{"id":253743,"date":"2026-05-01T10:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253743\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:39:28","slug":"comedian-jessica-kirson-ready-to-show-orlando-why-shes-the-man-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253743\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian Jessica Kirson ready to show Orlando why \u2018she\u2019s the man\u2019 this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"491\" data-attachment-id=\"416438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/comedian-jessica-kirson-ready-to-show-orlando-why-shes-the-man-this-week\/attachment\/6a3c4cc4-f3e5-4106-bf6a-8a7833cd061e_source\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6a3c4cc4-f3e5-4106-bf6a-8a7833cd061e_SOURCE.jpeg?fit=2171%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2171,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6a3c4cc4-f3e5-4106-bf6a-8a7833cd061e_SOURCE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jessica Kirson&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6a3c4cc4-f3e5-4106-bf6a-8a7833cd061e_SOURCE.jpeg?fit=780%2C491&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a3c4cc4-f3e5-4106-bf6a-8a7833cd061e_SOURCE.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-416438\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Jessica Kirson Credit: Courtesy<\/p>\n<p>Fresh off a very ill-considered appearance at the infamous Riyadh comedy fest last \u2014 for which she has rightly apologized for (one of the first of the performing comedians to do so) and donated her appearance fee to Human Rights Campaign \u2014 Jessica Kirson is back on the road and hopefully on the rebound. <\/p>\n<p>Momentum is on the queer comic\u2019s side; her recent Hulu special, I\u2019m the Man, was well-received and her shows are selling out. After three decades in the biz \u2014 including Tonight Show appearances and a producer\u2019s role in \u201cwomen in comedy\u201d doc Hysterical \u2014 social media gave her a viral boost that she\u2019s now running with. See this \u201ccomic\u2019s comic\u201d do her thing. <\/p>\n<p>8 p.m. Friday, May 1, Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., <a href=\"http:\/\/entertainment.hardrock.com\" type=\"link\" id=\"entertainment.hardrock.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">entertainment.hardrock.com<\/a>, $29.50-$39.50. <\/p>\n<p>Orlando\u2019s daily dose of what matters. 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