Frequently Asked Questions

Firstly, what self-respecting professional wants to do anything for free. Secondly, comedy is gatekeeped (intentionally or by convention) by "professional" people, those that have the time, money, and confidence to do so. Specifically, this applies to stand-up as the entry in to comedy circuits, including for queer groups. Unfortunately, this takes time (its recommended to do it twice a week to gain notability), expensive (for travel, entry tickets, and maybe one or seven drinks to calm the nerves), and completely ignores that many queer people do not have the luxury of being public. Therefore, QUICKIE is for the passionate creatives that, for whatever reason, can not compete in the industry but still have talent and messgaes to share.
We know the word "activist" can be alarming, as the news often portrays only the disruptive kind. However, activism is simply about sharing a personal and important message, and really all comedy that is about your experience is activism. By refelecting on your own experience and making jokes about it, you will be providing insight into queer lives while also devaluing queerphobia as being something so ridiculous and absurd it should be laughed at. QUICKIE aims to create a library of resources and projects all about being queer, in order to inspire, connect, and reassure other queer individuals.
Aside from enjoying all the other content that has been made, you can join and interact on our message pinboard. Its like Reddit but far safer and far less porn. To do this, create an account using the "Log In" button by the menus, then navigate to the "Groups" page, join whatever ones, and then feel free to post! (Terms and conditions apply, and bans are in place for those that break rules)

As long as its queer and comedic it will most likely be allowed. You can make your project in whatever form you like. This includes written (poetry, stories, scripts), audio (music, podcasts, camera-off stand-up), drawings (art, comics, memes), and video (stand-up, skits, animation). All single projects must be able to be read/watched/admired in about 5 minutes (nothing more than 10 minutes max.). This is to ensure it is just a QUICKIE and makes it social media friendly. All projects also must be able to be stand-alones. If you do want to make a series of projects, please ensure each part makes sense on its own.
Don't worry, we do not expect every joke to be have a queer key word in it, in fact likely not most of them. Only your overall theme has to relate to queer experiences. But what does this look like? Well, for example, your theme could be a story about working in a right-wing bar as a overt trans person. That would be the "conflict" of the narrative, and jokes could be about direct responces, or jokes about the right-wing people or town, or jokes about the bar work itself. Maybe these could have "joke toppers" which add a queer flair, but this is not necessary. In this example, its still a queer experience, and still has an activist agenda of discussing these moments, but also can go on little tangents too. If anything, being queer is often being intersectional (your queer experiences will relate to other marginalised catergories). So, as we are "queer" and "inclusive", please also feel free to discuss other parts of your identity (for example mental health, disability, class etc.). Basically, in a cheesy way: be you, all of you.
As we are an inclusive group against gatekeeping, we are not going to reject you based on your identity (that is far too hypocritical). However, as our name suggests, we are also a queer group before being inclusive. Therefore, all projects must have a queer theme and message. If you are cishet, and thus can not talk about your own experiences, we would recommend creating a satirical piece on something you are passionate about, have second-hand experience of (for example something relating to a person close to you), and done in a very respectful way that acknowledges your position outside of the community.
Comedy is subjective, and very personal, so if you think something is funny, others will as well. We do not grade submissions on comedy expertise, nor will deny your submission. If you would like, we can give some advice on improvements, but that is your choice. Basically, don't worry about being the level of funny that the industry demands, just have fun because if you are smiling others will too.