WINNER! Community Choice: Tenacious D’s Festival Supreme Theme Song Contest
WINNER! Best Musical Act -Emerging Comics of New York (ECNY) Award
WINNER! Best Potty-Mouthed, Guitar-Slinging Comedian –The Village Voice Choice
WINNER! Best Unsigned Act of the Week –High Times
WINNER! USA Weekly News 100 Star Award
PRESS QUOTES:
“Stellar” — The New York Times
“We were immediately stuck to our seats stunned and smiling as Jessica Delfino engaged us in tune after tune…She is funny. And smart.” –Thurston Moore & Byron Coley, Arthur Magazine
“The Lower East Side’s folkie queen of obscene” –The Village Voice
“Jessica Delfino has one of the funniest bits I’ve ever heard…smart, socially aware comedy.” –The Huffington Post
“Comedian Jessica Delfino is a guitar-playing, hilarious-joke-telling, do-it-all performer, as well as a critically acclaimed and award-winning musician who has performed her cheeky comedy songs everywhere from Good Morning America to the U.K.’s Reading and Leeds Festivals. Plus, she’s known to use a rape whistle as accompaniment in her act. Who wouldn’t want to see this comedy rock star take the stage?” –BUST Magazine
“[A] comedy rock star. . . brilliant comedian/musician Jessy Delfino.” –ComedyCentral.com
“Ms. Delfino’s songs are expositions on a range of topics that would make a conservative audience blush—from her issues with the Catholic Church to her concern that having a baby would wreck her body.” –The Wall Street Journal
“Some of the most genius comedy you’ll see all year.” –New York Blade
“The Joan Baez of the vagina song” —Rob Tannenbaum, Blender Magazine
“High Times Unsigned Band of the Week” –High Times
“Comedic Discovery of the Month” –Comedy Central
“Jessica Delfino is a comedian-songwriter…A cross between Redd Foxx and Jewel, Delfino sincerely strums her guitar in time to funny lyrics with a well-practiced deadpan.” –The Onion A.V. Club
“Jessica Delfino has sang, danced, and comedianed her way to LES notoriety–some feat” –Time Out New York
“Let me be absolutely clear about this, without any exaggeration: If you had to pay one live human baby in exchange for a ticket to her show, it would be worth it. More than worth it. . . . The songs are written and performed by Jessica and are hilarious. They’re so funny that no word exists to describe them.” –The Triangle, The Student Newspaper at Drexel University, Philadelphia
“Legendary” –The L Magazine
“Critics’ Choice…Supremely witty…smart and edgy…we’ve been playing this quirky New York songsters album ‘I Wanna Be Famous’ all week and can’t wait to see ‘My Pussy Is Magic’ and “Only A Stranger’s Cock’ live. Naughty but nice.” — Time Out London
“The attractive and ballsy female comedian who grabbed the audience’s attention from her entrance, Delfino has a way of making you hang on her every word…She turns the taboo into feminine and empowering subject matter.” —The Portland [Maine] Phoenix
“A stirring show of ribald folk songs. There’s more to this seriously talented comic songwriter than filthy jokes…a tough show to top” — London METRO
“She’s a brilliant writer.” –Wil Wheaton, Wil Wheaton dot Net
“Hilariously ribald.” –BackStage.com
“Adorably twisted. . . . Alternately sexy and hilarious. . . . Delfino captures such painful truth [that] you can’t help but simultaneously laugh and sigh.” –Hellohilarious.com
“Jessica is not the only the guitar welding comedian, but she may be one of the most original and outrageous.” –Kernan Andrews, Galway [Ireland] Advertiser
“I love her. And when I say love, I don’t mean in a stalking-creepy way, I just find her hilariously funny.” –vox.com
“Hilarious and irreverent . . . . Jessica is a Master . . . . This critically acclaimed comedic musician has performed her quirky comedy songs all over the world” –The Somerset [U.K.] Guardian
“The Most artistically provocative show at the 2009 Edinburrgh Fringe Fest. . . . Jessica will no doubt soon be a household name. . . . Jessica is an absolute stunner.” –USA Weekly News
“Jessica Delfino is a delightful young lady who likes to sing whimsical songs…She’s sassy!” –VICE Magazine
“Jessica Delfino is famous. One million views on YouTube, numerous television writing gigs, and world touring as a charming, satirical, holy-shit-she-also-has-a-
“Critically-acclaimed . . . wildly popular . . . Nothing can seemingly stop the power of [Jessica Delfino’s music video] My Pussy Is Magic.” –Stage Time Magazine
“3 1/2 stars [out of 4]” –Jane Magazine
“New York’s favorite (and naughtiest) ukulele-playing comedic songstress” –Impose Magazine
“Lucky for us, Jessica Delfino has a new album out today and it features “Christmas Idiot,” which has to be our favorite new holiday song.” —NYPress
“Naughty but nice . . . Irreverent, off-kilter and sexy” –The New York Times
“Best Guitar-Slinging Comedian” —The Village Voice
LINKS TO MORE PRESS:
BUST and The Gloss dig my “I Love My Vagina” underwear merch!
Somerset Guardian (UK) write up U.K. 2014 tour dates
Lady Parts Justice show feat in NY Times with JD, Lizz Winstead, Carolyn Castiglia etc
JD rocks the No Pants Subway Ride (click, then scroll down for press links)
JD in NY Press for singing a song to her college loan officer over the phone
JD featured in Time Out NY for dueting with a rando in the subway
JD featured in Wall Street Journal for 2nd NY Funny Songs Fest
JD and hubby’s true life love story featured in NY Times
JD featured in NY Times for NY Funny Songs Fest
JD featured in Time Out NY for NY Funny Songs Fest
JD featured in Impose Magazine for NY Funny Songs Fest
Small mention in American Songwriter for NY Funny Songs Fest
JD’s ode featured in NYC.gov’s Poem In Your Pocket day press release even though she is not really a poet
JD’s style featured on Gorgeous Ladies of Comedy (GLOC). I went to art school so I can dress however I want.
NY POST — Marriage Ref to Seinfelds — March 2011
NY TIMES – Modern Love — Feb 2011
NY TIMES – Comedy quote + photo — Feb 2011
ARTHUR MAG REVIEW – Thurston Moore & Byron Coley
Time Out NY – Sept 2009 – UK Article
AOL.com – June 2009 – Interview
Time Magazine – Oct 2008 – Brief Mention
Boston Phoenix – July 2008 – Show Review
NEW YORK TIMES – June 2008 – Urban Eye Mention
Time Out NY – June 2008 – CD Review
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