About this Event
Misguided Meditation is a comedy HAPPENING all about the mindfulness journey of comedian Matt Ruby (NY Times: "Funny" and "button-pushing") featuring an ambient soundscape from musician Steve Pestana and live visuals mixed by artist Sophia Sobers.
It's about psychedelics, meditation, therapy, death, and way more. Is it funny? Yes. Is it serious? Yes. It's human, okay? Along the way, Matt discusses the thorniness of the mindful life, pokes fun at woo woo wackos, and discusses his own failures/successes trying to find "the way." Come with an open mind, take a deep breath, and ingest something groovy (if ya like).
It all takes place at CX, a lush social club in the heart of Soho in NYC.
Doors at 8:00pm/showtime 9pm.
Performers:
Words by Matt Ruby.
Music by Steve Pestana.
Visuals by Sophia Sobers.
Raves:
“Funny, moving, powerful.” -Nick Gillespie
“Brilliant and fantastic.” -Shawn Leventhal
“Original and entertaining.” -Dr. Lisa Levy
“Captivating.” -Cierra Burton
“Riotously funny.” -Matt Levy
“Humor that will leave you believing in the power of connection.” -Kevin House
About Matt Ruby
Matt Ruby is a standup comedian from New York City. His comedy has been filmed by Comedy Central, MTV, NBC/Seeso, and FOX. His most recent special "Substance" is now available on YouTube and features him doing sets high, drunk, and on shrooms. His previous special "Feels Like Matt Ruby" ("funny" according to The NY Times) is also available on YouTube. His two albums, Feels Like Matt Ruby and Hot Flashes are in regular rotation on Sirius and also went top 10 on the iTunes Comedy charts. He's also been featured on CNN, The Huffington Post, New York, and Time Out. He's a regular at the legendary Comedy Cellar and co-produces Hot Soup, one of NYC’s longest running independently produced comedy shows. He also performs all over the country and internationally too (England, France, Holland, Israel, Canada, etc.) and has appeared at festivals including SXSW, Bridgetown, NY Comedy Festival, and the Boston Comedy Festival. Outside of standup, he's the creator of Vooza, a video comic strip about the tech world that’s received millions of view and was called the "The Spinal Tap of startups" by Mashable and he’s the author of the Rubesletter, a weekly newsletter with over 15,000 subscribers.
https://www.mattrubycomedy.com/
About Steven Pestana
Steven Pestana’s multidisciplinary artwork explores the relationship between speculative thought and the visual codes of authority. Using immersive installation, sculpture, mixed media and painting, Pestana draws big-picture connections among unspoken historical, social and cultural tensions at play in everyday life. He was raised in South Florida before obtaining a BA in Art History at NYU and MFA from RISD.
http://www.stevenpestana.com/
About Sophia Sobers
Sophia Sobers is an interdisciplinary artist specializing in installations and site specific work. She is interested in investigating the boundaries between science, technology, nature and the spiritual and her work ranges from installation and sculpture to drawing, photography, and digital objects. Sobers holds an MFA in Digital + Media from the Rhode Island School of Design and a BS in Architecture at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
http://sophiasobers.net/
Watch "Matt Ruby: Substance"
Watch Matt's latest comedy special "Substance" free on YouTube. Matt performs sets on W**d, booze, shrooms, and sober in this one-of-a-kind standup special/documentary/experiment.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
CX Social Club (Soho NYC), 54 Crosby St., New York, United States
USD 25.00
