Ophira Eisenberg is a comedian and writer based in New York City.

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(00:00) Moving from Toronto to New York

(02:44) Arriving before 9/11

(05:58) Performing after the attacks

(09:09) Building a life from nothing

(11:50) Toronto success and New York gamble

(14:18) Learning IT to survive

(16:18) Early New York comedy scene

(20:17) Discovering The Moth

(24:07) Networking through comedy

(27:46) Book deal and NPR breakthrough

(31:06) Storytelling versus stand-up

(35:07) Why New York still matters

(38:55) Returning fully to comedy

(42:00) Scars, cancer, and identity

(47:07) Childhood car accident and loss ...