A Sense of Humor for a Change

Barbara Sehr has undergone more than a few extreme makeovers in her lifetime. Professional comedian is merely the latest stop in a career that has streamed from a newspaper column to the technical audience, and is now creating change at comedy clubs, television, and freeway exits around Seattle. (Will tell jokes for food)

Barbara made her international television debut on “Out for Laughs” a show taped before a live audience in Vancouver, BC, in October 2009, and broadcast on Out TV in Canada and LOGO in the US. She has previously appeared on Comedy Countdown, a weekly show with Kent Emmons on XM Satellite’s National Lampoon Radio. She appears regularly on comedy stages across the country — including Chicago, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and in Southern California.

Barbara is all sugar and spice — everything PG-13-rated nice — with an occasional puppy dog tail thrown in for old-time’s sake. Yes, she’s looked at love from both sides now, but her political humor is definitely blue-state without the blues. She is a six-foot tall teller of tall tales and short one-liners. Even as she has diminished stage presence by more than 130 pounds —her heart is heavy with a passion for ending narrow-mindedness.

By day, Barbara performs as a technical writer for managers with no sense of humor. As a native German, she has no difficulty dealing with people without a sense of humor. Still, she works hard to make the world a funnier place. After all, she is not only funny — she is the only known journalist to interview Bill Gates as both a male and female reporter.