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Kramers is an iconic independent bookstore, versatile events space, award-winning restaurant, and illustrious bar — all in one. Why not extend your dinner into an evening of jazz? Complement your coffee run with some comedy? We’re not kidding about that cultural stuff. From Jazz to comedy, cultural movers and shakers to authors about to get their big break — our in-store events and programs feature some of today’s most interesting personalities, authors and performers.

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Join us for a night of comedy, storytelling, and humor readings. Hosted by JiJi Lee (The New Yorker, The Onion).

Our April 30th lineup:Danielle Kraese is a New-York based writer and editor whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and McSweeney's Internet Tendency. She's the author of Deep-sea Creeps: A Field Guide to Terrible Ex-boyfriends (As Sea Creatures) and a co-author of Jokes to Offend Men.Kate Herzlin is a comedy writer, playwright and screenwriter who overuses the rule of three. She’s the co-author of Jokes to Offend Men, which was named the #2 Best Comedy Book of 2022 by Vulture and “not funny” by a man online who didn’t read it.<a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://www.tom-ellison.com/___.YXAzOmNhdGFsb2d1ZTphOm86MDVkZmFmMWExMzFlNmMwM2UyZDMyYjhhNGRjMDljN2Y6Njo2ZjRhOjEwMzViYjY1MjE4OWQ1MjZhZDAyNDlmYWU4ZWRkZTBjOWQ3MWMxZTc5NTgyMWY2NmI5MzQ2YWFmZmExMjcyNjM6aDpG" title="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://www.tom-ellison.com/___.YXAzOmNhdGFsb2d1ZTphOm86MDVkZmFmMWExMzFlNmMwM2UyZDMyYjhhNGRjMDljN2Y6Njo2ZjRhOjEwMzViYjY1MjE4OWQ1MjZhZDAyNDlmYWU4ZWRkZTBjOWQ3MWMxZTc5NTgyMWY2NmI5MzQ2YWFmZmExMjcyNjM6aDpG" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tom Ellison</a> is a writer and climate change expert in Washington, DC. He writes humor in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Points in Case, and assorted Google Docs.JR Denson, a native Washingtonian, is a health policy advisor and educator. He has worked as a legislative fellow in the House of Representatives, a public health official for the local DC government, and an emergency medical technician (EMT) in several medical facilities.Keith Mellnick is a freelance photographer whose past work in the Middle East, Central Asia, and East Africa has been highlighted by National Geographic Books, the Atlantic, and his brother's refrigerator. He is based in Washington, DC, and is a proud at-large member of the Washington Baltimore Newspaper Guild, Communications Workers of America.JiJi Lee is a comedy writer and a contributor to The Onion and The New Yorker.

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