Raise Your Hand
by
Caveat
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Hosts Matthew Starr (the mathlete who did the homework) and Morgan Miller (the athlete who sits in the back of the class) invite the funniest comedians in NYC and one scholarly expert for a show that combines stand-up, lectures, and that “ooo ooo pick me!” feeling.
Doors: 7:00
Show: 7:30
Tickets: $10
This Month’s Class: Social Studies
Teacher:
Robyn Spencer
Robyn C. Spencer is a historian that focuses on Black social protest after World War II, urban and working-class radicalism, and gender. She teaches survey and seminar courses on Black history at Lehman College, City University of New York. She is the author of The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland, which explores gender and the organizational evolution of the Black Panther Party in Oakland. Follow her online: @racewomanist and www.robyncspencer.com
Mitra Jouhari: Mitra was most recently seen in the film The Big Sick and she has written for the upcoming show Miracle Workers and Comedy Central’s The President Show. She is 1/3 of the popular sketch group 3 Busy Debras. You can follow her on Twitter @tweetrajouhari.
Pat Regan: Pat is a stand-up comedian, improviser, and a celebrated fixture of Manhattan’s social elite. Pat Regan is the Lena Dunham of Facebook and wants you to follow him on twitter.com where his twitter name is @poregan.
Matthew Starr (Lexington High School ’06, 4.0) is a comedian who has been featured on Above Average, CollegeHumor, and AV Club. He is a house performer at the UCB Theatre and very excited to be hosting this show at Caveat!
Morgan Miller (Colorado Academy ’07, 4.0) is a New York based comedian who performs stand-up, sketch, and improv comedy. She is a performer at and has toured with the Upright Citizens Brigade theater. She tours the country doing stand up and most recently performed at Bonnaroo. She most impressively was the star of a Poppa Johns Ghost Busters commercial that aired for 3 months in 2016.
Robyn C. Spencer is a historian that focuses on Black social protest after World War II, urban and working-class radicalism, and gender. She teaches survey and seminar courses on Black history at Lehman College, City University of New York. She is the author of The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland, which explores gender and the organizational evolution of the Black Panther Party in Oakland. Follow her online: @racewomanist and www.robyncspencer.com
Guests Include:
Joanna Hausmann: Joanna is a Venezuelan-American comedian, writer and actor who gained popularity through her videos on YouTube and on Univision’s bilingual digital platform “Flama“. Hausmann is a correspondent on Netflix’s series “Bill Nye Saves The World” which premiered April 21st and was named the shows “unlikely science star” by Inverse Magazine. Season two is currently in production.
Mitra Jouhari: Mitra was most recently seen in the film The Big Sick and she has written for the upcoming show Miracle Workers and Comedy Central’s The President Show. She is 1/3 of the popular sketch group 3 Busy Debras. You can follow her on Twitter @tweetrajouhari.
Pat Regan: Pat is a stand-up comedian, improviser, and a celebrated fixture of Manhattan’s social elite. Pat Regan is the Lena Dunham of Facebook and wants you to follow him on twitter.com where his twitter name is @poregan.
Matthew Starr (Lexington High School ’06, 4.0) is a comedian who has been featured on Above Average, CollegeHumor, and AV Club. He is a house performer at the UCB Theatre and very excited to be hosting this show at Caveat!
Morgan Miller (Colorado Academy ’07, 4.0) is a New York based comedian who performs stand-up, sketch, and improv comedy. She is a performer at and has toured with the Upright Citizens Brigade theater. She tours the country doing stand up and most recently performed at Bonnaroo. She most impressively was the star of a Poppa Johns Ghost Busters commercial that aired for 3 months in 2016.
