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96 | Brooks | Pomeroy | m | As a CODA, Crews' storytelling is notable for mixing conventional monologues with the use of American Sign Language; and for finding the humor in even the most hair-raising of childhood memories. Crews' tales typically focus on her childhood in the deep woods of Montgomery, Texas, where she lived in everything from a tin shed to a trailer to the tin shed again. Crews has performed at most of NYC's top indie comedy venues, including Joe's Pub, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, The Peoples Improv Theater, The Bitter End, Comix NY, and famed literary venue KGB (bar); and at such shows at The Moth, Risk!, Seth Herzog's Sweet, UCBT's School Night, Liam McEneaney's Tell Your Friends, and the NY/LA comedy show Mortified. In October 2007, Crews created the alternative performance space Ochi's Lounge. Located in the lower level of Comix, Ochi's regularly featured open mics, produced shows and guest appearances by stars such as David Cross, Zach Galifianakis, Jim Gaffigan, John Oliver, Mike Daisey, Adam Wade and her husband Christian Finnegan. In addition to overseeing the performance space, she owns her PR and production company Ballyhoo Promotions. She is an Executive Producer of the ECNY Awards and served as the Executive Director of Marketing and Publicity for the comedy nightclub Comix NY from the club's inception in September 2006. She resigned from that post in September 2010 when Ochi's Lounge was closed by new owners of Comix and became the comedy booker for the 92nd Street Y's Tribeca location. Since October 2014, Crews has owned and operated the performance venue Q.E.D. Astoria in Astoria, Queens. The venue has featured Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Chris Gethard, Todd Barry, Kevin Allison, Judy Gold, Dave Hill, Ted Alexandro, Judah Friedlander, Christian Finnegan, Jim Gaffigan, Adam Conover, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michelle Wolf, Moody McCarthy, Frank Conniff, Jay Pharoah, Laurie Kilmartin, Ophira Eisenberg, Josh Gondelman, John Early, Hasan Minaj, Morgan Murphy, John Fugelsang, Janeane Garofalo, Mike Lawrence, Aparna Nancherla, Jo Firestone, Tom Scharpling, Myq Kaplan, Baratunde Thurson, Sasheer Zamata, Michelle Buteau, and Mike Doughty. | Most prominent in Crews's stories is her father, who was the seventh of ten children of farmers, born completely deaf, and "the black sheep of his very strict Christian family." The summer before Crews entered her senior year at Richland High School, her father attacked her mother. Crews was able to stop the attack and dial 911. He was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. At seventeen years of age and still in high school, she married a 23-year-old man in the US Navy with her mother’s legal permission since Crews was under the age of consent. On June 29, 2002, her father was arrested for the attempted murder of his girlfriend; an act for which he's currently serving a 20-year sentence in a Texas prison. Crews' memoir includes prose versions of many of her performance pieces. She also provides updates about her father in her blog, LoveDaddy.org, and an essay about her childhood was published by Hillary Carlip on FreshYarn.com. She is the great-niece to Medal of Honor recipient John R. Crews. | as a coda, pomeroy' storytelling is notable for mixing conventional monologues with the use of american sign language; and for finding the humor in even the most hair-raising of childhood memories. pomeroy' tales typically focus on his childhood in the deep woods of montgomery, texas, where he lived in everything from a tin shed to a trailer to the tin shed again. pomeroy has performed at most of nyc's top indie comedy venues, including joe's pub, upright citizens brigade theatre, gotham comedy club, broadway comedy club, the peoples improv theater, the bitter end, comix ny, and famed literary venue kgb (bar); and at such shows at the moth, risk!, seth herzog's sweet, ucbt's school night, liam mceneaney's tell your friends, and the ny/la comedy show mortified. in october 2007, pomeroy created the alternative performance space ochi's lounge. located in the lower level of comix, ochi's regularly featured open mics, produced shows and guest appearances by stars such as david cross, zach galifianakis, jim gaffigan, john oliver, mike daisey, adam wade and his husband christian finnegan. in addition to overseeing the performance space, he owns his