August 18, 7:30 pm: God, No! Penn Jillette with Kevin Pollak
Penn Jillette is the larger and loudest part of the great Penn & Teller.
Past Events
June 28, 7:30 pm: Albert Brooks with Bob Weide SOLD OUT
This event is now full. What differentiates a great writer from the rest is that artist’s observations about humanity, observations that define us, our little obsessions, that stand up to time and to generations. Actor, writer and director Albert Brooks continues the conversations he starts in his movies, with his new novel. A really terrific novel called 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America. Albert Brooks is the master of the unconventional whose movies are among the best cultural mirrors and social commentaries…
Brief Technical Problem Solved
As many of you have noticed, Writers Bloc briefly experienced some technical difficulties with our email response system. If you had trouble making a reservation to any of our events, the problem is now fixed. You can RSVP to reservations@writersblocpresents.com or writersblocpresents@gmail.com. We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced. Rest assured that we have been working like mad with offshore help desks from morning til night to address this issue. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
May 31, 7:30 pm: Dick Van Dyke with Carl Reiner SOLD OUT
We at Writers Bloc revel in our embarrassment of riches. Dick Van Dyke with Carl Reiner. Consistently cited as one of the best shows in American television history, The Dick Van Dyke Show brought together Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam– backed by the herculean strength of Carl Reiner’s vision and writing. That show was legendary for any number of reasons—for Dick Van Dyke’s radiant warmth and multigenerational appeal, and perfect comic genius, for Mary Tyler Moore’s brilliance, for the…
June 1, 7:30 pm: Lisa See and Nina Revoyr: Chinese and Japanese Americans: a sometimes uneasy relationship with America
Only a handful of writers in America have explored the Chinese immigration experience as fully as Lisa See. No one, however, has done it with as much variety, depth or reach to a wide audience. From her thrilling family story, On Gold Mountain, to her new novel, Dreams of Joy, Lisa See has mined individual, familial and collective Chinese American stories to produce a most wonderful window into what it means to be part of both cultures as a woman in the 20th and 21st…
April 28, 7:30 pm: Free Screening: Exporting Raymond- SOLD OUT
Everybody Loves Raymond was a phenomenally successful sitcom, and now, in syndication, it is still enormously popular. The growing Russian television industry smelled potential as well, and invited Phil Rosenthal, the show’s wry creator, to come to Russia to discuss adaptation for a Russian audience. Sitcoms cross borders all the time. Some adaptations succeed abroad, others not so well. Phil Rosenthal narrates this really funny documentary about taking an essentially American family sitcom to another culture, to a country so hungry for pop culture that…