Nightmares: Funny People, Scary Dreams

Nightmares Ep 7:

Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and guest hosts Jason Chatfield and Kat Burdick as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. They’ll poke around looking for deeper meaning behind that dream where you’re still in high school somehow even though you know you graduated years ago and oh god, you’ve been blowing off first period all semester – and then Emily will present each guest with artwork based on their worst nightmare, suitable for framing or ritual burning!

Drawings by Emily Flake are posted on Good Orbit site and social media.

Recorded March 5, 2020. NOTE: Some of the COVID-19 thoughts are now out of date because March 5 was a billion years ago. As always, don’t get news or info from comedians, reality star presidents, CEOs, friends, or family.

Live show monthly (first Thursdays!) USUALLY at KGB Bar in NYC.  April 2, 2020 we will be streaming right online right here!

Recorded, produced, and edited by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit.

Emily Gould’s Nightmare

Negin Farsad’s Nightmare

Matt Lubchansky’s Nightmare

Quelle Chris’ Nightmare

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Your hosts:

Emily Flake is a New Yorker cartoonist, a writer, an illustrator, and performer. Her latest book is called Awkward Hug and before that was Mama Tried; both feature drawings and cusswords.

Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and guest host Kate Willett as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. They’ll poke around looking for deeper meaning behind that dream where you’re still in high school somehow even though you know you graduated years ago and oh god, you’ve been blowing off first period all semester – and then Emily will present each guest with artwork based on their worst nightmare, suitable for framing or ritual burning!

Drawings by Emily Flake are posted on Good Orbit site and social media.

Recorded Feb 11, 2019. Live show monthly (first Thursdays!) at KGB Bar in NYC. Live sound and recording by Chris Gersbeck. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit.

Jason Chatfield’s Nightmare

Carole Montgomery’s Nightmare

Kenice Mobley’s Nightmare

Jenny Boylan’s Nightmare

John Hodgman’s Nightmare



EP 5

Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and Kat Burdick as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. They’ll poke around looking for deeper meaning behind that dream where you’re still in high school somehow even though you know you graduated years ago and oh god, you’ve been blowing off first period all semester – and then Emily will present each guest with artwork based on their worst nightmare, suitable for framing or ritual burning!

Drawings by Emily Flake are posted on Good Orbit site and social media.

Recorded Sept 18, 2019. Live show monthly (first Thursdays!) at KGB Bar in NYC. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit.

Abbi Crutchfield’s Nightmare

Jeremy Nguyen’s Nightmare

Vicky Kuperman’s Nightmare

David Heatley’s Nightmare

EP 4

Big thanks to Sandi Marx for being carried up 3 flights of stairs and also to the stage to bring us her terrifying nightmare. Ask her in private to explain Emily’s drawing!

Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and Kat Burdick as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. They’ll poke around looking for deeper meaning behind that dream where you’re still in high school somehow even though you know you graduated years ago and oh god, you’ve been blowing off first period all semester – and then Emily will present each guest with artwork based on their worst nightmare, suitable for framing or ritual burning!

Drawings by Emily Flake are posted on Good Orbit site and social media.

Recorded Feb 6, 2020. Live show monthly (first Thursdays!) at KGB Bar in NYC. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit.

Mira Jacob’s Nightmare

Will Butler’s Nightmare

Ophira Eisenberg’s Nightmare

Sandi Marx’s Nightmare

EP 3 GUESTS

Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and Kat Burdick as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. They’ll poke around looking for deeper meaning behind that dream where you’re still in high school somehow even though you know you graduated years ago and oh god, you’ve been blowing off first period all semester – and then Emily will present each guest with artwork based on their worst nightmare, suitable for framing or ritual burning!

Cats, Kids, Kanye, Birds, JoCo Cruise, Slavery

Drawings by Emily Flake are posted on Good Orbit site and social media.

Recorded Dec 15, 2019. Live show monthly (first Thursdays!) at KGB Bar in NYC. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit.

Amanda Duarte’s Nightmare

Porochista Khakpour’s Nightmare

Jean Grae’s Nightmare

Kembra Pfahler’s Nightmare

Ep 2

Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and guest co-hosts as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. We’ll poke around looking for deeper meaning behind that dream where you’re still in high school somehow even though you know you graduated years ago and oh god, you’ve been blowing off first period all semester – and then Emily will present each guest with artwork based on their worst nightmare, suitable for framing or ritual burning!

Live show monthly at KGB Bar in NYC. Images will be posted on Good Orbit site and sometimes social media.

Dave Hill’s Nightmare

Karen Chee’s Nightmare

Raquel D’Apice’s Nightmare

Blake Schwartzenbach’s Nightmare

Emily Flake’s Nightmare

Kate Willett and Emily Flake

Karen Chee

Raquel D’Apice

Dave Hill

Blake Schwartzenbach

EP 1

Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and guest co-hosts as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. We’ll poke around looking for deeper meaning behind that dream where you’re still in high school somehow even though you know you graduated years ago and oh god, you’ve been blowing off first period all semester – and then Emily will present each guest with artwork based on their worst nightmare, suitable for framing or ritual burning!

Hosted by Emily Flake and special guest host Jason Chatfield (New Yorker cartoonists and all around terrible people)

Live show monthly at KGB Bar in NYC. Images will be posted on Good Orbit site and sometimes social media.

Recorded Aug 21, 2019. Reecorded and edited by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit.

Gastor Almonte’s Nightmare

Hollie Harper’s Nightmare

Doogie Horner’s Nightmare

Sarah Cooper’s Nightmare