ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — We’ve all heard a couple dad jokes in our time. What about mom jokes?
“Dad jokes are, like, puns. Mom jokes are too many details and some of them are wrong,” laughed Erin Terry, a local comedian and proud mom. “That’s the larger culture of mom jokes. It’s like you’re just getting the gist, and unfortunately, a lot of them are ‘I guess you had to be there.'”
For comedy fans who want to “be there,” Terry will be one of five comedians performing at “Mom’s the Word,” a one night only Mother’s Day-themed stand-up show at 6 and 9 p.m., Friday, May 9 at The Montford Rooftop Bar in north Asheville.
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The other comics performing at The Montford will be Becca Steinhoff, Zlata Cass and the headlining duo, Ryan Gordon and Cayla Clark of Blind Date Live.
“For Valentine’s Day, we did a show there at The Montford,” said Clark. “We had so much fun working with the team that we wanted to come back.”
Clark, who is expecting a child with Gordon, her partner in life and comedy, said her pregnancy inspired the team to come up with a mom-themed show at The Montford.
“Turns out there are a lot of other pregnant comedians on the scene right now, too, which worked out really well,” Clark noted. “This will be a stand-up show, but it’ll be mother-centric.”
While “Mom’s the Word” has a common theme, each comedian will bring their own unique take on mothering to the table.
“I won’t be talking about motherhood itself because I’m not quite at that stage yet, but I do have a lot of material revolving around pregnancy, for sure,” Clark shared. “It’s been quite a journey. A lot of it is not just for moms, I want to make that clear. While it revolves around being a woman and motherhood in some capacity, Ryan’s going to bring, obviously, a male perspective, being an expecting dad-to-be.”
Terry thinks people will be surprised by some of the stories that might be shared at “Mom’s the Word.”
“I think a lot of people aren’t really prepared for moms to be, like, raunchy or overly honest or to complain,” Terry said. “Comedy really opens that door to remind people that moms are people too. You know, you have feelings and experiences, and I mean, they’re unlike anything we’ve ever experienced before, of course we want to talk about them.”
One of those new experiences for Clark and Gordon will be navigating how to raise a child and perform comedy at the same time.
“We were kind of like, oh, maybe our lives are over. Maybe our dreams are dead. And there’s still a little bit of that fear,” Clark admitted. “I don’t know. I think it’s still possible. We’re hoping for a chill baby that we can just strap to our chests and bring to open-mics.”
Expect more maternal insights, parenting puns and oddball observations at “Mom’s the Word.” Tickets are available here.
