Ophira Eisenberg
Ophira Eisenberg is one of the most versatile performers working today. As a standup comedian, she is a regular at all of New York’s best comedy clubs (Comedy Cellar, Gotham Comedy Club, Carolines) and headlines at theaters around the country. She has appeared multiple times on CBS’s The Late Late Show, as well as on Comedy Central, This Week At The Comedy Cellar, Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, HBO’s Girls, Gotham Live, The Today Show, and featured on The New Yorker Festival.
She hosted NPR’s national comedy trivia show and Ask Me Another for 9 years, where she interviewed and played silly games with over 300 celebrities, including Sir Patrick Harris, Rosie Perez, Yo-Yo Ma, Chelsea Handler, Awkwafina, Roxanne Gay, Bob The Drag Queen, Nick Kroll, Matthew McConaughey and more. She was also a regular panelist on Hulu’s Up Early Tonight.
As a comic and a parent to a 6-year-old, Ophira is also the host of the new comedy podcast Parenting Is A Joke with iHeart Radio and Pretty Good Friends Productions.
She is a regular host and teller on The Moth Radio Hour. Her stories are included in three of The Moth’s best-selling collections, including the most recent: How To Tell A Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth. Ophira’s own comedic memoir, Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy, was optioned for a television series.
Her comedy special Inside Joke is available on Amazon, and her new comedy album and special Plant-Based Jokesis available through 800Pound Gorilla Records.
Instagram: ophirae
Twitter: @OphiraE
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