YEAR IN REVIEW 2022

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THE TIME! IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN: THE END. IT’S TIME WE LOOK BACK AND REMEMBER ALL THIS YEAR HAS BROUGHT US - THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE JUST OKAY. HERE IS MY ANNUAL YEAR IN REVIEW:

THIS YEAR, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING IN THE AUDIENCE DEPARTMENT FOR NUMEROUS SHOWS AND EVENTS, INCLUDING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, THE TONIGHT SHOW, LATE NIGHT, THE LATE SHOW, THE VIEW, TAMRON HALL, THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS, THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER TREE LIGHTING AND COUNTLESS FILM PREMIERES. WHILE MY CONTRACT AT NBC CONCLUDED IN JULY, I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE I GOT TO MEET DURING MY TIME THERE AND ALL THE INVALUABLE EXPERIENCES I HAD. AFTER NBC, I HAVE CONTINUED TO WORK FREELANCE IN AUDIENCE COORDINATION WITH 1IOTA, THE LEADING FREE TICKET COMPANY IN ENTERTAINMENT. WHEN I’M NOT AT 1IOTA, I HAVE CONTINUED TO WORK FREELANCE FOR TRINITY GROUP, AN AMAZON MARKETPLACE, CREATING IMAGES AND VIDEOS FOR THEIR LISTINGS. I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT 2023 WILL BRING FOR MY CAREER, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

AFTER HAVING A VIRTUAL GRADUATION IN 2020, THIS YEAR WE FINALLY HAD AN IN-PERSON CEREMONY AT YANKEE STADIUM. WHILE IT WAS WEIRD TO WAIT 2 YEARS, IT WAS NICE TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE IN PERSON AND, BECAUSE NYU COMBINED 2020 AND 2021 GRADUATES, WITH MY GOOD FRIENDS WHO GRADUATED THE YEAR AFTER I DID.

THIS YEAR I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE PERFORMED COMEDY WITH FOUR DIFFERENT SKETCH COMEDY GROUPS IN NEW YORK CITY, CREATING FUN AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, DUMB CONTENT. THIS YEAR, I MADE MY OFF-BROADWAY DEBUT WITH A SPONSORED BY SKETCH COMEDY SHOW AT THE PLAYERS THEATER IN WHICH I PLAYED A SHOVEL - THE SECOND SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED. IN MAY, MY COLLEGE TEAM, FRIENDS WITH DADS, PERFORMED A REUNION SHOW WHERE I WAS ABLE TO REVIVE SOME OF MY FAVORITE SKETCHES FROM COLLEGE AND PERFORM IN A FINAL SHOW THAT COVID HAD ORIGINALLY DENIED US IN 2020. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, I DEBUTED MY FIRST ORIGINAL COMEDY SONG, “MAIN DISH (A LOVE SONG),” WHICH IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MY PREVIOUS PARODY SONGS LIKE MY PARODY OF COIN’S “TALK TOO MUCH”: “WALK TOO MUCH” – ABOUT HOW I DON’T LIKE HOW SWEATY I GET WALKING PLACES IN NEW YORK. THIS YEAR, I ALSO HAD THE HONOR OF DIRECTING A MUSIC VIDEO FOR MY INCREDIBLY TALENTED FRIEND CHRISTOPHER MORUCCI FOR THEIR SONG, “THE ONE THAT NEVER WAITED” FROM THEIR RECENT EP “RUCCI.”

THIS SUMMER MY FAMILY TOOK A DELIGHTFUL TRIP TO ITALY TO CELEBRATE MY PARENTS’ 30TH ANNIVERSARY. GETTING TO SEE ITALY WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE BUT IT WAS MADE SO MUCH BETTER GETTING TO SPEND THE TIME WITH MY FAMILY. ALSO THIS YEAR, AFTER TALKING ABOUT IT HYPOTHETICALLY FOR OVER A DECADE, MY FATHER AND I TOOK A TRIP TO SEE SOME BASEBALL GAMES IN DC, BALTIMORE, CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND DETROIT. I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE FOND MEMORIES I MADE THIS SUMMER WITH MY FAMILY.

WELL, THIS YEAR IT FINALLY GOT ME. AFTER WORKING IN HOSPITALITY AND AUDIENCE MANAGEMENT FOR OVER A YEAR, I FINALLY CAME DOWN WITH THE CORONAVIRUS IN JUNE. WHILE THE ILLNESS ITSELF WAS MILD, I UNFORTUNATELY FELT THE SYMPTOMS OF LONG COVID. THIS SUMMER WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FOR ME, AS I EXPERIENCED BRAIN FOG AND SEVERE EXHAUSTION. HOWEVER, IN TAKING CARE OF AND GOING EASY ON MYSELF, EATING RIGHT AND FINALLY ADDRESSING LONG-FELT ATTENTION ISSUES, I FEEL THAT I AM BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE TO THANK ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WHO WERE UNDERSTANDING OF MY DIFFICULTIES AND PROVIDED ME THE SPACE TO RECOVER. TO ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN SUFFERING FROM LONG COVID - I FEEL YOU, GO EASY ON YOURSELF!

WELL THAT WAS MY YEAR. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE GOOD THINGS 2023 WILL BRING. I HOPE YOU’VE HAD A FANTASTIC 2022 AND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU’VE BEEN UP TO! I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A HAPPY AND HEALTHY HOLIDAY.