Photo by Sandy Honig
I'm a New York based maker of comedy, podcasts and other fun stuff.
I am a co-creator of the sci fi comedy podcast Mission to Zyxx. I play a lizard-bird named Nermut Bundaloy, and edit most of the episodes.
The only time I ever hitchhiked, I was handed a golden retriever puppy named Mark to sit on my lap.
I perform/ed improv comedy with the group Thank You, Robot. The team has/had been together for four American presidencies. We might still be together?
I am director of operations at the public radio show This American Life, where I have directed and produced live show videos. I also work for our spinoff shows Serial and S-Town. I've occasionally been on the air, and I voice those podcast ads.
I have a pacemaker, so please punch me anywhere except the upper left side of my chest, if at all.
I’ve written a few pieces for The New Yorker's Daily Shouts & Murmurs.
One of my life goals is to find a frog that could be honestly described as "gigantic." (2016 UPDATE: goal achieved in Costa Rica. Sucker was like 3 pounds. I kissed it and was then informed it is slightly poisonous.)
I produced and hosted Cast Party, a podcast performance beamed live into movie theaters and later released on Netflix. It featured Radiolab, Invisibilia, Reply All, Lauren Lapkus, and The Truth. Plus my heroes Cocoon Central Dance Team. Looking back, I honestly don’t know how we pulled it off.
I have made a few movies, including directing the short documentary Barbara Leather, and producing and shooting the long documentary Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth.
I found a key in Anchorage, Alaska that unlocked a lock that I found in Madison, Wisconsin. I've found a weirdly large number of keys, but it was still surprising.
From 2008-2012 I hosted the live storytelling show Told in NYC.
My family had a dog, Smokey, that was half wolf and got shot dead by the neighbors because he ate their chickens. We couldn't prove it, but we knew what happened. Those same neighbors had BB gun fights for fun. Now I have a dog who is alive.
I've spoken on panels about storytelling and comedy, at events like SXSW and The New York Comedy Festival.
I'm realizing that a lot of this is about animals. But people are animals too.
I'm looking to collaborate on new projects, so please do get in touch if you've got something cooking. Either way, thank you for stopping by.
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