Second Helping: Two Dead Lovers, Dead Funny

Sat May 18 2024 at 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm UTC-04:00

Caveat | New York

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Second Helping: Two Dead Lovers, Dead Funny
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Mid-western self-reliance + oops enemy of Mother Teresa + exploding knee replacements = Queer tragicomedy with ABC afterschool special vibes
About this Event

Hilarious queer tragicomedy about death, grief, nuns behaving badly, exploding knee replacements and the limitations of bootstraps.


Accidental enemy of Mother Teresa. Two time widow before age 40. Victim of an exploding knee replacement. Nonbinary comedian Kelli Dunham (the former Sister Mercy) is learning the limits of DIY-A (Do It Yourself Alone) approach to life just how you'd expect from an ex-nun: the hard way. Part stand-up comedy, part sit-down tragedy with love and body fluids in the cracks in between.


With special guest Beth Toner.


Kelli spent all of August performing Second Helping in the basement of a gay bar at the Edinburgh Fringe and was featured on BBC-4, BBC Scotland, the Sunday Times and in an online forum on death with dignity hosted by a member of Scottish Parliment.


Kelli Dunham is the nonbinary nurse ex-nun polyamorous storytelling comedian so common in modern Brooklyn. Kelli has appeared on Showtime and the Discovery Channel, PBS Stories From the Stage, the Moth Mainstage, Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, the Cinderblock Comedy Festival, the Women in Comedy Festival, and nationwide at colleges, prides, fundraisers and even the occasional livestock auction.


Kelli's writing has been featured on Autostraddle, XOJane, HuffPost Personal, The New Republic, Time, Thought Catalog, Lady Science and NPR and Kelli is the author of seven hilarious nonfiction books. Kelli's substack Second Helping Gazette features very hilarious writing about very serious topics.


Former NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio once called Kelli a "show off" to her face.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Caveat, 21 A Clinton Street, New York, United States

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USD 15.00 to USD 23.00

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