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April 11, 2026

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APRIL 11, 2026

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TONIGHT'S SHOW

Host.............................................Ophira Eisenberg Storytellers.................... Anne Abel, John Goodrich, Oanh Ngo Usadi, Gary Simons, Alzo Slade Musician........................................ Tomoya Aomori Director............................................ Jenifer Hixson Producer.........................................Charlotte Muth TONIGHT’S OPHIRASHOW EISENBERG - HOST

Host............................................................................................Ophira Eisenberg Ophira Eisenberg is a stand-up comedian, writer, Storytellers.........................................................Anne John Goodrich, and host of the Webby-finalistAbel, podcast “Parenting Oanh Ngo Usadi, Gary Simons, AlzoAnother, Slade Is A Joke.” She hosted NPR’s Ask Me

Musician......................................................................................Tomoya interviewing stars like Sir Patrick Stewart, Aomori Yo-Yo Ma,

Director..........................................................................................Jenifer Chelsea Handler, and more. Ophira has Hixson appeared

Producer.......................................................................................Charlotte on The Late Late Show, HBO, and ComedyMuth Central.

Her memoir, “Screw Everyone,” was optioned for TV, OPHIRA - HOSTshot a new 1-hour comedy special, andEISENBERG she recently Ophira Eisenberg is a stand-up comedian, andlater produced

by Lewis Black that will be writer, available host of the Webby-finalist podcast “Parenting Is A this spring.

You can also see her regularly at The Joke.” She hosted NPR’s Ask Me Another, Comedy Cellar andSir other NY clubs. interviewing stars like Patrick Stewart, Yo-Yo Ma,

Chelsea Handler, and more. Ophira has appeared on TheANNE Late ABEL Late Show, HBO, and Comedy Central. Her memoir, Everyone, ” was optioned for author, TV, and and Anne“Screw Abel is a late-in-life influencer, she recently shot a new 1-hour comedy special, storyteller. Her first memoir, “Mattie, Milo, and produced by Lewis Black that will be available later about unwittingly an at aggressive thisMe,” spring.

You can also see rescuing her regularly The dog, Cellar was inspired NYC Moth StorySLAM Comedy and otherby NYher clubs.

win. Her second memoir, “High Hopes,” about ANNEfollowing ABEL Springsteen’s High Hopes Australia Tour Anne Abel a late-in-life author, and when sheis was 60 to fightinfluencer, depression, was inspired storyteller. Her first memoir, “Mattie, Milo, and Me,” by her Chicago Moth StorySLAM win.

You can about unwittingly rescuing an aggressive dog, was followbyher Instagram, Facebook, win. and Her TikTok: inspired heronNYC Moth StorySLAM @annesimaabel second memoir, “High Hopes,” about following

Springsteen’s High Hopes Australia Tour when she wasJOHN 60 GOODRICH to fight depression, was inspired by her Chicago Moth StorySLAM win. You can follow her on John Goodrich is the recently retired Chief Scientist Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok: @annesimaabel

of Panthera, the global wild cat conservation A preeminent tiger biologist, JOHNorganization.

GOODRICH John Goodrich is the 39 recently retired Scientistinof the Goodrich has years of Chief experience Panthera, the global wild tigers, cat conservation conservation of Siberian snow leopards, organization.

A preeminent tiger biologist, Amur leopards, Eurasian lynx, bears,Goodrich and other has 39 years of experience in the conservation of carnivores.

In Russia, Goodrich directed the world’s Siberian tigers, snow leopards, Amur leopards, longest-running radio telemetry tiger research Eurasian lynx, bears, and other carnivores.

In Russia, effort.directed Learn more at panthera.org.

Goodrich the world's longest-running radio

telemetry tiger research effort. Learn more at panthera.org.

OANH NGO USADI

Ngo Usadi, born in Saigon, is the author OANHOanh NGO USADI of Ngo twoUsadi, memoirs: “OfSaigon, Monkey Bridges Banh Oanh born in is the author and of two memoirs: “Of Monkey Banh (2018) Mi Mi Sandwiches, fromBridges Sai Gonand to Texas” Sandwiches, fromDreams: Sai GonA to Texas” (2018) and in and “Hawker Vietnamese American in in “Hawker Dreams: A Vietnamese Singapore” (2024).

Her writing American has appeared Singapore” (2024).

Her writingWashington has appeared in The The Wall Street Journal, Post, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Forbes, and and The New York Times. She’s been featured on The New York Times. She’s been featured on The The Moth Voice of America.

Moth and Voiceand of America.

GARY SIMONS

GARY SIMONS Gary Simons is a Connecticut-raised, NYC-based

Gary Simons a Connecticut-raised, NYC-based comedian, writer, isand actor. He’s known for his comedian, writer, andand actor.

He’sintrospective known for his inviting narrative style witty, inviting narrative style and opening witty, for introspective observations.

He’s been on the road Mike

observations. He’s been on the road opening for Mike Birbiglia, Roy Wood, Jr., and Gary Gulman. In 2024, he was selected as a Comic-to-Watch in the New York Comedy Festival. You can see him perform in New York at the World Famous Comedy Cellar.

ALZO SLADE

Alzo Slade is a Peabody and multi-Emmy awardwinning journalist, educator, and storyteller whose Birbiglia, Roy Wood Jr, and Gary Gulman. In 2024, he stories have spanned a wide range of topics from was selected as a Comic-to-Watch in the New York Pro-Life Festival.

Bootcamp, Bauxite mining in fight Comedy You the can see him perform Newin Jamaica, to cobalt mining inCellar. the Democratic York at the World Famous Comedy Republic of Congo. As a former philosophy professor, ALZO SLADE his storytelling is rooted in a deep-seated curiosity Alzo a Peabody andhuman multi-Emmy awardaboutSlade the isworld and the condition.

His winning journalist, educator, and storyteller whose personal directive is to learn, love, laugh and teach.

stories have spanned a wide range of topics from ProLife Bootcamp, the Bauxite mining fight in Jamaica, to cobalt the Democratic Republic of Congo.

TOMOYAmining AOMORIin- MUSICIAN As a former philosophy professor, trained his storytelling is Tomoya Aomori is a classically musician, rooted in a deep-seated curiosity aboutworking the worldacross and composer, arranger, and educator the human condition. His personal directive is to jazz, contemporary, and improvised music. learn, love, laugh and teach.

A Juilliard graduate with a double major in percussion and double bass, he has performed with TOMOYA AOMORI - MUSICIAN the Metropolitan Orchestra and New Jersey Tomoya Aomori isOpera a classically trained musician, composer, and educator working jazz, Symphonyarranger, Orchestra.

He is active as across an electric contemporary, and on improvised music.

A Juilliard cellist and serves the faculty of Juilliard Pregraduate with a double major in percussion and College and MAP. double bass, he has performed with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. He is active as an electric cellist and serves THE MOTH onABOUT the faculty of Juilliard Pre-College and MAP. The Moth is a global storytelling nonprofit with

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