Stand-Up Science Presents: Volcano
by Ben Miller
Ben Miller - New York, NY
V.10 - The Asper Centre for Theatre & Film (U of W) 
What happens when a comedian walks into a volcano?
In 2023, Ben Miller was the artist-in-residence at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, the first stand-up comedian ever selected. This was probably a terrible idea on their part.

Come watch this show where scientist-turned-comedian Ben Miller explores volcanology, entomology, Hawaiian history, cats, cookies, and more. And yes, that photo is real. Ben has made people laugh in front of a burning lava lake and he is not afraid of you.

Show Info:
60 minutes
Genre:
Stand-Up

Audience:
Mature

Coarse Language, Sexual Content

Wed July 17 8:00 PM
Thu July 18 11:15 AM
Sat July 20 4:30 PM
Sun July 21 7:45 PM
Mon July 22 6:30 PM
Tue July 23 1:00 PM
Fri July 26 4:15 PM
Sat July 27 9:30 PM

Stand-Up Science Presents: Volcano

Ben Miller—The Asper Centre for Theatre & Film (U of W)

Ben Miller uses a bit of self-deprecating humour to talk about life, his Hawai’i experience, and volcanoes. This show is both factual and funny. It was around 25% science and 75% comedy, with most of the science leading into more comedy.

His crowd work was pretty darn good, especially for an 11:15 am Thursday show. He uses a video slide show to accompany his performance which helps make the science part more interesting as well as show off his photoshop skills for some of the visual humour.

Murray Hunter