2/22/07

False. Positive?


Look, it's hard coming up with lie-related headlines week after week. Some are bound to be less elegant than others. Luckily, that's not true of these four performers; they're all artists with words. But which one's the con artist? I'm pleased to introduce Liar's next four storytellers.

Monday, March 5 @ 8pm
The P.I.T. - 154 West 29th Street. $5


Dave Dickerson is a writer and crossword editor originally from Tucson, Arizona. He moved to New York nine months ago after getting a Ph.D. in English at Florida State, and a four year stint as a greeting card writer at Hallmark. His humor pieces have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly and Mirth of a Nation, and one of his stories was selected for Year's Best Fantasy and Science Fiction 2005. Listen to him on the Quiz Show edition of NPR's This American Life.

Margot Leitman
was a nominee for the ECNY "Best Stand-up" award in 2004 and 2005. Her one woman show, Just Here For the Day, ran for six months at the UCB Theatre and her one-act play, Slow Night (co-written with Sarah Burns) was an off-off Broadway pick by New York Magazine. She performs regularly in the NYC downtown alternative storytelling scene and is a contributing writer for, The Complete Idiot's Guide To Jokes. She's appeared on MTV, ESPN's Cheap Seats, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and has hosted AMC's Date Night.

Peter Lubell has been speaking since his first breath. During periods of inhalation, he has written, produced and directed for many television networks, and for public radio. He's covered film festivals in print, worked as a jazz DJ in radio and told his stories at The Moth and Speakeasy. He asks that you please do not refrigerate or freeze your coffee.

Adam Wade has been performing stand up comedy in New York City for the past five years. His stories are genuine, unique, stupidly funny and just a tad heartfelt. He recently co-wrote a fictional story for the NY Sunday Times, and currently writes a column for Dan Kennedy's ReallySmallTalk.com He is the most recent Moth GrandSlam champion.

Come help us keep this thing honest.

2/14/07

Who You Lookin' At?

Looks tough doesn't she? That might be why so few audience members risked calling Michele a liar. She is a liar, of course. I mean, look at her.

Ophira, Christen and Darlene all stuck to the facts with true stories about 1: Valentines Day in a porn palace. (No topping on my popcorn, thank you.) 2: Daddy in the delivery room, and 3: Learning to love Elvis. "The King is fat, long live the King." I hope we see you at out next show. You won't believe it.
Monday, March 5 @ 8pm: The P.I.T. 154 West 29th Street
Adam Wade
Margot Leitman
Peter Lubell
Dave Dickerson
This weekend, listen to Dave's puzzling story on This American Life

2/7/07

Who's Your Mommy?


Four great women. One great liar.
Monday, February 12, 8pm
The P.I.T.
54 West 29th Street
Ophira Eisenberg is a stand-up comic, writer and actor. She has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and as part of their Fresh Faces of Comedy series. She appeared in her own half hour special on CTV’s Comedy Now! and is a contributing writer to US Weekly’s Fashion Police. She co-produces Sweet Paprika every Friday night at the D-Lounge, beneath the Daryl Roth Theatre. www.ophiraeisenberg.com

Christen Clifford is a performer and writer. Her most recent solo show, BabyLove, had it's world premiere in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2005 and won "Best of Fringe" at the 2006 San Francisco Fringe Festival. Her work has been published in Salon.com, Nerve.com, The New York Press, Blue, black and white magazine, and the anthology Everything You Know About Sex is Wrong. Her radio work includes WBAI and NPR. She is a visiting scholar at NYU. www.christenclifford.com

Michele Carlo (aka Carmen Mofongo) is a native New Yorker, a Nuyorican and a natural redhead. She performs her character-based comedy at venues too numerous and sometimes too torturous to mention. She remembers when a slice of pizza cost 50 cents.


Darlene White
has been heard on NPR, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and the PA system at Karen's Tanning Salon in Melbourne, FL. She produced a storytelling show in the Berkshires called "Jupiter Supersized." In NYC Darlene is a Moth Slam winner, has performed at the Bitter End and bombed at the Roxy.