3 Things: Mary Oliver, Simon Rich, and Do Not Track
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Live shows
PHILADELPHIA:
Thursday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. I'm hosting two live You're the Expert tapings at the Philadelphia Science Festival with Aparna Nancherla, Hari Kondabolu, and Maeve Higgins! Link
NEW YORK:
Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. Standup comedy at the Annoyance Theatre hosted by me, Josh Gondelman, Emma Willmann, and Evan Kaufman. Cheap tickets. Great comics. Early start time. It's the Sensible Show. Link
Monday, May 16 at 10 p.m at The Stand. This is the Montreal Just For Laugh's New Faces Showcase. Tickets aren't on sale for this show yet, but I just found out I have a final callback for this festival and I'd love for any/everyone to come. It'll be NYC's best young comedians all doing their best material. Tickets on sale soon.
MALIBU:
Saturday, April 30 all-day. Online registration for the California AEOE conference is now closed, but I believe there are still spots available if you want to participate day of. I'm giving the keynote address. Link
You can always find my most up-to-date show schedule online here.
This week's list
1 Thing I Think Is Great:
I recommend Mary Oliver's work over and over again. I'm a huge fan of her poetry. She's able to capture such vivid emotions in so few words. This week, I've been particularly enjoying her poem Sometimes. Here's my favorite section:
"4.
Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it."
You can read the whole poem here: Sometimes by Mary Oliver
1 Thing That Made Me Laugh:
Simon Rich is one of the all-time great comedy minds. He's written for Saturday Night Liveand Pixar, he's the author of five books, and he's got his own show on FXX, Man Seeking Woman. Maybe my favorite comedy piece of all-time is this one, which ran in The New Yorker in 2007. Every time I sit down at a big family gathering, I think about it. It's hilarious and perfect. If you haven't read this before, do yourself a favor and read this now. If you have read it before, trust me, it's just as funny to re-read. A Conversation at the Grownup Table, as Imagined at the Kids' Table
1 Interesting Thing:
Do Not Track just won a Peabody award for "providing a wealth of provocative information." It's hard to explain exactly what Do Not Track is, but that's part of what makes it so compelling. It's a "personalized" documentary web series that examines data and information we give up about ourselves every time we go online. But what makes it so unique and hard to explain is that it's truly personalized. The documentary uses your actual data, based on a few facts you input, to tell you what's specifically happening with your data. It's fascinating and terrifying and amazingly well-done. Do Not Track
Ok, thanks for reading! More details on shows and my full schedule online at www.chrisduffycomedy.com/calendar/
Have a great weekend,
Chris
3 Things: Animal Courtship, Ashley Brooke Roberts, and Story Collider
Hi friends,
Thanks for subscribing. Each week, I send out an email with something I think is great, something that made me laugh, and something interesting. If you feel like you haven't gotten these in a while, try checking to make sure this email is a trusted address so they aren't getting filtered to spam. Feel free to spread the word and share these with friends. Anyone can sign up for the mailing list online and/or check out the archive with all past emails here.
Live shows
BOSTON:
Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. I'm performing with Evan Barden as part of ImprovBoston's Harold Night. We're going to be doing highlights from our show, An Hour Abroad. Link
Thursday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m You're the Expert is taping live at the Brattle Theater with Aparna Nancherla, Josh Sharp, and Bobby Smithney. Link
PHILADELPHIA:
Thursday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. I'm hosting two live You're the Expert tapings at the Philadelphia Science Festival with Aparna Nancherla, Hari Kondabolu, and Maeve Higgins! Link
You can always find my most up-to-date show schedule online here.
This week's list
1 Thing I Think Is Great:
This video of human dancers performing animal courtships is just wonderful. I think the flamingos are my favorite but the crabs are also amazing. It's part of what has to be one of the most bizarrely beautiful and in-depth advertising campaigns of all time. Congratulations to the Japanese ad execs who greenlit this. Act of Love
(There's also this accompanying website which has a really great soundtrack and animations and tons of great animal facts.)
1 Thing That Made Me Laugh:
Ashley Brooke Roberts is one of my favorite comedians to watch perform in NYC right now. She's so funny and smart and she instantly charms the audience when she gets onstage. She's also very motivated, as she demonstrates in this hilarious guide on how to set goals. (If you were wondering why this week's email arrived in the evening instead of first thing in the morning, it's because I followed Ashley's advice a little too closely). How to Set Goals by Ashley Brooke Roberts
1 Interesting Thing:
The Story Collider is a great podcast that features true stories about science. For their latest episode, they asked me to learn about the latest research in neuroscience on what makes people laugh and try to apply the findings to improve my standup act. Then they broadcast a story about the disastrous results. You can listen here: A Comedian Walks Into Some Neuroscience
Ok, thanks for reading! More details on shows and my full schedule online at www.chrisduffycomedy.com/calendar/
Have a great weekend,
Chris
