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Performing Mourning with Kate Berlant (LIVE at Park Avenue Armory)

Jun 18, 2026 · 56 min

About this episode

Karen and Megan recorded LIVE with the actor, comedian and performance artist Kate Berlant as part of the "Unscripted" program at the Park Avenue Armory earlier this month. They get into how we all, to a certain extent "perform" grief through certain public rituals like funerals, while tapping into the humor of not exactly knowing how or what to do with our bodies in those moments. Plus, we learn more about Kate's performance practices, the roots of her physical comedy, and the way she approaches different roles in life as well as art.