The Madwoman and the Roomba chronicles a roller coaster year for Loh, her partner, and her two teenage daughters in their ramshackle quasi-Craftsman, with a front lawn that’s more like a rectangle of compacted dirt and mice that greet her as she makes her morning coffee. With raucous wit and carefree candor, Loh recounts the struggles of leaning in, staying lean, and keeping her family well-fed and financially afloat―all those burdens of running a household that still, all-too-often, fall to women. Easy surfing toward the glassy blue waters of retirement…Or maybe not? Middle age, for Sandra Tsing Loh, feels more like living a disorganized 25-year-old’s life in an 85-year-old’s malfunctioning body. Gateway to the golden years! Professional summiting. – Henry Alford, author of Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That?Īh, 55. I laughed about seventy times, welled up twice, and cried at the end. “This wildly funny book proves that the more of life’s indignities that are heaped on Sandra Tsing Loh, the more we will thrill to her brilliant wit and rock-solid resilience. She plans to tape her new show, Julia Sweeney: Older & Wider when the pandemic has been contained and it’s safe to congregate. Her memoir, If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Your Mother, was published in 2013. The film of the show, which Julia directed, played on Showtime. Her third monologue, Letting Go of God, was a one- person show about her quest to find a God in which she could truly believe. Julia’s second monologue, In the Family Way, chronicled Julia’s quest to become a mother and her eventual adoption of a child as a single person. Quentin Tarantino produced a film version of the show, which Julia directed. It played on Broadway and the audio of the show was nominated for a Grammy. Her shows include: God Said Ha!, was about a terrible year when she and her brother were both diagnosed with cancer. She also wrote and starred in a film about Pat entitled It’s Pat! After Julia left Saturday Night Live, she became known as a monologist. Her most popular recurring character was Pat, an androgynous person who caused people to become confused. She was on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1994. She’s best known for her original comedic monologues and stand up comedy. JULIA SWEENEY is an actress, comedian, writer and film director. Her book, The Madwoman and the Volvo, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2014. She is a contributing editor to the Atlantic and hosts the syndicated daily radio minute The Loh Down on Science. Her work has been heard on NPR’s Morning Edition and This American Life. SANDRA TSING LOH is a writer and performer. $32 includes a signed Sandra Tsing Loh book (shipping included) You can purchase a signed book then, if you wish. NOTE: In honor of today’s Blackout Tuesday, we’ve postponed our event, originally scheduled for June 2 to the same time on June 3. This event premieres on June 3 at 6pm PST/9pm EST on the Live Talks Los Angeles Facebook page and also in our YouTube channel.
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