The Lost Comic: Conversations with Cuauhtemoc Silva

Stand up comedian and story teller Cuauhtemoc Silva recounts  his tough beginnings as an impoverished person of color growing up in San Francisco. We discuss how his background shapes shapes his onstage material, the daily grind of being a working comedian as well as how racism manifests in the San Francisco comedy circuit.

You can check out Cuauhtemoc's material here: 

@Silva_Cuauhtemoc 

 

and here: 

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCnrtifKTmJVRsnmFzBXsvUw?fbclid=PAAaZk_sfuZ3-ZDb_oBDfT2V6iBPFVA66uynZqNRzdhSOJIw5SLRtp8o_F80s

 

My contact info: benjaminrussack@gmail.com; 415.497.1908.

 

Totally random and shameless plug for my father's book on Animal Dream Symbolism: 

 

Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)