Death Threat: A Cancer Story (in NYC w/Livestream)

It’s the fall of 2022, and comedian Rima Parikh has just been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a blood cancer. Between freezing her eggs, taking leave from work, and chemo, she expects cancer to upend her life. But when her medical leave payments go amiss, she’s thrown into the deep web of healthcare bureaucracy. To get the money, she girlbosses along at first: circles back, follows up, etc. But as cancer treatment becomes more grating, being nice is no longer an option.

Death Threat is a solo show about healthcare, illness, and bureaucratic systems—and what happens when they push us to the brink. Part stand up, part PowerPoint comedy, Death Threat is “tightly written and unexpected” and “like watching someone land 10 backflips in a row without touching the ground,” according to Jezebel.

Starts/streams 1:30PM ET/10:30AM PT