Storytelling
Events
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Lower East Stories (in NYC)
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts 180 Orchard Street, New York, NY, United StatesLower East Stories, hosted by Matt Storrs (@mtstorrs) brings the best NYC creatives (and some surprise guests) together for an early evening storytelling salon. Each month, we’ll host a variety of experts, professionals, and ne’er-do-wells whose work has been featured on The Moth, Comedy Central, PBS, and at fringe festivals around the world. We hope that our guest performers will inspire you to join us again to tell your own story! THEMES: May 1 - May I? June 5 - Abroad July 17 - Puzzle August 7 - Sun-kissed September 5 - Class October […]
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Ask a F*ckboy (in NYC)
Caveat 21 A Clinton Street, New York, NY, United StatesAsk a Fuckboy is a new comedy show in NYC that combines the irreverence of Call Her Daddy with the indulgent storytelling of your favorite guilty pleasure Reddit thread. Comics present unhinged dating stories and a panel of “fuckboys” (male comedians) weighs in. Hosted by: Andrea Popova (Writer of 10,000-reader newsletter about culture and trends) Val Parker (Featured by McSweeney’s, The A.V. Club, Forbes, Vulture, Buzzfeed, and more) Starts 9:30PM ET
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Open Secrets Magazine Presents w/Guest Youngmi Mayer (in NYC)
Symphony Space 2537 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesOpen Secrets Live is a personal storytelling summit featuring acclaimed essayists, memoirists, and storytellers discussing how and why they bare their souls in their work, with a keynote talk by comedian and podcast host Youngmi Mayer, author of memoir I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying, and a keynote conversation between Emmy Award-winning actor and author of bestselling memoir Actress of a Certain Age Jeff Hiller and celebrated drag king and actor Murray Hill, author of forthcoming memoir Showbiz, who both star on HBO drama Somebody […]
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Doctors Without Boundaries (in NYC)
Caveat 21 A Clinton Street, New York, NY, United StatesReal-life ER doctor Aaron Bola welcomes chronically over-sharing comedians to tell stories of their weirdest diagnoses. They then do what they wish they had time to do with their patients: break down the insane history of how the medical community has treated that condition, why that condition has been stigmatized, and the real facts you should know when dealing with the condition yourself. This show is a healthy hypochondriac's dream complete with a "No Co-Pay" question box so that you […]
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Awkward Teenage Years (in NYC)
Under St. Marks Theater 94 Saint Marks Place, New York, NY, United StatesTrue stories about the most gloriously awkward times in our lives - our teenage years! Awkward Teenage Years was born at the 2020 FRIGID Festival just before the pandemic began. We’re bringing you the best storytellers in NYC to relive their joys and traumas for your entertainment - let’s laugh and reminisce together! Starts 7:30PM ET
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Liza Treyger @ Netflix Is a Joke (in LA)
The Hotel Cafe 1623 North Cahuenga Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesLiza Treyger headlines Starts 9:45PM PT
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Making Love with David Magidoff @ Netflix Is a Joke (in LA)
Three Clubs 1123 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesComedian and mushy-hearted Jew, David Magidoff (Dexter: Resurrection, The Morning Show) interviews one real person from the audience & one real famous celebrity guest to share their love story, and then David and his friends turn it into a full blown musical! Starts 7PM PT
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Ask a F*ckboy (in NYC)
littlefield 635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesAsk a Fuckboy is the viral, always-sold-out comedy show in NYC that combines the irreverence of Call Her Daddy with the indulgent storytelling of your favorite guilty pleasure Reddit thread. Comics present unhinged dating stories and a panel of “fuckboys” (male comedians) weighs in. Hosted by: Andrea Popova (Writer of 10,000-reader newsletter about culture and trends) Val Parker (Featured by McSweeney’s, The A.V. Club, Forbes, Vulture, Buzzfeed, and more) Starts 7:30PM ET
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GossNight (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIt’s just a big game of telephone! And…GossNight sparks dialogue about truth, trust, and communication in a way that’s deeply entertaining and distinct—smart, weird, and wildly fun. We’re bringing people together through laughter, storytelling, and shared curiosity about how information—and misinformation—shapes our world. GossNight turns a game of telephone into an art form that reminds us how stories are living things shaped by perspective and voice. Featuring: TBA Hosted by Jen Rowe Starts 7:30PM PT
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Mortified (in NYC)
littlefield 635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesMortified is a comic excavation of teen angst artifacts (journals, letters, poems, lyrics, home movies, stories and more) as shared by their original authors before total strangers. Witness adults sharing their most embarrassing childhood artifacts (journals, letters, poems, lyrics, plays, home movies, art) with others, in order to reveal stories about their lives. Hear grown men and women confront their past with tales of their first kiss, first puff, worst prom, fights with mom, life at bible camp, worst hand job, […]
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The Sober Show (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesImprov comedy based on your drunk stories, performed by sober improvisers. Featuring an all sober cast (like, in-recovery sober), we’ll get drinking stories from audience volunteers and perform improv based on those stories. Have a crazy drinking tale? We want to hear it! Whether you’re in recovery, or still enjoy a drink (or 10) come join us for comedy based on embarrassing, regretful, insane drinking stories. All of the fun, none of the hangovers. Featuring: Will Hines, Jim Woods, Josh Simpson, […]
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Heavenly Baba (in NYC)
Soho Playhouse 15 Vandam Street, New York, NY, United StatesIsmael Loutfi is a comedian who's performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live and other programs, and has his own Comedy Central Half Hour special. He's written for Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj as well as After Midnight with Taylor Tomlinson. This one man show uses some insane images of his father's car, which had been turned into a billboard for Islam. ismaelcomic on IG, ismaelian on Twitter 4/2-4/25 Thurs-Sat. @ 9PM PT Sun @ 7PM PT
$46.50