New #travelpodcast episode alert: on #AroundTheWorldWithTheHeAndSheShow guest Laura Merli , the comedian and podcast host of "How to be Less Awkward" joins us in the middle of our weekly argument about misogyny. Doug learns about pronouns, what parades really are, we talk Santa Con. Laura discusses with us comedy in Boston vs. NYC and alt shows vs. club comedy. During our 5 questions segment we hear her scariest travel experience in Amsterdam. spoiler: it involves weed She also tells us a travel tale: family cruise for her grandparents 50th wedding anniversary & the most expensive hat ever.
Laura Merli is a standup comedian, storyteller, and writer. She's been a contributor to Reductress, The Hard Times, and McSweeney’s; a writer/performer on the PIT House Teams, and performs monthly on the standup / storytelling show “Epic,” at the Cobra Club in Brooklyn. She hosts the podcast "How to be Less Awkward". You can check her out online at youtube.com/lauramerlicomedy and read her thoughts on twitter @passiveabrasive or learn more about her other projects at https://lauramerlicomedy.com/