Professor of Ridiculosity

Ira G. Liss Ira G. Liss, in his multi-decade career as a performing artist and writer, has had the pleasure and privilege of working as an actor, MC, talk show host, interviewer, producer, director, comic, performance poet, improvisor, storyteller, monologist, pianist, accompaniest, singer, songwriter, ceremony officiant and more.

He regularly performs at the Mercury Cafe in Denver on Sunday evenings, plus at various venues and open mics throughout the Front Range.

He loves to share what he’s learned about our inborn, spontaneous creativity and how our abilities to express ourselves can touch the hearts and minds of audiences.

See various brief examples of Ira’s original writing, music, song, improvisation,  and performing arts on his YouTube channel, TheIraLissShow, including:

– Spoken word improvisation, Innisfree Cafè: Send Me a Text
– Song performance: Hey, Human
– Storytelling accompanied by piano, Denver’s Mercury Café, New Year’s Eve 2016: Taste Your Lips
– Improvised commentary: Brillo
– Also, see his gigs page, a web presence for potential clients who seek  custom-written music and theater performance for their special events.