Who Lied To You This Time?

The object of a stalker's affection? The object of a gasmask's constriction? The object of a surprise evacuation. The object of a jeweler's imagination? Play the movie to find out.

September 27: Phoney Funnies

Sorry. That's a particularly bad one. I'm ashamed to admit that I actually considered "Phoney Phunnies," but I mean, this one's not stupid enough? Rest assured the literary bar will be set significantly higher at TimeOut NY Lounge on Thursday. Come spot the Liar among these talented talkers. It'll be like shooting fish-stories in a barrel. (Once again, sorry.)

Thursday, September 27 @ 9:30pm
TIME OUT NY LOUNGE
340 West 50th Street (bet 8th & 9th Aves) $5

Mike Albo is the author of The Underminer ("A compressed comic classic of New York." -NY Observer) and Hornito: My Lie Life (“A scandalously savage riff on growing up suburba-gay." -Vanity Fair.) His critically acclaimed solo shows include Spray, Please Everything Burst and My Price Point. www.mikealbo.com

Tara Clancy was born and raised in Queens, NY. Her solo show, Channel Rat, was developed at The Tank and presented at the 2005 New York International Fringe Festival. She currently writes monologues and tends bar. www.taraclancy.com

Rob Gorden has performed as one half of The Rob and Mark Show at Stand Up New York, Gotham Comedy Club, The Upright’s Citizen’s Brigade Theatre, and many other New York venues. The Rob and Mark Show’s songs have been heard on WFNX in Boston, WZON and XM Satellite Radio. They are winners of the Connecticut Comedy Festival's Third Annual Laugh Off and have been participants in the Boston and DC Comedy Festivals. Rob and Mark were hosts of Geek-Ray Vision on SpikeTV.

Michelle Leona is a writer, performer and artist. When she’s not telling stories at The Moth, Talkingstick, or SpeakEasy she’s making readable, tactile art, trying to meditate or punching & kicking the heavy bag.

Who Lied on Rosh Hashanah?

The girl who was her own imaginary friend? The man who fell to earth, head first? The man whose threesome became a onesome. The man who loved Spain, except for all the swastikas? Play the video to find out:

September 13: Razor Wit. Forked Tongue.

This Thursday we'll be lying low again, downstairs at TimeOut New York Lounge. Stop by and listen to these four great storytellers play you for a fool.

Thursday, September 13 @ 9:30pm
TIME OUT NY LOUNGE
340 West 50th Street (bet 8th & 9th Aves) $5

Greg Walloch is a writer and performing artist who has appeared in Moscow, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Australia, Ireland, Germany and across the United States. He is a featured artist in The Artists with Disabilities Oral History Project at UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library. Greg's work is archived at the Bancroft Library, which houses the personal papers of the Beat Generation poets among a range of other well known artists. www.gregwalloch.com

Faye Lane is an alum of the Eugene O'Neill Cabaret Symposium. Her one woman show, I Wish It So, moved New York Magazine to gush, “She had them gobbling from the palm of her hand.” She is a Moth GrandSlam finalist and has been featured on their mainstage.

Peter Lubell has written, produced and directed for many television networks, and for National Public Radio. He's covered film festivals in print, worked as a jazz DJ in radio and told his stories onstage at The Moth storytelling series and Speakeasy Stories.

Ryan Britt lives in Queens, NY where he reads, writes, and microwaves cheese quesadillas. His work has been featured on reallysmalltalk.com. He is also a frequent participant at The Moth story slams.


Andy Christie, the creator and host of Liar, is co-author and illustrator of I Wasn't Kidding (Ballantine Books). Recently, his piece on midlife mortification appeared in the New York Times. He is the current Moth GrandSlam Champion.