When confronted by a grizzly bear, a rabid dog or an in-law, you can do one of two things: Ball up your fists and holler, "Come get some," or run like you heard momma calling. Though this dilemma is predicated on some underlying danger, it also reveals something fundamental about human nature: Are you bold and confrontational or quick and elusive? Because at this debate, you can't stick your fingers in your ears and shout "Lalalala, I can't hear you!"
This installment features Kevin Allison (Risk!), Gina Brillon (The Floor Is Lava), Ophira Eisenberg (Ask Me Another), Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere), Blythe Roberson (How to Date Men When You Hate Men), and Ikechukwu Ufomadu (Inspector Ike).
The popular comedy debate series invites two teams of funny folks from the worlds of stand-up and late-night television to tackle topics of great importance to pop culture, such as which pet is superior--cats or dogs--and is it better to be comfortable or fashionable? The verbal sparring and all-around absurdity stop only when the audience decides the winner. Hosted by Matthew Love.
Performers subject to change.
Kevin Allison is the creator and host of the hit storytelling podcast RISK! and the editor of its companion anthology RISK!: True Stories People Never Thought They'd Dare to Share. His screen credits include The State, Reno 911!, Flight of the Conchords, @Midnight, High Maintenance, and Cobra Kai, among others. Allison is the founder of The Story Studio, where he currently teaches storytelling.
Gina Brillon is an actress, comedian, writer, and mom. Her 1-hour special Gina Brillon: The Floor Is Lava won a 2021 Gracie Award and was nominated for an Imagen Award. Brillon has performed on The View, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel Live; additional screen credits include Kevin Can Wait and The Conners. In 2012, she became the first (and only) Latina winner of NBC's Stand up for Diversity Showcase. Most recently, Brillon was the first Latina comedian to be a finalist in season 16 of America's Got Talent.
Ophira Eisenberg is a standup comedian and writer. She's appeared on Comedy Central, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, The New Yorker Festival, HBO's Girls, Gotham Live, The Late Late Show, The Today Show, and Hulu's Up Early Tonight. Eisenberg is a regular host and teller with The Moth, and her stories have been featured in two of The Moth's best-selling collections, including Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible. She previously hosted NPR's national syndicated comedy trivia radio show and podcast Ask Me Another.
Jeff Hiller currently stars in HBO's Somebody Somewhere opposite Bridget Everett. Additional screen credits include 30 Rock, Psych, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Nightcap, Difficult People, Broad City, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, among many others. On stage, Hiller has performed at the Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Love's Labours Lost and in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson on Broadway. He has also performed with The Moth, Nights of Our Lives, and Risk!
Matthew Love is a performer and writer whose bylines has appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vulture, LitHub, American Theatre, Village Voice, The Onion, AV Club, and Time Out New York, where he was formerly the Comedy and Books editor. He's currently a consulting producer for Selected Shorts and its spin-off podcast, Too Hot for Radio. He has interviewed or hosted shows featuring Chris Rock, David Byrne, Parker Posey, Jordan Peele, Stephen Colbert, Tig Notaro, and many, many more. Love is putting finishing touches on his “grandma noir” novel, Tough Old Birds.
Blythe Roberson is a comedy writer and author of How to Date Men When You Hate Men. She has contributed to The New Yorker, New York Magazine, The Onion, Kinfolk, Esquire, ClickHole, and VICE Magazine, among other publications. Roberson has been featured on numerous radio shows and podcasts, including The Scientists, Book Club, All of It with Alison Stewart, Seek Treatment, The Manwhore, and Twenty Sided Podcast.
Ikechukwu Ufomadu is an actor, comedian, and entertainer whose credits include The Special Without Brett Davis, Joe Pera Talks with You, Patriot Act, Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News, and the Oscar-nominated film Judas and the Black Messiah. On stage, he won the Drama Desk Award for his work in Clare Barron's Dance Nation, and he has created original pieces of theater, comedy, and performance for venues nationwide. Ufomandu co-wrote and starred in the film Inspector Ike, winner of the Jury Prize at the New Orleans Film Festival.
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