Ashley Everhart is a comedian, musician, and actor, based in New York City.

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(00:00) Moving to NYC, COVID eviction, 2020 return

(02:31) Fordham at Lincoln Center; sister’s pull toward theater

(04:58) Teenage UCB obsession—Askat DVD, note-taking pilgrimages

(07:12) Discovering training grounds—“adults doing comedy” clicks

(09:55) Why institutions fit: structure, study, community

(12:18) Ministers at home, musician’s regimen, creativity + tradition

(15:03) “Why comedy?”—mixed motives, first laughs, SNL spark

(18:07) Comedy vs the rubric—feedback, collaboration over isolation

(21:40) Plan A: choral clinician; school bureaucracy disillusions

(25:12) Teaching drama clubs; self-doubt ...