Episode 122: Ophira Eisenberg - Scars, Stories, Stand-Up
Artists of New York by Dan Riley
Episode notes
Ophira Eisenberg is a comedian and writer based in New York City.
(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 ...