Since 2018, The Femmes of Colo(u)r Comedy Club has presented the fiercest mixed bills celebrating the perspectives of comedians of colo(u)r who aren't cis-men.
The FOC IT UP Comedy Club provides a space for comedians to experiment with material in a way they might not experience on other mixed bills. The joy of FOC IT UP! is the acts get to see themselves reflected offstage, by a diverse audience of women, queer people and allies from all backgrounds.
The acronym FOC stands for Femmes of Colo(u)r, however the show platforms women, gender nonconforming, non-binary and trans-masculine performers of colo(u)r.
Disrupting the status quo and fighting tokenism with a 100% no-white-dudes-onstage guarantee is why FOC IT UP is a part of “a new generation of comics retaliating against the old template of comedy”, according to the Guardian.