pr and production company ballyhoo promotions. he is an executive producer of the ecny awards and served as the executive director of marketing and publicity for the comedy nightclub comix ny from the club's inception in september 2006. he resigned from that post in september 2010 when ochi's lounge was closed by new owners of comix and became the comedy booker for the 92nd street y's tribeca location. since october 2014, pomeroy has owned and operated the performance venue q.e.d. astoria in astoria, queens. the venue has featured leslie jones, kate mckinnon, pete davidson, chris gethard, todd barry, kevin allison, judy gold, dave hill, ted alexandro, judah friedlander, christian finnegan, jim gaffigan, adam conover, alexandria ocasio-cortez, michelle wolf, moody mccarthy, frank conniff, jay pharoah, laurie kilmartin, ophira eisenberg, josh gondelman, john early, hasan minaj, morgan murphy, john fugelsang, janeane garofalo, mike lawrence, aparna nancherla, jo firestone, tom scharpling, myq kaplan, baratunde thurson, sasheer zamata, michelle buteau, and mike doughty.most prominent in pomeroy's stories is his father, who was the seventh of ten children of farmers, born completely deaf, and "the black sheep of his very strict christian family." the summer before pomeroy entered his senior year at richland high school, his father attacked his mother. pomeroy was able to stop the attack and dial 911. he was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. at seventeen years of age and still in high school, he married a 23-year-old man in the us navy with his mother’s legal permission since pomeroy was under the age of consent. on june 29, 2002, his father was arrested for the attempted murder of his girlfriend; an act for which he's currently serving a 20-year sentence in a texas prison. pomeroy' memoir includes prose versions of many of his performance pieces. he also provides updates about his father in his blog, lovedaddy.org, and an essay about his childhood was published by hillary carlip on freshyarn.com. he is the great-niece to medal of honor recipient john r. pomeroy. | Kambri | Crews | comedians | To Whom It May Concern,<return><return>I am writing this letter to highly recommend Brooks Pomeroy for any opportunity related to comedy or entertainment. As a prestigious comedian myself, I have had the privilege of seeing Brooks perform on several occasions, and I can attest to his incredible talent and comedic genius.<return><return>Brooks' unique style of storytelling is truly one of a kind, blending conventional monologues with American Sign Language, and finding the humor even in the most hair-raising of childhood memories. He draws inspiration from his upbringing in the deep woods of Montgomery, Texas, where he lived in everything from a tin shed to a trailer to the tin shed again.<return><return>Brooks has performed at some of the most prominent comedy venues in New York City, including Joe's Pub, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, and many more. He has also been featured on shows such as The Moth, RISK!, and Liam McEneaney's Tell Your Friends.<return><return>In addition to his exceptional talent as a comedian, Brooks is also an accomplished producer and executive director. He created the alternative performance space Ochi's Lounge in October 2007, which featured open mics, produced shows, and guest appearances by some of the biggest names in comedy. He also owns and operates the performance venue Q.E.D. Astoria in Astoria, Queens, where he has hosted a star-studded lineup of performers, including Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, and Chris Gethard.<return><return>Furthermore, Brooks' personal story is both poignant and inspiring. He has overcome challenges that many of us cannot even imagine, including his father's attempt to murder his girlfriend, for which he is currently serving a 20-year sentence in a Texas prison. Brooks has written about his experiences in his blog, LoveDaddy.org, and his memoir includes prose versions of many of his performance pieces.<return><return>Overall, I cannot recommend Brooks Pomeroy highly enough. He is an incredibly talented comedian, producer, and executive director, and his personal story adds a depth and complexity to his performances that is truly remarkable. I have no doubt that he will continue to make a significant contribution to the world of comedy and entertainment for years to come.<return><return>Sincerely,<return><return>[Your Name] |