Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:

Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 8pm

*Virtual event airs on July 29 at 6pm PT/9pm ET

Simon Rich with Kristen Schaal

discussing his collection of stories, Glory Days

TICKETS:

• $50 General Admission ticket + signed copy of the book
• $25 General Admisison ticket
• Additional signed books available for purchase at event
• Face masks recommended

• The virtual version of this event airs on July 29, at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days.
• Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the book)
• ASL interpreter provided upon request.
• Free parking at the venue

From the Thurber Prize–winning author of New Teeth, hailed as “a triumph of sustained humor” (Sarah Lyall, New York Times Book Review), comes a hilarious and powerful collection of short stories chronicling the plight of aging millennials. ​

Simon Rich is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker. He has written for Saturday Night Live, Pixar, and The Simpsonsand is the creator of the TV shows Man Seeking Woman and Miracle Workers, which he based on his books. His other collections include Ant Farm; Spoiled Brats; Hits and Misses, which won the Thurber Prize for American Humor; and New Teeth.

In Glory Days, Thurber Prize-winning author Simon Rich, “one of the funniest writers in America” (NPR), is back with a new batch of can’t-miss stories.

Super Mario turns forty and is forced to “take-a stock” of his life and how “messed up it’s-a become.” Goliath struggles to control the media narrative in the lead-up to his death match against David, a small, beloved child. And a long-discarded participation trophy reminisces about the glorious field day in 1993, when he wound up in the arms of a jubilant, asthmatic Simon Rich.

High-stakes and heartfelt, Glory Days mourns the death of youthful innocence and hails the beginning of something approximating wisdom.

Kristen Schaal was an Emmy nominee for her voiceover performance in the Netflix series BoJack Horseman. Recent credits conclude: the FX series What We Do in the Shadows, as well as Hulu’s The Mysterious Benedict Society. Schaal voices the character of Louise in the Fox animated series Bob’s Burgers, which is currently in its 14th season. Previously Schaal starred in the Fox series The Last Man on Earth; the original My Spy; Bill & Ted Face the Music, and Boundaries. Schaal’s other film credits include All Nighter, The Boss, Dinner for Schmucks, and A Walk in the Woods. In addition to voicing the role of Trixie in Toy Story 3 and 4, Schaal won an Annie Award for her work on Gravity Falls and lent her voice to characters on The Simpsons. Her other television credits include appearances on 30 Rock, Flight of the Conchords, Mad Men and Modern Family. She was the Senior Women’s Issues Correspondent for The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and also had an hour special on Comedy Central, Live at the Fillmore. As a theater performer, Schaal won the Lucille Lortel Award for her role in The Coward at Lincoln Center Theater. She has co-authored a sex guide, The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex, with husband and Daily Show writer Rich Blomquist.