Colson, 35, hopes that Saturday\u2019s set at Fever Fest serves as another springboard toward her goal of becoming a full-time comedian and actress whenever she retires from pro basketball.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd17\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffetechnically my second time, but it\u2019s been like 4 years so I\u2019m gonna force myself to do this more regularly now https:\/\/t.co\/a96RZuV0Zi<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sydney Colson (@SydJColson) July 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cMy job is very public,\u201d Colson said. \u201cPeople are gonna see when you lost a game or you didn\u2019t play well, but at the end of the day, basketball is just not that deep to me. I love it, and I work hard at it; I take it very seriously when I\u2019m on the court. But we\u2019re not solving the world\u2019s problems with a basketball, so we should be allowed to laugh. And for me, I want to make as many people laugh as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n Colson\u2019s teammates, including two-time All-Star Caitlin Clark, tried to get her to practice her Fever Fest jokes on them. Clark even said she gave Colson a few \u201cbits to work on,\u201d while secretly hoping to get a preview of Colson\u2019s set, but Colson wouldn\u2019t budge. If they wanted to see her perform, they had to show up in person like everyone else.<\/p>\n Clark, who was voted a team captain in the All-Star Game, had a jam-packed schedule Saturday and was unable to make it. However, in Clark\u2019s absence, Colson still had plenty of in-person support from the Fever, including teammate Sophie Cunningham, coach Stephanie White and COO\/general manager Amber Cox.<\/p>\n They all laughed and cheered as Colson opened Fever Fest with a seven-minute performance while she shuffled through her cue cards. The laughter grew louder with each punchline. Colson, whom White jokingly called \u201cthe face of the league,\u201d is one of the few WNBA players who is seemingly loved by fans, players and coaches of every franchise, likely because of her self-deprecating humor.<\/p>\n Colson received a round of applause from the audience and a congratulatory hug from Cole as she left the stage. However, for all the jokes she cracked at Fever Fest, her teammates have made it clear all season that Colson\u2019s presence within the Fever franchise is no joke at all.<\/p>\n Sydney Colson is rehearsing for a post-playing comedy career. (David L. Nemec \/ NBAE via Getty Images)<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s one of the main leaders inside of our locker room, if not the leader in our locker room,\u201d Clark said. \u201cShe\u2019s the constant voice, and she has that great balance of when things can be fun and loose and making jokes and keeping everything light. But also, she\u2019s won before. She knows what it takes to win.\u201d<\/p>\n Colson is a two-time WNBA champion, winning back-to-back titles during her three-year stint with the Las Vegas Aces, before joining the Fever this year during free agency. She also won a national championship at Texas A&M in 2011, the only national title in program history.<\/p>\n However, Colson is quick to point out that the peaks of her career wouldn\u2019t have occurred without her perseverance through the valleys. She tore her right ACL before her sophomore season at Texas A&M in 2008, underwent surgery that June<\/a> and played in the Aggies\u2019 season opener<\/a> against Mercer 128 days after the procedure<\/a>.<\/p>\n She was waived by the Connecticut Sun during her rookie season and spent three years playing overseas before returning to the WNBA, where she latched on for three years with the San Antonio Stars (now the Aces). She was out of the WNBA again in 2021, only to return and help the Aces raise two championship banners in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n Despite being viewed as a perpetual jokester, Colson said she wasn\u2019t always upbeat throughout her trials. There were dark days and lonely hours. She views her comedic timing as a special gift \u201cfrom God\u201d that has not only helped her along her journey but could help someone else along theirs, especially as she leans more into her \u201cother craft\u201d of stand-up comedy.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can have down moments. You can even be seasonally depressed,\u201d Colson said. \u201cSome people struggle with mood disorders or whatever it may be. So, I don\u2019t take it lightly that this is the mental state that I was given and the heart that I was given. I always try to uplift myself and make fun of myself, and in return, other people can hopefully be uplifted by that, too.\u201d<\/p>\n (Top photo of Sydney Colson: Courtesy of Indiana Fever)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2224753220-e1753102030188.jpg\")
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