A Tall Teller of Tall Tales...

Barbara Sehr has a steady algorithm that dances to a different aerial density. OK, she’s a funny technical writer who brings out her recently diminished profile, her artificial intelligence, and her native German sense of humor. Despite all that, she is not only funny — she is the only known journalist to interview Bill Gates as both a male and female reporter.

She was interviewed live in Hollywood in February 2007 by Kent Emmons on Comedy Countdown, a weekly show on XM Satellite’s National Lampoon Radio. At the same time, she auditioned for NBC’s Last Comic Standing. She had better luck with the German sense of humor. She has toured through New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis. She recently returned from her most difficult tour of all, a trip to her native land exploring the German sense of humor and an unexpected family reunion.

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 Weight Watchers diminishes her wide-screen stage presence — one kilo at a time — her heart is heavy with a passion for ending narrow-mindedness.

In her brief stand-up career she has already performed with the likes of Rick Overton, Cathy Sorbo, Jen Addams, Denny Johnston, Brooks Macbeth, Ty Barnett, Chris Alpine, Amy Alpine, Auggie Smith, Duanne Goad, and Jen Kober. She has twice showcased at Judy Carter’s California Comedy Conference in Palm Springs.