SOLOCOM NYC’25: LIU/SMITH-HOGAN/CUMMINGS

How to Get the F*ck Out – PETER LIU

After his misguided optimism led him to work in the tech industry for five years, Peter Liu crashed and burned. In the five years after that, Peter lived through a pandemic, a climate crisis, and the re-election of Donald Trump, all while Peter witnessed the ridiculous ways in which technology converted us cult members around all of this. Through an informative mix of storytelling and stand-up comedy, Peter explores how we got here, how to get out, and why you should probably get off your phone and go outside.

Manifestation Goals – PAIGE SMITH-HOGAN

Don’t Tell Woof Woof – LAUREL CUMMINGS

Adulting is ruff. For a decade, Laurel’s dog was her best friend. Then she had a baby. Then she had another baby. Now she still loves him, but she’s not…IN love with him. You know? Like, if he were a person, they would have broken up by now. This show is about her evolution from single standup to married mother of two as told through the relationship with her dog, Griffin, whom her kids renamed “Woof-Woof,” the final indignity. 

SOLOCOM NYC has launched over 400 new solo comedies that have gone on to longer runs, tours and festivals around the world (including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.) SOLOCOM NYC is a festival of new solo work. All shows presented are 75%- 100% new material, and are created specifically for the festival. SOLOCOMs goal is to push artists to create a show that is meaningful, personal and to follow the fear.