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Upcoming Shows

May 7, 2025

Telling Our Stories
NCJW - Rockland Section
Rockland County, NY

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June 4, 2025

Stand-Up Comedy Benefit
Westport Writers Workshop
Saugatuck Rowing Club, CT

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July 6-11, 2025

Chautauqua Institution
Storytelling Workshop
Chautauqua, NY

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June 5, 2025

Under One Tent Pride Storytelling
Bet Am Shalom Synagogue
White Plains, NY

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June 15, 2025

New Tricks Storytelling
Theme: Hot Dogs!
QED Astoria, NY

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Writing

Writing
Laughter’s Always the Best Medicine
Laughter’s Always the Best Medicine

Early that week, my friend Vince had casually asked our family to dinner for Saturday night….

(Not Surprised, p. 183)

LoveNotes! Shifty Dan
LoveNotes! Shifty Dan

I cannot imagine what will happen, but I am prepared for the worst, and by that I mean I shave my armpits…

My basement was full of stuff. After 24 years of accumulating, I finally started decluttering, and it was so satisfying.
My basement was full of stuff. After 24 years of accumulating, I finally started decluttering, and it was so satisfying.

A sign on my home office door says, "Creative People Don't Have a Mess; They Have Ideas Lying Around Everywhere"....

Zigzagging to a Successful Third Act
Zigzagging to a Successful Third Act

Had I not been kicked to the curb at 56, I might not be living my best life now in my third act — eight years later.

Wait Long Enough and Almost Anything (Bananas, Pelotons) Shows Up on Facebook’s Buy Nothing Groups</a>
Wait Long Enough and Almost Anything (Bananas, Pelotons) Shows Up on Facebook’s Buy Nothing Groups

Everyone needs both more and less stuff

How the Zoom Minyan Brought Me Closer to Judaism
How the Zoom Minyan Brought Me Closer to Judaism

The pandemic Zoom brought me to a daily minyan, and the minyan brought me deeper into Judaism.

Connections
Connections

My dad’s recliner sits smack in the middle of my sister’s house.… it’s this ugly, murky blue color, the kind of blue that goes with absolutely nothing . . .

I Quit My Job at 50 to Reinvent Myself. Pro Tip: Don’t Do This.
I Quit My Job at 50 to Reinvent Myself. Pro Tip: Don’t Do This.

My fantasy was to escape from the corporate grind. After a taste of freedom and months of hare-brained schemes, I begged to be captured again.

Schmeightschmatchers
Schmeightschmatchers

Nothing is Off Limits

Award-winning humor blog about the Weight Watchers journey

Tonsillectomy 1966
Tonsillectomy 1966

My parents said they’d move the TV from the living room up to our room, which actually made me more nervous. If this tonsil operation was such a small deal, why was there such a huge payoff?

Recent Shows

2025

January 3 ||Yakety Katz Comedy Show || Jackie B’s, Scarsdale, NY

February 1||(mostly) True Things Storytelling Show || Port Jefferson, NY

March 23 || WritersRead: Television || City Winery, New York NY

March 30 || Tips for Telling Your Story Out Loud || Sharing the Fire Northeast Storytelling, Glens Falls, NY

2024

January 14 || WritersRead: Hair || City Winery, New York NY

January 20 || Exodus Storytelling || Temple Am Echad, Lynbrook, NY

January 21 || New Tricks Storytelling || QED, Astoria, NY

February 3 || The Artichoke Storytelling || Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY

February 10 || LoveNotes Storytelling || The Center at West Park, New York, NY

March 15 || Inspire Inclusion Women’s Month Storytelling || Vanda Gallery, New Rochelle, NY

April 6 || Erma Bombeck Workshop Standup Night || Marriott, Dayton, OH

June 20 || Under One Tent: Pride Themed Storytelling || Bet Am Shalom, White Plains, NY

July 12 || Yakety Katz Comedy Show || Jackie B’s, Scarsdale, NY

August 8 || Ladies of Laughter Comedy || Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck, NY

August 16 ||Yakety Katz Comedy Show || Jackie B’s, Scarsdale, NY

August 18 ||New Tricks Storytelling || QED, Astoria, NY

August 29 ||Yakety Katz Comedy Show || Jackie B’s, Scarsdale, NY

September 8 ||New Talent Showcase|| Gotham Comedy Club, New York, NY

October 18 ||Yakety Katz Comedy Show || Jackie B’s, Scarsdale, NY

November 13 ||LoveNotes Book Launch || 114 W 71 ARTS, New York, NY

November 14 ||The Moth GrandSLAM || The Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

November 21 ||Dinner & Comedy Night || The Barley Beach House, Rye, NY

November 29 ||Yakety Katz Comedy Show || Jackie B’s, Scarsdale, NY

December 5||Yakety Katz Comedy Show || Jackie B’s, Scarsdale, NY

December 7||The Ladies Room Comedy Festival || Comedy in Harlem, NY

December 27||Yakety Katz Comedy Show || Jackie B’s, Scarsdale, NY

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I was born to perform. It took decades to be laughed with, not at.

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Podcasts/Media

PODCAST July 2021

The Latest Version: Change, Growth and Reinvention Podcast

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PODCAST January 2023

LOVE HURTS Podcast by Bryan Berlin
Mid-20s Fog

Listen here (Apple Podcast)

PODCAST March 2023

Do What You Love: Making Change with Your Money Podcast

Listen here (on web or Apple)