4/30/08

Cornelia St. Cafe: Make them eat their words...


...while you devour a nice Boudin Blanc. Stop by this Saturday to guess which one of these people is feeding you a line.

Saturday, May 3 @ 6:00 pm
CORNELIA STREET CAFE
29 Cornelia Street (bet W 4th and Bleeker)
$12 - includes one drink.
Reservations recommended: 212-989-9319

Ritch Duncan is a comedian, writer and broadcaster who has been living and working in New York City since 1996. He has written for Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and was a writer and featured performer on Public Radio International's Fair Game, a comedic public affairs program syndicated on National Public Radio stations around the country. His cat is named Grapes.

Martin Dockery's one-person show "Wanderlust" is enjoying a sold out run at The Barrow Group Studio Theatre in Manhattan. He is a seven-time finalist in The Moth’s bi-annual Grandslam Storytelling Championship. His play "Oh, That Wily Snake!" is included in the McGraw-Hill anthology textbook on literature. Martin's work has been called "fantastic" (NY Times),
“deliciously enjoyable,” (Backstage West) and "divinely inspired” ( L.A. Weekly)

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.

Jim O'Grady was a reporter for The City section of The New York Times and is now research director at the Center for an Urban Future, a think tank in Lower Manhattan. O'Grady, like every other drunken narcissist in New York, tells stories at The Moth.

4/23/08

April 26: Cornelia Street Cafe

Stop by this Saturday for a drink and a bite while you figure out which of these unbelievable people you can believe:


Saturday, April 26th @ 6:00 pm
CORNELIA STREET CAFE
29 Cornelia Street (bet W 4th and Bleeker)
$12 - includes one drink.
Reservations recommended: 212-989-9319

Peter Aguero has appeared on MTV, TBS, Comedy Central, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He's a member of the Chicago City Limits National Touring Company. His storytelling CD "graphicvulgarlunacy vol. II: Jacoby Appliance Parts" is available on iTunes.

Jennifer DeMeritt takes first-person navel-gazing one chakra lower with her louche and literate stories. She’s published in nerve.com, BUST Magazine and Glamour, and performed in NYC’s finest venues including KGB, Gotham Comedy Club, HERE Arts Center and, of course, the sack.

Peter Lubell has written, produced and directed for National Public Radio and Independent Film Channel. He has covered film festivals, worked as a jazz DJ in radio and told his stories on many NYC stages.


Andy Christie's "I Wasn't Kidding: How To Commit Suicide So They'll Never Forget It" was published by Random House here and in the UK. Consequently, people have never heard of him on two continents. His writing has appeared in The NY Times, in literary journals and online. He is host of The Liar Show and tonight he will tell a story himself.

4/7/08

April 12: The Wrongs of Spring


There is some logic behind that headline...I think. I just got up and the coffee is still dripping. But I am sure that we'll be returning to the Berkshires this Saturday with four more fast talkers looking to put one over on you. Please come expose the fraud and win a stylish T-shirt to top off your Spring wardrobe.

Saturday, April 12 @ 8:30pm
Triplex Cinema
70 Railroad St. Great Barrington
Map
413 528 8885 - $20 Admission
Purchase tickets online

Ophira Eisenberg has appeared on Comedy Central, VH-1, The E! Channel, Oxygen, and The Discovery Channel. She is a regular at stand-up clubs around New York and has performed stories on the Moth Mainstage. She is also a contributing writer to US Weekly's Fashion Police and is currently appearing in the off-Broadway show "Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad." www.OphiraEisenberg.com

James Braly has performed his stories on NPR and on the Moth National Story Tour. The New York Times said of his monologue, Life in a Marital Institution "You really should report the man, except you are laughing too hard!" It just finished a sold-out run at 59 E 59 Theaters in NYC. www.JamesBraly.com

Darlene White's stories and essays have been heard on National Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and onstage with The Moth at The Bitter End and The Roxy. She presented her own storytelling show in the Berkshires called Jupiter Supersized.

Peter Lubell has written, produced and directed for National Public Radio and Independent Film Channel. He has covered film festivals, worked as a jazz DJ in radio and told his stories on many NYC stages.

4/3/08

April 5: A game show host, a comedian, a producer/director and a technical illustrator specializing in scientific infographics walk into a bar...


Never mind. You've probably heard that one already. But while I have you, come to beautiful Cornelia Street Cafe this Saturday to figure out which one of these nice people is serving up baloney. Eat, drink and be gullible. And this time, what's-his-name will host AND tell a story. Lucky you.
Saturday, April 5th @ 6:00 pm
CORNELIA STREET CAFE
29 Cornelia Street (bet W 4th and Bleeker)
$12 - includes one drink.
Reservations highly recommended: 212-989-9319

J.Keith van Straaten can be seen as the host of Yahoo! Answers On The Street, a talking head on VH1's Best Week Ever and on E! countdown shows like Celebrity Feuds and Guilty Pleasures. He hosted Comedy Central’s game show Beat The Geeks. His live game show, What's My Line? - Live On Stage is currently running at The Barrow Street Theater in New York City.

Peter Lubell has written, produced and directed for TV and National Public Radio. He's covered film festivals, worked as a jazz DJ in radio and told his stories on many NYC stages.

Ophira Eisenberg has appeared on Comedy Central, VH-1, The E! Channel, Oxygen, and The Discovery Channel. She is a regular at stand-up clubs around New York and has performed stories on the Moth Mainstage. She is also a contributing writer to US Weekly's Fashion Police and is currently appearing in the off-Broadway show "Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad." www.OphiraEisenberg.com

Andy Christie's "I Wasn't Kidding: How To Commit Suicide So They'll Never Forget It" was published by Random House here and in the UK. Consequently, people have never heard of him across two continents. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, in literary journals and online. He is the creator and host of The Liar Show and tonight he will tell a story himself.