The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
The L words
Fortune Feimster embraces ‘Live Laugh Love!’ as the theme of her tour
We’re all familiar with the hilarious insurance company commercials featuring people turning into their parents.
For comedian, writer and actress Fortune Feimster, that scenario recently proved to be all too familiar.
“Moms, especially where I’m from, tend to have a lot of those ‘Live, laugh and love’ signs,” said Feimster, calling from Indianapolis. “I always teased my mom about it. Then I ended up getting one — not even putting two and two together.
“When my now-wife moved in, she saw that sign and was like, ‘Oh, no.’ I didn’t even realize. It was until she pointed that sign out I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m now my mother.’ ”
Fresh off her recently released hourlong Netflix special, “Good Fortune,” Feimster named her new tour “Live Laugh Love!” It has a show booked for March 3 at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace.
Sure, the title may elicit eye rolls, but, to be fair, Feimster long ago unofficially co-opted the message to drive her confessional comedy stylings.
Through laughter and storytelling, the affable and charismatic performer is all about sharing humanity and bringing people — regardless of ages, backgrounds or sexual orientations
— together.
“With (2020 comedy special) ‘Sweet and Salty,’ I really found my voice and discovered I loved storytelling,” Feimster said. “That’s come to the forefront more than anything. So in telling those stories, the feedback I’ve gotten is
that people from all different walks of life can relate to those things.
“I like being able to talk about things that people can put themselves in that position and see themselves in that story. It bridges the gap even more. And laughing about it really brings people together. So, yeah, I like talking about relatable things when I can.”
Rising through the ranks over the last two decades, the LGBTQ+ comedian began as a regular on “Chelsea Lately.”