They're cock-rocking the NPR crowd with the best underground comedy, storytelling, burlesque and sideshow acts. This whole thing (and all of everything) is about getting together and getting EXCITED – just turn your phones off and shout it out loud.

The folks from the And I Am Not Lying blog (andiamnotlying.com) put on one of New York’s most innovative and eclectic storytelling-based variety shows, featuring comedy, storytelling, music and sideshow.

In addition to their monthly show at Under St Marks (Every first Wed. of the month), they have also performed at South by Southwest 2012, sold out shows at the Black Cat in Washington, DC and The Middle East in Cambridge, MA, where they were presented by NPR affiliate WBUR in Boston."

Storytellers (and co-producers) Jeff Simmermon, Brad Lawrence and Cyndi Freeman have collectively appeared on This American Life, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Moth Podcast & have won multiple Moth story SLAMS.

Past guests have included burlesque performers: Matt Fraser and Julie Atlas Muz, Little Brooklyn, Apathy Angel, Fem Appeal, Legs Malone and Amelia Bareparts. Comedians: Hari Kondabolu, Jeffrey Joseph, Michael Che and Ophira Eisenberg, Andy Ross and Peter Aguero. Variety performers: Chris McDaniel, Albert Cadabra and Nelson Lugo.

For more info go to www.andiamnotlying.com

Brad Lawrence (Producer) Brad Lawrence is a host of The Moth StorySLAMS and he is the only storyteller to win back-to back GrandSLAMS. He is a both a member and featured storyteller with the BTK Band, and he also is a regular at such shows as The Liar’s Show, Speakeasy Stories, Seth Lind’s Told, The Risk Podcast and How I Learned. In addition, he is a co-producer and performer with And I Am Not Lying. His solo show, “Monsters In The Wood,” was presented in the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival to critical acclaim. He performs burlesque as Handsome Brad and works in burlesque productions throughout NYC including Original Cyn Burlesque, Hotsy Totsy Burlesque and Kitty Nights Burlesque. He recently returned from co-producing and performing a successful run of storytelling shows and whiskey tastings as part of Grant's True Tales at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Cyndi Freeman (Producer) Cyndi Freeman is a two-time FringeNYC award winning performer, playwright, theatrical producer and a Moth Slam winning storyteller. She has created and produced several solo shows including I Kissed Dash Riprock which won a ‘Best in Festival Award for Excellence’ at the 2002 New York International Fringe Festival; Greetings from Hollywood which was spotlighted on CNN, received a ‘Best in Fringe Festival’ Award also at the New York Fringe in 1998, and was voted ‘Best New Play of New England – 1998’ by the Independent Reviewers of New England. Most recently, she created and produced Wonder Woman: A How To Guide For Little Jewish Girls, which premiered to critical acclaim at the FRIGID New York Festival. Ms Freeman is a recipient of a grand prize playwriting fellowship award from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (with collaborator Ellen Groves). Her storytelling credits include Seth Lind's Told, The Liar Show, Stripped Stories, Story Collider, The Risk podcast and stage show, and The BTK band. Ms. Freeman is also a teacher for The Moth in their outreach program MothSHOP. She also performs burlesque under the name Cherry Pitz and co-produces Hotsy Totsy Burlesque show, New York’s only ongoing burlesque soap opera. Other credits include HBO, Comedy Central and Showtime. http://www.heroicsinhotpants.com

Jeff Simmermon (Producer) Jeff Simmermon is a writer and storyteller who regularly appears at shows around New York. He has written for Vice Magazine, appeared onstage at The Moth's GrandSlam, on the Moth's podcast, and on This American Life. He produces, hosts and performs in And I Am Not Lying, a comedy storytelling burlesque sideshow that has appeared around NYC, at SXSW 2012 and most recently at the Black Cat in Washington, DC. The show is based on a blog packed full of stories, art, and other weirdness at www.andiamnotlying.com.

Photographer: Ryan Collerd Featured: Cyndi Freeman/Cherry Pitz is Wonder Woman, Runaround Sue is the Cheetah, and Brad Lawrence is Steve Trevor