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Alison Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out For
- Narrated by: Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein, Roberta Colindrez, Roxane Gay, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs
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Summary
Before lesbian TikTok, before The L Word, before Ellen, there was Dykes to Watch Out For, Alison Bechdel’s seminal comic-strip sensation about the lives and loves of one tight-knit dyke community that was a fixture in gay papers across America for 25 years.
Meet our heroine, Mo. She’s every dyke’s dream—or so she’s been told by her kind and supportive friends. She’s shy but passionate, politically aware, as committed to her egalitarian all-womyn’s softball team as she is to her volunteer work at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center. So why can’t she find a girlfriend? Could it possibly be because she’s more judgmental than Gertrude Stein and more self-sabotaging than Bojack Horseman?
And what about Lois, Mo’s best buddy and Casanova about town? She’s broken a thousand hearts in her day, but can she protect her own from the powers of Emma, the sultry divorcee?
And what about Clarice, Mo’s first girlfriend and chosen family? Will her long-term stable partnership with Toni survive her dizzying attraction to Ginger, the alluring academic?
Follow the trials and tribulations of Mo, Lois, Toni, Clarice, and the rest of their friends as they surf the waves of dyke drama from the softball field to the women’s bookstore, from the brunch rush at the vegan Café Topaz all the way to the steps of the Supreme Court, in a very special episode set at the landmark 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
From the fevered mind of Alison Bechdel, MacArthur Genius Award-winning author of Fun Home and Are You My Mother?, Alison Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out For is an American classic, brought hilariously to life in this new comedy by a star-studded crew, including Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia), Roberta Colindrez (A League of Their Own), Roxane Gay (New York Times best-selling author of Bad Feminist) Jenn Colella (Broadway’s Come from Away), and the celesbian icon herself, Jane Lynch (Glee).
Adapted by playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George (Only Murders in the Building), directed by Tony nominee Leigh Silverman (Violet), with original music by Alana Davis, Faith Soloway, and Bitch, and a soundtrack featuring hits by Ferron, Holly Near, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Cris Williamson, and Joan Jett.
Don’t miss Audible’s hottest new queer original, Alison Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out For! Coming out...just in time for Pride.
This content contains mature language and adult themes, and discretion is advised.
Now available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-06-23
Absolutely brilliant!
Myself and my partner had just finished reading the comic, so it was great to hear all the characters come to life again with some incredibly entertaining voice acting!
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- Anonymous User
- 26-10-23
Loved it!
Brought the comics to life brilliantly! Funny and political in equal measure. We love you Alison
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- M. L. Hilton Boon
- 04-10-23
Pure joy, great production!
So many memorable moments from the original books brought to life. Perfection. Can’t wait for another instalment!
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- Emily Dibdin
- 30-09-23
Going to have to buy all the books!
This was as good as the comics which is saying something. Loved it! Do make more, please.
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- claire
- 17-09-23
Thank you so much for this lovely treat!
I wasn't sure I'd like this but I think I grinned through the whole thing, when I wasn't laughing out loud. Great reminder of how brilliant Alison Bechdel's writing is, even without the fabulous artwork! Will keep this in my library forever and relisten whenever I need cheering up <3 <3 <3
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- Gosia Furmanik
- 29-08-23
So good!
I never read the comics, but enjoyed this a lot! It's depressing that the issues the characters were fighting for in the 80s are still relevant today though.
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- FC51
- 05-08-23
Superb humour and great social comentary
Laugh out loud funny and relevant even to lesbians in the UK. Brought back so many memories for me. Also great to hear from the march on Washington which I had not heard before. Great production values too, I cannot recommend it highly enough and hope Audible will produce another. Got this as a freeby but would be more than happy to pay to listen to another season of Dykes To Watch Out For.
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- Linda
- 24-07-23
absolutely wonderful!
I can't praise this enough! I have wanted to read these books for years, but they weren't accessible to me.
I thoroughly enjoyed this performance and really hope that audible will produce more. Thoroughly recommend to everybody.
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- Caroline
- 06-07-23
Perfect adaptation
Loved the comics when I was young and this captures them perfectly - a must listen
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- Empressah
- 06-07-23
Just brilliant.
So heartwarming and funny. Would love to hear more! Apparently there’s a comic series to read. But this has been a favourite on Audible!
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- Audrey
- 03-06-23
Excellent adaptation of a much loved work!
I’ve been a DTWOF lover for about thirty years, and was super excited when I heard about this project. I tried keeping my expectations low, but I still really wanted it to be a great time. That said, it completely blew my hopes away. The casting was perfect, they had great chemistry, and it really was like visiting with old friends. What a great start to Pride month! I know a second installment is probably too much to ask for, but if there is one, you can bet I’ll be adding it to my library as soon as humanly possible.
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- K. Redies
- 10-06-23
There needs to be more!
I have always loved the DTWOF series, ever since I started reading it back in the college newspaper. This version is kore than I could have ever hoped for.
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- Anile
- 08-06-23
Great adaptation
One of the best lesbians comic turned into an even greater auditable adaption.
The cast was wonderful and the script was lovely and the last extra scene is cheery on atop a sweet, sweet cake.
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- Monika
- 08-06-23
Great comic-to-audio adaptation
Super enjoyable listen! It felt just as fun as reading a really good comic in the paper. Joyful, relatable, and funny. The characters are super endearing. Great voice acting.
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- stacy cam
- 01-06-23
OMG, It’s totally 80’s ❤️❤️
This was a fun and funny story about lesbian dating in the 80’s, but is very relatable to todays dating. I smiled and laughed the entire way through it.
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- Barbspirals
- 08-06-23
Watch Out - they are everywhere
I enjoyed this audiobook so much that I would often go back to the beginning of the chapter, the beginning of the book, or the beginning of the scene to hear it again
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- Maryam
- 07-06-23
When’s the next chapter coming out
I loved this so much, so well casted, I listened to this whole walking around the neighborhood and was laughing to myself the whole times. I must have looked like an idiot.
Petition for more audiobooks read by these folks! I loved Lois!
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- Jennifer Neyhart
- 14-07-23
Fabulous narration! Hilarious!
I loved listening to this! Highly recommend to all the other “dykes to watch out for” ;-)
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- Kiltubrid
- 13-07-23
Perfect Audio Rendition of a Classic
I’ve been a fan of Dykes to Watch Out For since before Mo et al were characters and I hadn’t re-read these early episodes since they first appeared in Gay Community News and then paperback books. All the featured storylines (Mo’s resume, Lo’s trip to Michigyn, Harriet and Mo’s first date) came rushing back to me and they are as fresh today as they were 30+ years ago, The characters’ voices were perfect — exactly as I’d imagined them. I especially loved Roberta Colindrez as as butchy Lo. It was wonderful to hear the actual audio from the 2nd March in Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights with Robin Tyler, Jesse Jackson, and Whoopi Goldberg, and to be reminded of the AIDS quilt and all the lives lost.
I thought I’d miss Bechdel’s superb artwork but I didn’t because I have it all in my head. But if you haven’t read the original comics, I highly recommend reading them, either before or after listening to this singular production.
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- Coleen
- 11-07-23
Best audiobook ever!
I loved every minute of DTWOF!! It was such a fully immersive experience! I could “see” everything that was happening. I was never confused by the narration. In fact, the whole book was a delight! Jane Lynch was hilarious! Carrie Brownstein was spot on as Moe! Perfect casting all around! The historic Pride events and the march on Washington were definitely highlights! With all the chanting and cheering and clips of historic speeches, I felt like I was actually there!! It gave me goose bumps! Yes, I would LOVE to tune into another episode of Dykes To Watch Out For!
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