performances archive



2020

January 8th, 2020
Movie Club
Fletch
The Logan Theater, Chicago

February 5th, 2020
The Skewer
Host
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
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2019

May 1st, 2019
The Skewer
debate - legalize weed, but don't talk about it
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
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June 5th, 2019
The Skewer
host
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
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September 4th, 2019
The Skewer
GUNS + SNAPCHAT
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
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October 2nd, 2019
The Skewer
HOST
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
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November 6th, 2019
The Skewer
DEBATE - Who would win in a debate? erica or Tom?
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
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December 4th, 2019
The Skewer
Eastern Bloc Impeachment
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
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2018

February 7th, 2018
The Skewer
host
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

March 7th, 2018
The Skewer
Producer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

April 4th, 2018
The Skewer
debate - Bicyclopse Now
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlightsmy piece on medium

June 6th, 2018
The Skewer
debate - getting rich in this wretched world
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

June 23rd, 2018
The Skewer
debate - the olds are too online
Logan Square Arts Fest, Chicago
show highlightsmy piece on medium

July 16th, 2018
Essay Fiesta
Secrets
The Book Cellar, Chicago

August 1st, 2018
The Skewer
DEBATE: “The Problem of Horny”
Logan Square Arts Fest, Chicago
show highlightsread on mediumlisten

September 5th, 2018
The Skewer
HOST
Logan Square Arts Fest, Chicago
show highlightslisten

October 3rd, 2018
The Skewer
HOST
Logan Square Arts Fest, Chicago
show highlightslisten

November 7th, 2018
The Skewer
HOST
Logan Square Arts Fest, Chicago
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December 5th, 2018
The Skewer
HOST
Logan Square Arts Fest, Chicago
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2017

January 4th, 2017
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

January 8th, 2017
The Uptown Poetry Slam
feature
The Green Mill, Chicago
video of “laundry”  •  video of “unpopular marriage advice”

February 1st, 2017
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

February 18th, 2017
The Uptown Poetry Slam
“write poems”
The Green Mill, Chicago
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February 22nd, 2017
You Don't Understand podcast
John Carpenter's THE THING
Featuring me, Vlad, and The Skewer co‑producer Tom Harrison
listen on soundcloud

March 1st, 2017
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

March 23rd, 2017
Writers Week
WHAT IS POETRY
Niles North High School, Niles, IL
foto  •  slides

March 26th, 2017
The Uptown Poetry Slam
“foodie”
The Green Mill, Chicago
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April 5th, 2017
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
show highlights 1show highlights 2

April 6th, 2017
Jam Sandwich
Second City, Chicago
foto

April 10th, 2017
Musical Monday Funday
Lilly's Bar, Chicago
video

April 16th, 2017
The Uptown Poetry Slam
FEATURE
The Green Mill, Chicago

April 23rd, 2017
Nerdologues Presents: “Your Stories” (podcast)
HIKE UP WHEELER MOUNTAIN

May 3rd, 2017
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

May 14th, 2017
The Uptown Poetry Slam
FEATURE
The Green Mill, Chicago

June 7th, 2017
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

June 19th, 2017
Ladylike
Cafe Mustache, Chicago

July 5th, 2017
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

August 2nd, 2017
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

September 6th, 2017
The Skewer
“Tender Handjobs Strengthen Society”
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

October 4th, 2017
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

November 1st, 2017
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights

December 6th, 2017
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
listenshow highlights



2016

January 23rd, 2016
The Paper Machete
Trump/Sanders homoerotica
The Green Mill, Chicago
watch the video

March 27th, 2016
The Uptown Poetry Slam
“electoral twilight”
The Green Mill, Chicago
watch the video

April 18th, 2016
Essay Fiesta
The Book Cellar, Chicago
see a photo

May 13th, 2016
Phallic Baldwin
improv
Second City, Chicago

May 15th, 2016
The Marrow
“HOW I STOPPED DRINKING AND LEARNED TO LOVE”
The Whistler, Chicago
see a photo

May 22nd, 2016
The Uptown Poetry Slam
“HILLARY'S A WOMAN / BUT DONALD IS A BITCH”
The Green Mill, Chicago

May 26th, 2016
I Shit You Not!
Township, Chicago

May 29th, 2016
The Uptown Poetry Slam
feature
The Green Mill, Chicago
see a photo

July 6th, 2016
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago

December 7th, 2016
The Skewer
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
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2015

February 28th, 2015
The Poet at the End of the World
podcast
listen to the audio

March 30th, 2015
Open Mic Stand‑up Set
iO, Chicago
listen to the audio

April 11th, 2015
Based on a True Story
improv based on a live interview about my life :)
Under the Gun Theater, Chicago

April 15th, 2015
Story Lab
Black Rock Pub and Kitchen, Chicago

April 17th, 2015
Chase Public • featured poet
Cincinnati, Ohio
here's a photo

April 18th, 2015
Vegan Barbecue and Poetry House Show
Oxford, Ohio

April 19th, 2015
Soft River Reading Series • featured poet
Indianapolis, Indiana
listen to the audiowatch the video

April 21st, 2015
Write Club • GLORY (vs GUTS)
The Hideout, Chicago
listen to the podcastlisten to my audio (better quality)

May 6th, 2015
God Sex & Death Variety Hour
Schuba's Upstairs, Chicago
watch the video

June 9th, 2015
Seven Deadly Sins - “Sloth”
Cafe Mustache, Chicago

June 19th, 2015
Second City Improv C Graduation
Second City, Chicago
see a cute photo

June 24th, 2015
Surprise Party • comedic rant
Lilly's Bar, Chicago
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August 16th, 2015
Second City Improv D Graduation
Second City, Chicago
see a cute photo

September 13th, 2015
That's All She Wrote • storytelling
Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago
watch the video

October 12th, 2015
The Moth story slam • “Coincidence”
Haymarket Pub & Brewery, Chicago

October 18th, 2015
Uptown Poetry Slam • winner
The Green Mill, Chicago
watch the video

October 20th, 2015
Second City Improv E Graduation
Second City, Chicago
see some photos

November 19th, 2015 • December 3rd
Coached Ensemble Performances
Second City, Chicago

November 28th, 2015
improv set w/Phallic Baldwin
OPENING FOR TWISTY
Second City, Chicago
see a cute photo

November 29th, 2015
Uptown Poetry Slam • headlining poet
The Green Mill, Chicago
see a foto with hella cheekbones

December 2nd, 2015
The Skewer
Make your jokes now, comedian;
we're ALL going to be vegan in about 15 years

Cafe Mustache, Chicago
watch video

December 8th, 2015
Seven Deadly Sins
THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW
Cafe Mustache, Chicago
audio on soundcloud (warning: i say c*nt a lot)