Female Comedians: Monique Moses
Monique Moses is a Canadian born, Brooklyn based, actor, improvisor, writer & comedian. Monique has starred in and created content for Funny or Die, College Humor, Mashable, Refinery29, Bustle, BrickTV, IFC Comedy Cribs, UCB and more. She also plays Stagecoach Mary in High Herstory Season One.
High Herstory: Tell us about yourself, what are your passions?
Monique Moses: You know, six months ago I would’ve said my greatest passion was collecting matching hoodie and sweatpant combinations, and now that I think about it…not much has changed. Lol! I have been actively trying to force myself to do things that I don’t generally do – like, I don’t like to cook but my husband and I started Blue Apron a couple months back and so I’ve been *begrudgingly* making those. And I also hate exercising, but I’ve been forcing myself to walk my dog for a couple of hours a day. So. I guess my new passion is growing the f*** up? I dunno! I’m also learning Korean, so there’s that?
High Herstory: You play Stagecoach Mary in Season one of High Herstory. What was it like to play her?
Monique Moses: It was dope! Who wouldn’t love playing a boss like the Notorious SCM. I thoroughly enjoyed pretending to shoot mail thieves and parcel bandits, and just generally repping the fine folks at the USPS as best as I could.
High Herstory: Do you have a favorite moment from being on set with High Herstory? What was the funniest moment?
Monique Moses: When we recreated traveling through the elements with a fan and leaves and other random stuff the art department had for us. Truly, I live for sight gags. It was my most favoritest thing.
High Herstory: As an actress and storyteller, what made you want to be a part of a project that is pro-cannabis?
Monique Moses: To be honest, I was more attracted to the story element and the focus on badass women than it being pro-Cannabis…but if being involved in something like this can help break down any of the old school, unwarranted stigmas that surround it, I see it as a plus!