Our lovely storytellers...
Nicole Drespel
Nicole Drespel has been studying at the UCB since 11:00 am on September 24th, 2007. She is a member of Harold Team Robber Baron and has appeared in performance workshops for The Time Capsule and Suck My Dick. Nicole also performs with ...For Richard Stands, Castlemania!, The Chrononauts, Scoundrels, and Christopher Scott in their duo Against All Odds.
Becky Flaum
Geek Dreams sketch, UCB, Sideshow Goshko. Becky watches too many movies and doesn't know when to stop talking.....
John Flynn
John Flynn performs stand up all over New York and has appeared at The Moth GrandSLAM, Andy Christie’s Liar Show, Sherry Weaver’s Speakeasy Stories, TOLD, Stripped Stories, RISK, True Tales from College, and Schadenfreude and the long running Nights of Our Lives at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater.
Julie Brister
Julie Brister is a writer and fabulous cat-rescuer living it up in Portland, Oregon. Her hilarious accounts of "Growing up Brister" have been published in the Pacific Review, and she loves people watching at Stumptown Coffee. She's into Seattle Thunderbirds hockey, Beyonce, and things that sparkle.
Kelli Porterfield
Kelli came from Second City and ImprovOlympic in Chicago. She received her MFA from The Actor's Studio and teaches in the Theater Department at Pace University. She has told stories at The Moth, UCB and Under St. Marks. She played a stalker on As The World Turns and has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Jim O'Grady
Jim O'Grady has worked as a reporter for The New York Times, professor of journalism at NYU and research director at The Center for an Urban Future, a policy think tank. Odds on how Jim O'Grady will die: Unauthorized password 18%; Ferris Wheel mishap 9%; Piano + gravity 11%; All Live Girls 1%; Trusted wrong Serbian 23%; Narcissism poisoning 38%.
Bridget O'Neill
Bridget O'Neill is a recovering Photographer turned Writer and Performer. She has performed at The Moth, UCB and First Person Arts in Philadelphia. She has a love of three legged dogs and a deep aversion towards masturbating, pet monkeys. When she is not hamming it up, you can find her rambling away on her blog: http://photoballads.blogspot.com
Melanie Hamlett
Two-time Moth champion, Risk! show, Liar show, and Speakeasy.
Visit http://melaniehamlett.com for photo stories of her travels!
Visit http://melaniehamlett.com for photo stories of her travels!
Giulia Rozzi
Giulia Rozzi is a comedian, actress and writer that's appeared on MTV, VH1, CNN, Jimmy Kimmel and has work published in such places as Playgirl, NY Press and The Huffington Post. You can see her every month co-hosting the hit storytelling show Stripped Stories at the UCB and weekly performing stand-up around NYC and beyond. More at giuliarozzi.com
Adam Wade
Adam Wade is a record 14-time Moth StorySlam winner and 2-time Moth GrandSlam winner. He co-hosts a monthly storytelling show called 'True Tales from College' at Ochi's Lounge/Comix the second Wednesday of every month. His website is adawade.com
Jake Goldman
Jake Goldman is a writer living in Queens. His work has been published in the NY Press, The Huffington Post, CBS News, 23/6.com and once on BarackObama.com. He co-hosts a monthly storytelling show True Tales of College, with his pal Adam Wade.
Malaika Gordon
Malaika is a Guyanese-born and California-bred storyteller who now resides in Harlem. She's been telling stories in the City since '07 and can be found feverishly memorizing and telling these stories to walls while waiting in line at the Moth or siting on a fire hydrant or before performing at Speakeasy, Shrink, Shandenfreude and 1001 Nights.
Leslie Goshko
Leslie Goshko is a Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion, recipient of the NY Fringe Excellence Award, and host of the monthly storytelling show at Comix Comedy Club, Sideshow Goshko.She performs storytelling at such NY staples as The Liar Show, Risk!, Speakeasy, and is a member of NYC's hardest-drinking improvised storytelling rock band, The BTK Band. She's contributed her comedy writing to the NY Metro Funny Page and funnynotslutty.com. She's also pretty proud to have performed on Broadway with the cast of Hairspray. Yeah, that was pretty cool. www.ohmygoshko.com