These teachers have turned their classroom anecdotes into laugh-out-loud stand-up comedy

"Though you might know Lisa Ann Walter as the ever-iconic Melissa Schemmenti on ABC's "Abbott Elementary," her comedic chops extend beyond the (fictional) classroom: she's also a standup comedian, with her first-ever standup comedy special, "Lisa Ann Walter: It Was An Accident," now streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. Filmed at the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this special pulls no punches, filled to the brim with crowd work and anecdotes that are both hysterically funny and deeply relatable, much like Ms. Schemmenti of "Abbott Elementary" herself."

""The Teacher's Lounge is a show presented by teachers, because we're all actively teaching, but it's not just for teachers only," Randazzo explains. "It's for anyone who's ever stepped foot in a classroom, anyone who's ever known a teacher. Everyone has been something involved with teachers at some point in their lives." "One of my favorite things is hanging out in the teacher's lounge and venting and telling funny stories about what the kids are doing," Andrea Forcum says."

""We're trying to kind of encapsulate the feeling of hanging out with other teachers who really just get it." Gauging their audience's glowing reviews, the trio has certainly succeeded at encapsulating that feeling. "It's relatable, it's honest, they did not sugarcoat anything," one audience member raves."

Lisa Ann Walter’s standup comedy special “Lisa Ann Walter: It Was An Accident” is streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. The special was filmed at the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia and includes crowd work and personal anecdotes that connect with viewers through humor and familiarity. The Teacher’s Lounge, a comedy trio made up of full-time educators Philip Lindsay, Andrea Forcum, and Gaspare Randazzo, views the special as a meaningful moment. The trio presents comedy created by teachers who are actively teaching, while welcoming anyone who has been connected to classrooms. Their content focuses on venting, funny classroom stories, and honest experiences that do not sugarcoat education.

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