Good morning!
I hope you had an easy and smooth Thanksgiving. My body is now mostly stuffing, but I've been thoroughly warmed by spending time with family and friends. I'm looking forward to being rolled onto a plane home later today. But first, I have to eat several dozen bagels.
Upcoming Shows
LOS ANGELES
Wednesday, January 15th at 7 pm at the Lyric-Hyperion. Matt Porter and I are starting a monthly multimedia comedy show called HOMEWORK. Tickets are on sale now. Link
This week’s list
GREAT:
At some point every week for the past year, Mollie and I have sat down and played Greg Hochmuth's "The Questions Game." It's not really a game, per se, but three conversation starter questions every week for a year. It's a tradition that I'm very sad is coming to an end. The good news is, if this is the first you're hearing of The Questions Game, Greg has it set up so anytime you can sign up and start the year of questions anytime, for free. Greg and his partner Marc designed it for couples or close friends to get to know each other better and I found it worked and was a lot of fun.
Greg's art always explores offline connections and the digital world. He's made some fascinating projects like an anonymous confession line, a collage of six years of silence and breathing from public radio broadcasts, and much more. You can see it all on his website: Gregor Hochmuth
FUNNY:
Every video Alyssa Limperis puts out makes me laugh. Her comedy is always so perfectly written and performed. She often appears as her mom (on vacation, at home, or at the store) but this week, watch as she nails a perfect New England Thanksgiving Toast. (h/t Tom Murphy)
INTERESTING:
Barry Yeomans writes about his experience attending the National Stutterers Association conference and how stuttering has affected his own life. It's a very thought-provoking piece about efforts to "cure" stuttering and how many, Yeomans included, don't see what makes them different as a problem that needs to be cured. What does it mean when a group of people "reach beyond the medical model of disability?" Stammer Time
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Safe travels,
Chris