Part game show, part learning experience, all laughs! This interactive science/comedy fusion pairs a panel of comedians with a leading science expert to dive into exciting research, play games, answer audience questions, and discover something new. This installment of Wrong Answers Only features guest comedians Wyatt Cenac, Michael Cruz Kayne and Ziwe, and computer science expert Rebecca Wright. Hosted by Chris Duffy.
Due to a scheduling conflict, Phoebe Robinson will no longer be appearing at this event.
The Comedians
Wyatt Cenac is an Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, producer, and writer known for the HBO late-night comedy docuseries Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas. Additional credits include aka Wyatt Cenac,People of the Earth, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He's made four comedy albums: Wyatt Cenac: Comedy Person, the Grammy nominated Brooklyn, Furry Dumb Fighter, and One Angry Night in November, and hosted the televised stand-up variety series Night Train with Wyatt Cenac. He started his career in animation as a writer for Mike Judge's King of the Hill, and has served as a consultant for South Park. Every now and again he pops up in a film, most notably Barry Jenkins’ Medicine for Melancholy.
MIchael Cruz Kayne is an award-winning (Peabody, WGA) and award-losing (Emmy, Drama Desk, and many more) comedian, actor, and writer. Among his credits are Severance, High Maintenance, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, where he is currently a writer. His one-man show, Sorry For Your Loss, was named among the Best of Audible and recommended by The New York Times. He is Filipino and Jewish and has a lovely family and eczema.
Ziwe is an American comedian and writer known for her satirical commentary. In 2017, she created the YouTube comedy show Baited with Ziwe and its 2020 Instagram Live iteration. She starred in and executive produced the Showtime variety series Ziwe, and in 2023 published a collection of essays called Black Friend.
The Expert
Rebecca Wright is a professor of computer science at Barnard College where she studies data science and cybersecurity. Rebecca’s work includes research on the security of voter registration databases and Facebook user data privacy.
The Host
Chris Duffy is a comedian and the host of the podcast How to Be a Better Human from TED and PRX. He wrote for both seasons of Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas on HBO and has appeared on Good Morning America, ABC News, NPR,National Geographic Explorer, and an episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire where he lost because he didn't know what NASCAR stood for. He is currently writing a nonfiction book about humor for Doubleday.
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