Mimi Gonzalez
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"I'm proud to call myself a feminist —
because I'm sick of calling myself a bitch."
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Mimi Gonzalez was once told by her mother, "You're such a
beautiful girl, but then you open your mouth and spoil it all." Mimi
graduated from high school as the class clown and then received a
bachelor's degree in Journalism from Central Michigan University. A move
to New York slapped the corporate smirk off her face but quickly resulted
in a spot on the TODAY show featuring "The Funniest Person on Wall
Street." Even temps have dreams. But New York's a tough place to
start a dream.
So Mimi Detroit headed west and discovered her new comedy identity in
San Francisco and became the political comedian, Mimi=Freed. Launched at
Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint, within a year Mimi emceed part of the
1993 March on Washington representing the "bi-nority" element of
the LGBT. Music festivals and Prides across the country followed including
Stonewall '94, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Nashville, San Francisco, San Diego,
her hometown of Detroit and Michigan's Pride.
Television shows and movies have contributed to the growing presence of
this out, loud and proud Latina. She embraced Gonzalez, half of her given
last name, upon moving to Los Angeles and her credits have grown to
include Comedy Central's "Women Aloud," "Ellen," Maury
Povich, "Que Loco," "Funny is Funny" and Bravo's
"The Gay Riviera." Look closely and you'll see her in the movie
"Bound."
The journalism degree has even made an appearance and her freelanced
pieces range from interviewing Camille Paglia for On Our Backs, an op-ed
piece for the Advocate, columns in SF's ICON which resulted in a
nomination for a Cable Car Award and biotechnical reporting for Office.com.
New York never looked so tame and back East is where she's returned to
the big city where she continues to write, travel and push people's
buttons. Fast forward being her favorite. |
