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- Delivering charismatic theory-driven speeches in lineups of joke-tellers, Ms. Berlant, who is 26, resists — and even questions — easy categorization. She may be best understood as an avant-garde theater artist whose aggressive artifice makes the irreverent argument that comedy needn’t be rooted in truth.
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Kate Elizabeth Méndez Berlant (born July 16, 1987) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Her stand-up comedy and improvisational work are often surrealist and absurdist . [2]
Nov 23, 2022 · In the solo piece, Berlant is “Kate,” a heavily warped version of herself, an actress drawn to the camera but concealing a secret. Before she takes the stage, a clip of her work in A League of...
Jun 18, 2021 · If you you’re a comedy fan, you know Kate Berlant. If you’re not, you’ve still probably seen this wickedly funny Jewish comedian in a movie, on TV, online, or will see her in any number of upcoming projects. But enough with introductions. Let’s jump in to 18 things to know about Kate Berlant:
- Evelyn Frick
Aug 23, 2022 · As soon as Kate Berlant walked offstage at the Elysian Theater in Los Angeles in May, she started spiraling. After months of workshop performances, her new solo show felt like a mess.
- Jason Zinoman
Jan 29, 2023 · The New Yorker Interview. Kate Berlant Has Nothing to Confess. The comedian, whose one-woman show is back until mid-February, says, of performing onstage, “I always felt incredibly myself up...
Feb 16, 2024 · Kate Berlant Is Ready to Be Used by Hollywood. After closing out the three-city run of her beloved one-woman play, the actress and comedian looks to the future — and she hopes it includes her...
Kate Berlant is an actress, stand-up comedian, and writer who was recently profiled by The New York Times as a "magnetic improvisational comic" at the forefront of experimental comedy. Kate was named a New Face at the 2014 Montreal Comedy Festival and was one of Comedy Central's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2013.
