You know when your TRAIN IS F*cked – this is the show that tells you
WHY.THIS MONTH'S SHOW: NICKELS, TOKENS, SWIPES AND TAPS! We have
gone through so many payment systems on the MTA since its inception.
And did you know the first fare increase was finally increased in 1948
from 5¢ to 10¢ – over 40 years after the subway first opened in
1904!! DANG Y'ALL! Your friendly neighborhood transit authorities Meg
and Justin are here to tell you the nutso tale of the subway fares,
and what the future holds for our wallets – and our privacy.
Doors 6:30pm / Show 7:00pm
Tickets $15 adv / $20 door
21+
This event is mixed seated and standing room. Seats are first-come,
first-served.
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL GUEST: REBECCA BAILIN is the Political Director
of the Riders Alliance [http://www.ridersny.org/]. At the Riders
Alliance she has managed the grassroots organizing, coalition,
political and press strategy on many successful campaigns. Most
recently, she helped win congestion pricing from Albany that will
bring billions of dollars into our broken subway system as well as New
York City's first program providing discount MetroCards for low-income
New Yorkers (Fair Fares). She holds an M.A. in Sociology from the New
School for Social Research and a B.A. from the University of British
Columbia.
THIS MONTH'S GUEST ARTIST: THE PUN-CH UP TEAM! Join five of New York
City's most decorated wordsmiths and friends for a night of vocabaret
exploring the past, present and future of language. We'll punch up
your evening with word games, anagrams, etymological deep-dives and
more. Hosted by your friends wit benefits: Sam Corbin, Tim Donnelly,
Jerzy Gwiazdowski, Ally Spier and Nikolai Vanyo, five of New York
City’s best competitive punners.
The PUN-ch Up is hosting a show at CAVEAT on August 9th
[https://www.caveat.nyc/event/the-pun-ch-up-a-variety-show-for-word-lovers-8-9-2019]!
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Get on board for a deep dive into the history of the MTA. Whether you
love it, hate it, or want to compose more informed rage-tweets about
it during your next 20 minute delay – we’ve got you covered. Your
hosts MEG PIERSON (TEDx, Alchemy Comedy) and JUSTIN WILLIAMS (City
College, SirusXM), along with a mysterious anonymous ghostwriter, will
conduct our show through the twists and turns of history; revealing
unbelievable stories, subway life-hacks, and truly upsetting details
about our subway system.
YOUR HOSTS:
MEG PIERSON: A Brooklyn resident, Meg co-founded Alchemy Comedy
Theater in South Carolina. In addition to helping to write and produce
the pet health video series Cone of Shame, Meg travels internationally
teaching improv workshops at veterinary conferences – she isn’t a
vet but if your cat’s peeing outside of the litterbox it’s
probably a UTI. She’s a two-time emcee of TEDx Greenville and
currently hosts Versus at Caveat every second Saturday. In her free
time, she offers people jobs at Axiom Law.
JUSTIN WILLIAMS is an Assistant Professor of History at the City
College of New York. Justin is also a comedian that has been
featured on Comedy Central’s Jokes.com, Mashable, SiriusXM Radio,
The Elite Daily, Men’s Health Magazine, The Kansas City Star,
‘Morning Buzz Live‘ on VH1, ‘Trial by Laughter’ on Comcast,
‘Laughs’ on Fox and ‘The Comedy Show Show’ on Seeso.
*RECORDING* THIS SHOW WILL BE RECORDED FOR PUBLICATION AS A PODCAST.
REFUND POLICY: Tickets maybe be refunded up to 24 hours before the
event. Within 24 hours we may take exchanges for other events at our
discretion. No refunds after the event.
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