couch tomato

she/her, writer, actor, @atlantafringe director, host of @ridicromance with @ohgreatitseli

[couch tomato @dianamiteboom]

So excited to share @OhGreatItsEli & my new project! We’re telling stories of couples, thruples, side pieces & trusts throughout history for a podcast that’s part #history, part #comedy, & all #ridiculous. Give us a listen starting May 19! https://t.co/bxIprLHLV3

[couch tomato @dianamiteboom]

@BenBowlinHSW Nothing stupid about that. Thinking about you 💜💜

[couch tomato @dianamiteboom]

I’m honored to think I could say anything that helped someone like this. Thank you for sharing @EJHlavac 🧡

[Mr. Godzilla @EJHlavac]

@RidicRomance when @dianamiteboom was talking about grief in the recent Ivan the Terrible episode, that hit me hard. It gave me a fresh perspective on how and who I am. What a great insight to put out into the world. Thank you very much for that.

[couch tomato @dianamiteboom]

@EJHlavac @RidicRomance I’m so glad it did that for you! It really did the same for me, I wish I could remember who wrote it so I could give proper credit. Grief is such a weird road we all have to walk down, & I admire people who can talk about it eloquently. Thank you for sharing this! 🧡

[couch tomato @dianamiteboom]

@RaptorMuffin @OhGreatItsEli @RidicRomance oh man these are GOLD

[couch tomato @dianamiteboom]

@WesEastin I’m so sorry. What a huge loss & weird bequest. Sending you a lot of love ❤️

[couch tomato @dianamiteboom]

New favorite artists alert! Obsessed with their photos & collages AND their life stories

[RidiculousRomance @RidicRomance]

Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore (born Lucy Schwob & Suzanne Malherbe) fell in love at first sight & nothing changed when they became stepsisters (!!) 8 years later.

[couch tomato @dianamiteboom]

Loved learning about her & the story is truly hilarious!

[RidiculousRomance @RidicRomance]

Patrick Dunbar was off fighting for Scottish independence in 1338, so the English Earl of Salisbury thought he would take advantage of his absence to besiege Castle Dunbar, Scotland’s strongest fortress. But silly Salisbury hadn’t reckoned on Patrick’s wife, Agnes of Dunbar.

[Atlanta Fringe Festival @AtlantaFringe]

📣LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT IS LIVE! We are so excited for what’s in store this summer - get the full list here: https://t.co/6tsEqVJXn6 🐝💛

[RidiculousRomance @RidicRomance]

We told you all about the scandalous life & times of John Wilmot, so today we wanted to dive deep into his bawdy poetry! Tune in to our latest episode to hear our readings of “The Imperfect Enjoyment,” where John yells at his own dick for going soft at the wrong time…

[couch tomato @dianamiteboom]

The people have spoken!

[Atlanta Fringe Festival @AtlantaFringe]

Ghostbusters won our Five/5ths audience poll by a marshmallow-covered nose! We can’t wait for 5 local groups to think of the most harmless thing. Something they loved from their childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us…one night only, June 5!

[couch tomato @dianamiteboom]

worth it just for @OhGreatItsEli’s reading of wilmot’s “regime de vivre”

[RidiculousRomance @RidicRomance]

John Wilmot, the 2nd Earl of Rochester, was the dirtiest poet in King Charles II’s Restoration court, penning witty verses about everything from dildos to premature ejaculation. And his life was just as wild as his words!

[LetClayBeClay @letclaybeclay]

@mhdksafa “The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
-Oscar Wilde

[couch tomato @dianamiteboom]

Help us out!

[Atlanta Fringe Festival @AtlantaFringe]

Five/5ths is our fave show of the year, where we give 5 local performance groups a section of a classic movie that they interpret however they see fit for the most unique retelling of all time! Which film do YOU want to see this year? Vote in our poll & help us decide!

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

“Why must you always concentrate on color?”

As always, this answer from James Baldwin is what you were looking for. Must watch.

#BlackHistoryMonth

[RidiculousRomance @RidicRomance]

Did you know the first drag queen ever was a former slave? William Dorsey Swann was a janitor by day and a queen by night in the 1880s, throwing underground drag parties where black & white men alike decked themselves out in silk & satin and danced the night away.

[couch tomato @dianamiteboom]

@dtmillar Nooooo!!! I’m so sorry, glad y’all are okay but that looks crazy!

[RidiculousRomance @RidicRomance]

Aloha Wanderwell wanted to travel, so even though she was only 16 when she saw an ad looking for “Brains, Beauty, & Breeches” to join a road trip expedition around the world, she jumped at the chance.

[Benjamin Carlson @bfcarlson]

In 1974, author Ray Bradbury was asked, “What is space travel going to do for man?” In response, he gave the most mystical, mind-blowing, and strangely moving answer I could have imagined.

[Leah Tigers @9BillionTigers]

From a gay man held as a teen in a mental institution, 1962-4: "I remember this one doctor who was talking about homosexuality. And he said, well, there is a normal homosexual period between 8 and 12 and beyond that it's abnormal. So I piped up and said 'Is that a.m. or p.m.?'"