Dig psychedelics but not into hippies? Jonesing for spirituality but religion turns you off? Seeking wisdom but hate snoozy lectures?
Turn it on! Comedian Matt Ruby (aka Lonnie Dama) hosts this show featuring comedy, music, and interviews about mysticism, death, dreams, zen, shamanism, the new psychedelia, and everything in-between.
Comedians:
Matt Ruby (MTV)
Jeffrey Joseph (The Tonight Show)
Sagar Bhatt (Boston Comedy Festival)
Charles Gould (Comedy Central)
With Guest:
Neal Goldsmith - Psychotherapy and Psychedelics
Music:
Dahlia Dumont
Tickets:
$10 in advance
$15 at the door
Matt Ruby is a standup comedian and the creator of Vooza, a video comic strip about the tech world (called the "The Spinal Tap of startups" by Mashable).
He's been featured on MTV's Girl Code, CNN.com, The Huffington Post, NY Magazine, Time Out NY ("Joke of the Year" nominee), ComedySmack (Winner of Best Web Short of the Year), Splitsider, Gawker, and lots of other places.
He has appeared across the country at comedy venues and festivals including SXSW, Bridgetown, NY Comedy Contest, SF Comedy Contest, Boston Comedy Festival, and the New Orleans Comedy and Arts Festival.
His comedy blog, Sandpaper Suit was nominated for Best Comedy Website by The ECNY awards.
He is also Co-producer of Hot Soup, a standup show in NYC.