Alex Berr: How to Kill a Mouse (in NYC)

A solo comedy show from a dedicated biomedical researcher processing the loss of her mother to cancer. A deeply personal, funny, and at times absurd look at grief and the human side of science. ★★★★★ “Endlessly compelling” – The Wee Review

A solo comedy show from a scientist reconciling her personal life with her professional one. Alex Berr spent her adolescence studying a rare form of brain cancer; years later her mom was diagnosed with the same form of rare cancer. Reflecting on a life dedicated to science, Alex uses humor to process her mom’s death, while hoping for moral absolution for all the mouse casualties along the way. A deeply personal, funny, and at times absurd look at grief and the human side of science.

★★★★★ “Endlessly compelling” – The Wee Review
“Wry, consistent wit…gallows humour abounds” – The Scotsman
“Very funny; a likeable and energetic presence…a witty and moving hour” – Fest Magazine

Alex Berr is a comedian based in Brooklyn. While earning her PhD in Biomedical Engineering in Chicago, she started performing comedy and founded the sell-out science-comedy show, Uncontrolled Variables. She recently moved back to the US from London, where she was nominated for the 2023 Funny Women Award and the 2024 BBC New Comedy Awards.