Ben Millers Stand-Up Science Hosted by Liam Gibler

Ben Miller’s Stand-Up Science

Coming to Open Space Studios in Bend in February is a multimedia stand-up comedy show about science.

It's a show that's equal measures hilarious, educational, and deeply personal. NYC-based scientist and comedian Ben Miller uses stories on topics ranging from his musculoskeletal condition to his childhood history with milk as jumping-off points for scientific and comedic exploration. Using pictures, graphs, and videos, this multimedia comedy show makes science both approachable and delightful. And you probably like that sort of thing, nerd.

For his first few years as a comedian, Ben was extremely hesitant to tell people that he was a scientist with an Ivy League education. Ben worried about coming off as pretentious or unrelatable, something that can easily kill any connection with an audience. Even most other comedians had no idea about his background. But during the lockdowns, he started to reconsider this aversion to discussing his scientific identity and began to realize it was something that made…