Brad Lawrence

Brad Lawrence is a storyteller, comedian, and writer who has performed to sold-out crowds around the United States and in the UK. He co-produces the sketch comedy burlesque show, Hotsy Totsy Burlesque, with his wife Cyndi Freeman, which is well into its second decade of parodying everything from Star Trek and the Star Wars Holiday Special to Meryl Streep and Stanley Kubrick. As a storyteller, he has appeared at The Moth MainStage, RISK!, Story Collider, and at festivals and theaters all over the world. He has taught storytelling and public speaking to CEOs of Fortune 500s, high schoolers, civil rights activists, and everyone in between. He is the author of the newsletter GO! with Brad Lawrence.

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updated: 07/03/2025

A Perfect Night

Brad drunkenly breaks his finger during a dumb, hypothetical bar fight in a Brooklyn blizzard, but he refuses to leave, ...

09/02/2025

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The Big Secret

(Content note: child sexual abuse, murder, suicide) In a church where guilt is weaponized and silence rewarded, teenage ...

07/29/2025

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Chase Sequence

A mentally ill homeless man saw Brad in public and yelled “Trump!” and began chasing Brad, to assault him. T...

11/08/2021

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Strays

Brad’s at his stepfather’s funeral in the Ozarks overseen by a racist preacher. Learning his stepfather adop...

05/31/2021

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What About Us?

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04/20/2020

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Joining The Resistance

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12/16/2019

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The Last Dance

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02/26/2018

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Jeff

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09/08/2015

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Felicity

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02/03/2014

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Let Me Sleep On It

In his youth, Brad finds and loses love with a fellow bookstore employee. Later, after marrying someone else, he sees hi...

08/27/2013

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A Christmas Miracle

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12/22/2011

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Nanu Nanu Manu

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12/15/2009

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