Kate Berlant is a comedian whose work has been described as “surreal,” “not comedy,” and “experimental comedy.” In her very empathic, somewhat “psychic,” and theatrical-without-that-pretentious-edge comedy that’s touring all over the country and especially landing in Los Angeles, Kate takes the stage with a presence that is mesmerizing, hilarious, and seemingly effortless. She remains present without even trying, making observations that hit every time, and tuning into an obvious force that only those blessed with intuitive powers can truly understand.
I was thinking about Kate when a recent tweet of hers caught my eye: “When I was your age we drank from used jars and checked Facebook.” I felt like Kate was on the brink of something, plus her tweets are consistently on point and I’m always on Twitter these days, so I called her up on a Monday afternoon to talk it all out. We started the conversation by talking about Twitter, the social media that we both love the most.
