Fresh Take: Ophira Eisenberg on Why Parenting Is a Joke

Ophira Eisenberg is a Canadian-born standup comedian and writer. You may remember Ophira as the host of NPR’s comedy trivia show Ask Me Another. Ophira is also a regular host and teller with The Moth and her stories have been featured on The Moth Radio Hour and in their best-selling books. Her comedy special Inside Joke is available on Amazon and iTunes. Ophira is also a parent to a 6-year-old and the host of the new comedy podcast Parenting Is A Joke co-produced by iHeart Radio and Pretty Good Friends Productions. 

Ophira, Amy, and Margaret discuss:

Mom worsts

Airport teddy bears

The gray area between being wildly successful and quitting

Here's where you can find Ophira:

@ophirae on Twitter and IG

Parenting Is A Joke: http://prettygoodfriends.com/parenting

Instagram & FB: @parentingisajoke

Twitter: @parentingjoke

Ophira’s new solo show "Leaving A Mark: A Comedy About Scars” blends all the rawness, vulnerability, and immediacy of first-person storytelling along with sharp standup. Ophira tells harrowing and hilarious stories about acquiring and living with the dozens of scars that cover her body while the definitions of beauty, body acceptance, and the journey between broken and whole, injured and healed are explored. 

February 2-4, 9-11, 16-17 at Soho Playhouse.

More info & tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35583/production/1148355?utm_source=theatermania&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=tmlisting

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