I’m the world’s oldest female comedian at 89 — I love telling sex jokes and having young guys hit on me
nypost.comThe Guardian, writing: “One thing that has surprised me is the number of young men who hit on me after a show.“I might make a joke about being a cougar and they’ll stand outside afterwards, waiting to talk to me,” she cheekily added. “They often ask me out, and it’s not my brain they’re after.”Forest, who was born in the mid-1930s, spent decades as a singer and actress but didn’t start telling jokes until 2003.
The Manhattanite was inspired to make her fellow New Yorkers laugh again in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, which she saw happen from her apartment window. “For a year afterwards, nobody wanted to go out or be entertained,” Forest recalled. “It was then that I started to think about comedy.
I realized people needed to laugh, to enjoy themselves again, and thought that with a little training I could do it.”“I took a few classes, tried to work out a routine, and finally plucked up the courage to get up on stage [at the age of 68].
That first time was terrifying. I had no idea what the audience would make of me.”However, audiences were immediately tickled by the senior citizen, who soon became famed for her naughty brand of humor. “I talk about ‘not having the energy for 69s,'” the frisky funny woman quipped. “People are surprised to hear an older person talk about sex.
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