HeyJaredLeighann Lord: Live From Earth
comedian - author - Human 🖖🏽 “The time to be happy is now, the place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.” — R. Ingersoll
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- Sep 8, 2026
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Happy Star Trek Day! (opens the original)
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People ask me why I’m a Star Trek fan. Well, My Mom was a Trekkie and when I was growing up, we watched reruns of The Original Series together.My Mom took me to my first Star Trek Convention and we got hit on by a couple of Klingons; Star Trek Next Generation Klingons.Yeah, you don’t turn that down.The Original Series normalized a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural bridge crew.It showed a future where Black People and Black Women exist. Nichelle Nichols was more than communications officer, Lieutenant
Destination: DragonCon (opens the original)
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Wakanda Passport in hand, I’m heading down to Atlanta, Georgia for DragonCon. The Con describes itself as one of the most well attended pop-culture conventions in the country. I call it Nerd Nirvana.While I’m there, in addition to the obligatory debauchery, I’ll be doing stand-up comedy, participating in the Dragon Con Parade, and running my mouth on several podcasts and panels.This year I’ve created my very first panel. It’s called: “Sad Trek: Dealing with Grief as a Skeptic/Nonbeliever.
Entertainment Contracts Screw Over Artists (opens the original)
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Years ago, I was given a contract for a reality TV show that included the phrase:“We have the right to embarrass, humiliate or defame you with information that may or may not be true.”Not only could I not change the contract, but the network’s legal department seemed somewhat bemused that I had the temerity to even ask.So, I didn’t do the show. You might make a different choice. But it should be an informed choice.In the entertainment industry, contracts are almost always written to screw over T
Leighann Who? I Don't Know Her (opens the original)
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So, I got tagged in one of those Facebook posts, “Who’s the funniest female comedian?”And because comedy is subjective and funny is fickle, I’m always flattered to be somebody’s favorite. This time around, I was mentioned in some pretty prestigious company: Phyllis Diller, Mom’s Mabley, Carol Burnett, Lucille Ball, Michelle Wolf.Well damn!And as I’m basking in the warmth of other people’s fame, someone commented, “ion know nan-a-dem.”Well damn.Another reminder of why the
Evernote? Evernope! (opens the original)
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Y’all, I’m tired of subscribing to my life.It didn’t happen all at once; an app here; a service there and pretty soon you’re hemorrhaging real money. And yeah, it seemed like a good idea at the time.I started using Evernote in 2011. Back then it was THE app for capturing and organizing notes on the go. But what was wrong with pen and paper?“Don’t be absurd,” they said.“Why take notes on colonized trees when you can do it on your phone?C’mon, get in
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