Author Archives: Kate

About Kate

Kate Tellers is a writer, director and performer whose recent projects include Gravid Water (actor) at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and the Charleston Comedy Festival premiere of Disco Balls (director). She sings with the band, Lavalier, and lives in Brooklyn where she's recently mastered the art of baking home made soft pretzels.

Tragedy Plus Time: Everybody Plays The Fool

Posted on March 30, 2011

Tragedy Plus Time Everybody Plays The Fool by Kate Tellers It’s a truth as old as pi, tragedy plus time equals comedy. In this column I take my bumps, my bads and my beastlies to show you that, with a … Continue reading →

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Tragedy Plus Time: The Ides Of March

Posted on March 16, 2011

Tragedy Plus Time When Bad Things Happen to Funny People by Kate Tellers It’s a truth as old as pi, tragedy plus time equals comedy.  In this column I take my bumps, my bads and my beastlies to show you … Continue reading →

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Tragedy Plus Time: 39 Hours

Posted on March 2, 2011

My father raised me to be invincible.  Growing up the reminder that “We are Tellers” cured my headaches, propelled me on marathon bike rides and excused his refusal to heat our house to above 58 degrees. Recently, though, I was … Continue reading →

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Tragedy Plus Time: I Believe I Can Fly

Posted on January 13, 2011

Tragedy Plus Time by Kate Tellers As our nation lies paralyzed by snowflakes (again), thousands of travelers are finding themselves stranded in airports, sleeping on public floors and bloating their bodies with rounds of TGI Friday’s deep fried green beans.  … Continue reading →

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Tragedy Plus Time: It’s a Gift

Posted on January 5, 2011

Tragedy Plus Time: When Bad Things Happen to Funny People by Kate Tellers And we’re back.  When I was a child, the return to life after the holiday break would bring a chorus of the same question over and over … Continue reading →

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Tragedy Plus Time: The Scoop

Posted on December 15, 2010

Tragedy Plus Time: When Bad Things Happen to Funny People by Kate Tellers For most of us Thanksgiving marks the beginning of a month and a half of consumption without borders.  The ham belongs on the latke that’s dipped in … Continue reading →

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Tragedy Plus Time: Bed Bugs

Posted on December 8, 2010

Tragedy Plus Time: When Bad Things Happen to Funny People by Kate Tellers Sometimes things are bad, sometimes the thought of them is even worse.  For everything else, there’s MasterCard. On this week’s Tragedy Plus Time: BED BUGS. March 2009 … Continue reading →

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