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Event Program
THUR, JUN 20
Sarah Cooper is the author of 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings and How to Be Successful without Hurting Men's Feelings, as well as the star of the Netflix comedy special Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine, directed by Natasha Lyonne. Cooper became widely known during the pandemic for her viral lip syncs of Donald Trump. She has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, and others. Her first memoir, Foolish: Tales of Assimilation, Determination, and Humiliation, was published by Dutton in October 2023 and she can now be seen alongside Jerry Seinfeld in his directorial debut, Unfrosted: The PopTart Story.
Sarah Cooper is the author of 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings and How to Be Successful without Hurting Men's Feelings, as well as the star of the Netflix comedy special Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine, directed by Natasha Lyonne. Cooper became widely known during the pandemic for her viral lip syncs of Donald Trump. She has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, and others. Her first memoir, Foolish: Tales of Assimilation, Determination, and Humiliation, was published by Dutton in October 2023 and she can now be seen alongside Jerry Seinfeld in his directorial debut, Unfrosted: The PopTart Story.
Over 25 years in comedy, Gary Gulman has established himself as the comedian’s comedian, a remarkable performer, and a peerless writer. It’s no wonder The New York Times wrote, “Gary is finally being recognized as one of the country’s strongest comedians.” A product of Boston, Gulman has been a scholarship college football player, an accountant, and a high school teacher. He has made countless television appearances as both a comedian and an actor, and is one of only a handful of comedians to perform on every single late-night comedy program. Gulman has made four masterful TV specials, including his most recent universally acclaimed stand-up special for HBO, The Great Depresh, a tour-de-force look at mental illness, which is equal parts hilarious and inspiring. In 2019, he appeared in the international blockbuster Joker. He can most recently be seen co-starring with Amy Schumer in the hit Hulu comedy series Life & Beth. Gary’s first book, published by Flatiron Books, is titled Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the ’80s, a memoir based on his life from Kindergarten through twelfth grade. It was released in September of 2023. Amy Schumer called the book “laugh-out-loud funny and heartfelt,” and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Adrian Nicole LeBlanc found it “exquisite, love-affirming and generous.” Today, Gulman is one of the most popular touring comics, selling out theaters around the country, including the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Over 25 years in comedy, Gary Gulman has established himself as the comedian’s comedian, a remarkable performer, and a peerless writer. It’s no wonder The New York Times wrote, “Gary is finally being recognized as one of the country’s strongest comedians.” A product of Boston, Gulman has been a scholarship college football player, an accountant, and a high school teacher. He has made countless television appearances as both a comedian and an actor, and is one of only a handful of comedians to perform on every single late-night comedy program. Gulman has made four masterful TV specials, including his most recent universally acclaimed stand-up special for HBO, The Great Depresh, a tour-de-force look at mental illness, which is equal parts hilarious and inspiring. In 2019, he appeared in the international blockbuster Joker. He can most recently be seen co-starring with Amy Schumer in the hit Hulu comedy series Life & Beth. Gary’s first book, published by Flatiron Books, is titled Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the ’80s, a memoir based on his life from Kindergarten through twelfth grade. It was released in September of 2023. Amy Schumer called the book “laugh-out-loud funny and heartfelt,” and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Adrian Nicole LeBlanc found it “exquisite, love-affirming and generous.” Today, Gulman is one of the most popular touring comics, selling out theaters around the country, including the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Zach Sherwin is a Los Angeles-based comedian who has written for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Epic Rap Battles of History, and MAD Magazine, and performed on America’s Got Talent, The Pete Holmes Show, and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. He is also the creator and host of The Crossword Show, in which a panel of comedians solves a crossword puzzle live onstage in front of an audience. In 2022, he published his debut crossword in The New York Times. For more, please visit linktree.com/zachsherwin.
Zach Sherwin is a Los Angeles-based comedian who has written for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Epic Rap Battles of History, and MAD Magazine, and performed on America’s Got Talent, The Pete Holmes Show, and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. He is also the creator and host of The Crossword Show, in which a panel of comedians solves a crossword puzzle live onstage in front of an audience. In 2022, he published his debut crossword in The New York Times. For more, please visit linktree.com/zachsherwin.
This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of Susan Bay Nimoy, Estate of Douglas M. Matheson, Seedlings Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, MacMillan Family Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Charina Endowment Fund, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, PECO Foundation, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, Mustang Foundation, Michael Tuch Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold and the Arnhold Foundation, The Grodzins Fund, and The Isambard Kingdom Brunel Society of North America.
This program is also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
Symphony Space thanks our generous supporters, including our Board of Directors, Producers Circle, and members, who make our programs possible with their annual support.
Kathy Landau Executive Director
Peg Wreen Managing Director
Isaiah Sheffer*
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1990)
Artistic Director (1990-2010)
Founding Artistic Director (2010-2012)
Allan Miller
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1990)
Jennifer Brennan Director of Literary Programs
Drew Richardson Lead Producer of Literary Programs
Vivienne Woodward Producer of Literary Programs
Mary Shimkin Director of Broadcast & Literary Initiatives
Matthew Love Consultant for Literary Programs
Magdalene Wrobleski Literary Assistant
*in memoriam