A Comedian and A Philosopher Walk Into A Bar: Philosopher Shay Welch

The Alliance Theatre is partnering with the Center for Ethics at Emory University to present a series of post-show dialogues after select performances of EVERYBODY. Hosted by Atlanta-based comics David Perdue, Lace Larrabee, and Katherine Blanford, each dialogue invites a guest philosopher to talk about the meaning of life, our relationship to death, and everything in-between.  

Join us at the North Alcove Bar for some seriously funny conversation with theologians and interfaith leaders, ethicists and philosophers, therapists and love gurus. The drinking is optional. The laughing is not.

Wednesday, SEP 28, 2022 // Following the 7:30pm performance, North Alcove Bar, 2nd Floor 

Comedian Lace Larrabee talks with Shay Welch, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Spelman College. 

This conversation is free for Everybody ticket holders – get tickets now.

Lace Larrabee is a nationally touring stand-up comic, actor and podcaster. In 2022, Lace made it to the semi-finals of season 17 of America’s Got Talent. In addition to NBC, Lace has been seen on FOX, TruTV, and The Weather Channel making fun of people falling on ice. She has been featured in clubs and festivals from coast to coast and is the co-host of the hit podcast, CHEATIES. Lace is passionate about helping others find their voices on stage, especially other women. She founded Laugh Lab in 2017 which offers stand-up and sitcom pilot writing classes. Atlanta Magazine named Laugh Lab, "Atlanta's Best Comedy Class."

Dr. Shay Welch is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Spelman College, the 2020—2021 Carnegie and Rockefeller Foundation Distinguished Research/Creative Scholar, and Chair of the Association for Feminist Ethics and Social Theory. Her research interests center on freedom, creativity, and the embodiment of social relations within distinct feminist and Native American frameworks.