Poppy Fields got her name from one of the characters in her act. When the character became so popular she started getting checks in her name, she legally changed it so she could cash the checks.
Greenwich comedienne draws from her own life for laughs
Most women wouldn’t use years of competing on the beauty pageant circuit as a chance to break into stand-up comedy. But, as anyone would quickly find out, Greenwich resident Poppy Fields isn’t like the others.
Saying she once was a shy girl who was always taken advantage of, Ms. Fields has put that behind her to embrace a career in comedy. Her skits tell about everything from dating misadventures to a botched Botox job to a life that saw her start out as a ring card girl at boxing matches while still in her teens and from working for MC Hammer to finding success making people laugh.
Being in beauty contests didn’t suit Ms. Fields, who said she developed a lifelong aversion to competitions because of them. When she began throwing up before every pageant, she knew she it was time to get out, Ms. Fields joked. Since her talent was always telling jokes and she liked connecting with an audience, she knew exactly in which direction she wanted to take her career.
“I always liked being able to jump up on stage and do my jokes,” said Ms. Fields, who cites Roseanne Barr, Phyllis Diller and Richard Pryor as some of her biggest influences.....
... Ms. Fields was recently a contestant in Treehouse Comedy Productions and Xtreme Comedy’s Funniest Comic in Connecticut contest, which holds its finals Saturday at Trinity on Main in New Britain. But though she’s been in contests her whole life, Ms. Fields isn’t a big fan of having comics compete against each other.
“I actually hate it,” Ms. Fields said. “Being in a contest for comedy just isn’t my idea of comedy. I like comedy as something I enjoy doing. When you put it in a contest setting it’s like you’re fighting for something other than being yourself. I don’t like contests, period.”
Ms. Fields also is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, with numerous credits, including appearances on The Sopranos, The Chris Rock Show, and Late Night With Conan O’Brien and a recurring role on As the World Turns. She said acting is similar to stand-up in some ways.
“You have to be able to give it up,” Ms. Fields said. “You can’t go up there and be afraid.”
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