Spiegeltent Presents
Chanel Ali
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Comedian Chanel Ali returns to the Spiegeltent with Relative Stranger, a triumphant comedy that blends the chaos of identity, family, and survival into a bold, hilariously raw theatrical event. Equal parts humor, heartbreak, and healing, Relative Stranger is packed with the punch only Chanel can deliver.
Relative Stranger details Chanel’s tumultuous foster care childhood, her mother’s untimely slip into schizophrenia, and a court-ordered paternity test that led her to meet her cop dad when she was 18 years old. In 2023, Chanel starred in a commercial produced by Kevin Hart for 23andMe, a popular DNA and genetics company. That commercial opportunity led her to a shocking revelation: she had a 30-year-old brother whom she had never heard of. After connecting with her new brother, Chanel realized they have the same father—an award-winning, handsome, community hero police officer who seems wholly unable to accept the idea that his past has caught up to him.
Relative Stranger aims to answer the question: When will it end? When will the generations before us take accountability for their mistakes? When will they be able to face the music? Why did Kevin Hart set this all up?
TaTa Sherise (NY Comedy Festival Comic to Watch) opens the evening with a stand-up set brimming with her signature charm, humor, and physical comedy.
For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/chanel-ali/.
Time: 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Fisher Center, Spiegeltent
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