SpeakeasyDC‘s open mic showcase, April 2010.  A story about surviving grad school.

Better Said Than Done‘s monthly storytelling show at Jammin’ Java in Vienna, VA.  A story about my uncle who likes the woods–and my parents who don’t.

Appearance on the Science Channel‘s “Head Rush,” 2010.

Story League‘s “Story League Stands Up” show featuring stories from stand-up comics at Busboys & Poets, 2011.  A story about how I’ve gotten in trouble at nearly every writing job I’ve had.

Story League‘s “Sophomore Outing” show, 2011.  A story about the joys of working at an indoor amusement park in Delaware.

Valentine’s Day storytelling show via SpeakeasyDC at Dance Place, 2011.  A story about my inability to select Christmas presents.

Story League presents “Sins of Youth,” 2011.  A story about my fourth-grade class election.

Joint show between DC’s Story League and Brooklyn’s Story Collider (“The Politics of Science”) at Artisphere, 2011.  A story about my ambivalence regarding working with lab mice–plus, unrelated, an audience member is taken to the emergency room in the middle of my story.  (He’s fine.)

Reston Nature House fundraiser, 2010.  A story about my ambivalence regarding working with lab mice.

Excerpt from a performance at the DC Improv, 2008.

Outtakes from the Grad Student Rap video, some of which ended up in the actual video.

Mentioned in the New York Times and available on iTunes!  Starring The Notorious Ph.D., MC Freeze, and introducing Bob Koestler as the evil advisor.  Music by Derek “EggyToast” Young, lyrics by Adam Ruben, directed and edited by Chuck Na.

In June 2006, I won second place in the Jewish Week‘s Funniest Jewish Comic Contest at the Laugh Factory in Times Square.

My 5-minute, 20 auto-advancing-slide talk for Ignite Wilmington 6:  ”Public Perception of Science:  Lessons from a Dead Sheep.”

Reston Nature House fundraiser, 2011.  A story about a stuffed animal smuggled into summer camp and the worst decision I ever made.

In this episode of “Food Detectives” (Season 2, Episode 4), Ted Allen and I investigate MSG at a restaurant in Chinatown.

In this episode of “Food Detectives” (Season 2, Episode 4), Ted Allen and I investigate MSG at a restaurant in Chinatown.

In this episode of “Food Detectives” (Season 2, Episode 3), Ted Allen and I demonstrate that Mentos + Diet Coke = Fun!

A short documentary about the dual life of a scientist comedian, made by American University film students Patrick Jones, Elaine Seward, and Marco Theopil (2008).