We can’t wait to see what our cohort does with this material.Caesars Loyalty. “Climate change is a beast of a topic, but also one with a silver lining and solutions. “Few things are as powerful as taking a subject matter that scares, hurts, or intimidates us and churning it into something we are strong enough to process and laugh about,” said Bethany Hall, Creative Director of CMSI’s Comedy Initiatives and cohort artistic co-director. During the program, fellows will create several short funny videos and stand-up material based on what they learn, culminating in a live comedy variety show in New York City in November. The 9-month fellowship kicks off with a week-long intensive where fellows hear from climate and clean energy experts and then workshop their comedy ideas with one another in a collaborative writers room. The diverse group of newly-appointed Climate Comedy Cohort fellows ranges from TikTok stars and accomplished stand-up comedians to writers and producers, all of whom want to amplify climate change solutions or already focus on environmental issues in their creative work.
This year’s cohort will focus on popularizing solar, heat pumps, electric vehicles and other clean energy technologies that can significantly reduce carbon emissions. Comedians are an untapped resource to help spread the word and engage more people.” “We especially need more creatives on board. Our country is at a very important moment in our transition away from fossil fuels toward clean energy, and we need all hands on deck to speed up this transition,” said Wendy Philleo, executive director of Generation180. “Comedians help inject hope and optimism into the climate conversation. This blend of stand-up comics, comedy writers, performers and directors will create new comedy, informed by the latest climate science, and take their work on the road with a live variety show, new videos and other out-of-the-box content.
Leah Bonnema (“Late Show with Stephen Colbert”).Mark Kendall (CoolCoolCool Productions).Ashley Brooke Roberts (“Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!”: NPR).Rasheda Crockett (“Adam Ruins Everything”).Kaycee Conlee (“The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”).
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