How Moshe Kasher went from a mascot to an ASL interpreter

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After bottoming out, being institutionalized, and getting sober all by the tender age of fifteen, Comedian Moshe Kasher found himself asking: “What’s next?” Over the ensuing decades, he discovered the answer: a lot.
There was his time as a boy-king of Alcoholics Anonymous, a kind of pubescent proselytizer for other teens getting and staying sober. He was a rave promoter turned DJ turned sober ecstasy dealer in San Francisco’s techno warehouse party scene of the 1990s. For fifteen years he worked as a psychedelic security guard at Burning Man, fishing hippies out of hidden chambers they’d constructed to try to sneak into the event. As a child of deaf parents, Kasher became deeply immersed in deaf culture and sign language interpretation, translating everything from end-of-life care to horny deaf clients’ attempts to hire sex workers. He reconnects and tries to make peace with his ultra-Hasidic Jewish upbringing after the death of his father before finally settling into the comedy scene where he now makes his living. Join him as he does 10-15 minutes of his comedy stand-up routine and talks about his unusual life knowing without a doubt that wherever you are is where you’re supposed to be.
Recorded February 7, 2024 at The 92nd Street Y, New York
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Hello 92nd Street Y. Where is the full interview with Moshe Kasher?