SOLOCOM NYC’25: TATALIAS/DERMANSKY/SWILLEY

Ideas I Think Are Pretty Good – JIM TATALIAS

Join Jim Tatalias as he lays out some really, pretty good ideas, like his unauthorized screenplays, his EPIC takedowns of movies you thought you loved but it’ll turn out you didn’t love them once you see that part, and his final will and testament that may just include YOU, a member of the audience!

The Husband Who Says No (how to wind up in couples counseling) – MICHAEL DERMANSKY

The pressure to please your wife during the bidding wars in the red hot Westchester real- estate market proved to be too much for this middle aged man. What happens when the husband who is supposed to provide a better life for his wife just wants to roll up like a baby and hide? His wife will either kill him or insist on couples therapy, or both.
I’ve workshopped these stories at moth style story events and they are really striking a chord. The pressures of being a middle aged husband must be exposed, if only for an opportunity to laugh about it.

A Baby For Me? No Thank You, Please! – BAILEY SWILLEY

My whole life I’ve been okay with not having kids. In fact, I have never wanted them. But everything changed when I got married. And now everyone in my life wants me to have a baby. This show is for them. No, it’s for ME! I spent a lot of time questioning, doing some (light) research, and agonizing over what’s wrong with me—until I found the answer… inside my guts (uterus), legs open on a gynecological specialist’s table. This is a fun show! Thank you for your consideration.

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.