredithdietz.com/">Meredith Dietz</a>: Writer and stand-up comedian who has performed in comedy clubs, offices, and on the Staten Island Ferry</li>
<li><a href="https://alisiddiq.com/">Ali Siddiq</a>: Comedian, writer, and actor whose work often draws from his own experience of incarceration. He filmed It&rsquo;s Bigger Than These Bars inside Bell County Jail in 2017, and his 2026 special From Inside is a serious conversation recorded inside a detention center&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we're often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.

For more: ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we're often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.
For more: <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. 

Audacious with Chion Wolf

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.

Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we’re often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.

Listen at ctpublic.org/audacious

Support is provided by a generous contribution from Suzanne Hopgood, in Memory of Frank Lord.

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.
Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we&rsquo;re often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.
Listen at <a href="http://ctpublic.org/audacious">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>
Support is provided by a generous contribution from Suzanne Hopgood, in Memory of Frank Lord.