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Madeleine Connors

Madeleine Connors is a stand-up comedian and writer living in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in places like The New York Times, Bookforum, and Vanity Fair.

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  • Too Far Gone

    Too Far Gone

    If you're gonna build a career on proximity to coolness, maybe start by ascertaining whether you are—in fact—cool?...

    Nov 16

    • Music with Teeth

      Music with Teeth

      KNEECAP, The Echo, Los Angeles, October 16, 2023. Here’s my brisk impression of the Irish: I think Conan O’Brien is perhaps the funniest person ever to live. I once watched a scrappy YouTube documentary about the Troubles in Northern ...

      Oct 19

      • Escaping the Depths of the Internet

        Escaping the Depths of the Internet

        DEPTHS OF WIKIPEDIA, The Regent Theater, Los Angeles, October 5, 2023. I like the Instagram account Depths of Wikipedia. It’s a curation of the best the internet has to offer: funny, interesting, poetic, and often strangely profound. The account is ...

        Oct 7

        • Trash, Spectacle, Sentiment

          Trash, Spectacle, Sentiment

          JOHN WATERS: POPE OF TRASH, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, September 23, 2023 to August 04, 2024. Introductory remarks from Daniel Crook September 21, 2023 at Multiple Maniacs screening. John Waters was kicked out of NYU film school for smoking marijuana. ...

          Sep 27

          • Winning at Being Canceled

            Winning at Being Canceled

            LIVE DEBATE: HAS THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION FAILED? at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles, September 13, 2023. Grimes doesn’t really know anything about feminist theory. Then again, who cares? “Women will be obsolete in like five years,” ...

            Sep 16

            • Winning at Being Canceled

              Winning at Being Canceled

              LIVE DEBATE: HAS THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION FAILED? at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles, September 13, 2023. Grimes doesn’t really know anything about feminist theory. Then again, who cares? “Women will be obsolete in like five years,” ...

              Madeleine ConnorsSep 16