This month we bring you wild and fascinating stories of the worlds that live inside our heads.
Doors at 6:30. Show at 7:30.
Hosted by Nisse Greenberg and Zack Stovall
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Saurin Choksi does comedy and makes good things in New York City. A member of the Writers Guild of America, Choksi recently wrote on staff for the Facebook / Refinery 29 talk show, “After After Party.” He’s also worked with the good people at Comedy Central Digital on a number of their video sketches. Choksi is a 10+ year stand up comedy veteran and past winner of the The Boston Comedy Festival. His stand up has been featured on Laughs on Fox TV and Sirius/XM radio. He has performed at numerous comedy festivals--Limestone, Bridgetown, and SF Sketch are among his favorites. Choksi hosted a television show on FuseTV called "White Guy Talk Show" where he talked about pop culture and wore suits he couldn't afford. He also created internet videos for Seriously.tv and is a proud alumni of Chicago's Lincoln Lodge. Choksi produces and hosts two acclaimed live stand up showcases in Brooklyn: Comedians You Should Know NYC and Brown Privilege Comedy. Choksi relaxes by sewing, crafting, and making stuff. He loves his wife, his family, and 4 of his friends. He thinks you should be nice to yourself and is impressed by your power. Choksi generally goes by his last name, Choksi.
Phong Tran is a Creative Technologist at a digital consultancy. He works on websites and applications in both roles as a designer and a developer. As someone with a preference to dabble and a short attention span, he works on art projects in various mediums. The projects tend to ask questions about our relationship to our digital selves, and overall how that changes how we see each other. Also, at other times it's just about food Phong ate. A collection of his design can be found at phonghtran.com, and a collection of other things will be at his Instagram account, @phonghtran
Jeannie Gaffigan is a director, producer and comedy writer. She co-wrote seven comedy specials with her husband Jim Gaffigan, the last 5 of which received Grammy nominations. Jeannie was the head writer and executive producer of the critically acclaimed THE JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW which was loosely based on her and Jim’s life. She collaborated with Jim on the two New York Times Bestsellers, DAD IS FAT and FOOD A LOVE STORY. Jeannie’s own book, WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU PEARS, debuted on the New York Times Bestsellers List. Jeannie, with the help of her two eldest children and some other crazy moms, created THE IMAGINE SOCIETY, INC., a not for profit organization that connects youth-led service groups. Most impressively, she grew a tumor on her brain stem roughly the size of pear.
Jeannie presently lives in New York City with her five children, which feels more like 6 children if you include her husband Jim.
Nathan Min is a TV writer, actor, and stand-up based in New York City. He recently wrote for Adult Swim’s “Joe Pera Talks with You.” Previously, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” He started performing stand up comedy as a freshman at Johns Hopkins University and went on to win the DC Improv’s Funniest College Stand Up competition at the end of his senior year. After college, he began studying at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York where he has since written for several house sketch teams. In 2014, he was selected as a finalist for the Andy Kaufman Award.
Lauren Soares is an artist and singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn. A creative communicator, her focus is on the relational. Lauren put on her first show at age 6, where she played original music on a Fisher Price Piano with songs titled “Eight Times I Cried” and “I Am So Lonely.” She now tours nationally with folk band Swimming Bell and is developing new music for her solo project, LUZA. Originally from Vermont, Lauren received her BFA in Fine Arts and Writing from the University of San Francisco. She is open to new experiences and nicknames. She is glad not to have died at age 12 from her brain tumor.