How Comedy Gets Us Through Dark Times | Liz Miele | TEDxReno

Liz Miele combines jokes and storytelling from her upcoming special "Ghost Of Academic Future" to explore what ghosts and climate change have in common, the hardest part of quarantining, how therapy has helped her communicate in relationships and the real reason she rarely goes to the dentist. Liz Miele is a NYC comedian that has appeared on Comedy Central, FOX, AXS TV, Hulu and NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. She's been featured in The New Yorker, NY Times, Runner's World, Psychology Today and The Guardian. She has several viral videos on Youtube, Instagram and Tiktok including jokes “Feminist Sex Positions,” "Dating Is Harder for Comedians," and "F*ck Finland" She regularly tours internationally and has three albums out including her first, “Emotionally Exhausting” which has over 2 million views on youtube and her most recent special, Self Help Me which has over 1 million views on youtube.    / lizmiele   Her book "Why Cats Are Assholes" was published March 2021 and she has a weekly podcast with comedian Maria Shehata called 2 Non Doctors. For more info visit her website: Http://www.lizmiele.com This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx