'No. 1 thing I'm most excited for': Sydney Colson to perform standup comedy set at Fever Fest
Whether it's jokingly referring to herself as the face of the league, witty comments to her teammates on social media or parodying commissioner Cathy Engelbert's dress of the New York skyline, she always has something that will make people laugh.
'She's just very sly and witty,' Indiana Fever teammate Caitlin Clark said with a laugh. 'She always has something to say, like, less than a second after you say something.'
So, with WNBA All-Star in Indianapolis this weekend, it only made sense for Colson to bring her jokes to the big stage.
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Colson will perform a stand-up comedy set at Fever Fest, a music and comedy festival hosted by the Fever and Kevin Hart's Hartbeat Entertainment Company, on Saturday afternoon.
It's the first time a host franchise developed its own festival during All-Star weekend.
'That's like the No. 1 thing I'm most excited for,' Fever wing Sophie Cunningham said when asked about Colson's comedy set. 'She is one of my favorite people. She's funny as hell. But I just hope that I'm a little lit, so I can give her a little something when she jumps up on stage.'
Colson will be the first person to perform Fever Fest, which begins at 6 p.m. at Everwise Amphitheater in downtown Indy. She will serve as the opener for other acts like The Kid LAROI, G-Easy and Cedric the Entertainer, who will all perform ahead of the All-Star Game.
But Colson is keeping her jokes under wraps until then.
'Nah, nah,' Colson said. 'Why would I give that away?'
Colson's act comes 2.5 hours before the game starts — possibly allowing her All-Star teammates to check out her set before they head to Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
They'll have to if they want to hear her jokes.
'I'm hoping I can stop by before the game,' Fever center Aliyah Boston said. 'We asked her to let us in on some of her stories but she wouldn't, so I can't wait to hear it all.'
And maybe they'll see if she used any of their suggestions.
'I gave her bits to work on,' Clark said with a laugh. 'I don't know if she actually works on them, but I think they're funny, but, yeah, I don't know. I tried to get her to practice on me, her stand up bit, but she won't do it. So, she's got to save it for everybody. But I'm sure it'll be really funny, knowing her.'
This will be Colson's first staged comedy event, but she's experienced in the stand up comedy game. She did some standup on the fly last Halloween.
For Colson, 35, this is the first step in developing what she's going to do after she's done playing. She wants to break into entertainment, whether it's acting, comedy, or anything else.
And there's no better time to start than now.
'It's what I want to do next, or even now,' Colson said. 'I want to act. I want to do standup, so this is the perfect opportunity for me to start getting my foot back in the door again.'
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