Comedy Night! Always a treat at The Barn! Hosted by Jenny Rubin
Ophira Eisenberg is a Canadian-born standup comedian and writer. She hosts NPR’s nationally syndicated comedy trivia show Ask Me Another (airing on 400+ stations) where she interviews, jokes, and plays silly games with Sir Patrick Stewart, Awkwafina, Jim Gaffigan, Roxane Gay, Terry Crews, Jessica Walter, Josh Groban, Nick Kroll, Tony Hawk, George Takei, Sasha Velour, Ethan Hawke, Julia Stiles, Lewis Black, Uzo Aduba, Michael C. Hall and many others.
When not immersed in trivia, she can be seen headlining across the United States, Canada, and Europe delivering her unique blend of standup and storytelling to a loyal fan base of smart, irreverent comedy lovers. Ophira has appeared at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival, The New Yorker Festival, The New York Comedy Festival, Moontower Comedy Festival, Bumbershoot, The Nantucket Film Festival, Women in Comedy Festival and more.
Lauded as “hilarious, high risk, and an inspiration,” Ophira filmed her comedy special Inside Joke, when she was 8½ months pregnant. The show’s material revolves around how she told everyone that she was never going to have kids, and then unexpectedly found herself expecting at “an advanced maternal age.” Inside Joke can be found on Amazon and iTunes, along with her two other comedy albums, Bangs! and As Is.
She has appeared on Comedy Central, This Week at The Comedy Cellar, Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, HBO’s Girls, Gotham Live, The Late Late Show, The Today Show, and VH-1. The New York Times called her a skilled comedian and storyteller with “bleakly stylish” humor. She was also selected as one of New York Magazine’s “Top 10 Comics that Funny People Find Funny,” and hailed by Forbes.com as one of the most engaging comics working today.
Ophira is a regular host and teller with The Moth and her stories have been featured on The Moth Radio Hour and in two of The Moth’s best-selling books, including the most recent New York Times Bestseller Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible.
Also featuring comedian Adira Amram!
ADIRA AMRAM is a multidisciplinary performer based in NYC. She is a comedian, singer/songwriter, dancer, choreographer and writer. She is most often seen performing with her award winning comedic dance music group Adira Amram & The Experience. She is frequent collaborator of Kid Koala in addition to performing with other artists including Ophira Eisenberg, Broad City, Arden Myrin and Kristen Schaal. She released her first record Hot Jams For Teens on North Street Records. Her music videos have been featured on funnyordie.com huffingtonpost.com and ucbcomedy.com MARESA D'AMORE-MORRISON is a multidisciplinary dance artist, choreographer, and personal organizer. Currently based in NYC, she has performed across the globe as a member of the satirical musical comedic group Adira Amram and The Experience, and as a member of notable contemporary modern dance companies: Urban Bush Women, Evidence, A Dance Company, and Black Grace in Auckland, New Zealand. When not dancing, she works as a professional organizer, helping people gain efficiency and order in their lives. She was born in Boston, MA and received her BFA in Dance and Anthropology from the Alvin Ailey School/Fordham University. JESSI COLON is a native New Yorker; she began dancing with Jacques D'Amboise's National Dance Institute, and then graduated from The School at Steps on Broadway's pre-professional program. Jessi has had the privilege of working with many wonderful dance companies and shows, including Black Grace (New Zealand), UB2, and Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad. Jessi is 1/3 of the satirical pop sensation, Adira Amram and the Experience, which has been presented internationally; collaborating artists include Ophira Eisenberg, Arden Myrin, DJ Kid Koala, DJ P Love, Kristin Schaal and Kurt Braunholer. Jessi is also an an accomplished pole dancer; she is a two-time 1st place PSO competitor, and competed as a finalist in Pole Theatre USA. She is the co created of the film Lone Signal, which has been featured at the American Dance Festival, Outlet Dance, Vieques International, and Roxey Ballet film festivals. She lives in New York City.
Also featuring Andrew Donnelly!
Andrew Donnelly is a stand up comedian, actor, writer and old sea captain. He has performed all over the world, but prefers laundromats with a lot of noise and confusion. You may have seen him on Comedy Central, The Late Late Show, Archer, Maron, Superstore or in one of his million television commercials. Andrew’s cat named Mr. Business was killed in a massive boating accident. No he wasn’t. If you’re thinking about naming your pet don’t bother cause it’s not gonna beat Mr. Business. Andrew has a lot of ADD, like, the most you can legally have and still be allowed out in public.