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Trimmings is Shai Bardin’s first stand-up comedy special.
This was her Senior Honors Thesis at Northwestern University, with faculty sponsors Joshua Chambers-Letson (author, professor, Performance Studies Department Chair) and Mary Zimmerman (Tony Award winner, MacArthur Fellow, Professor).
Performed at the Wirtz Center for Performing Arts in Evanston, Illinois.
Shai Bardin is a comedian and performance artist, currently studying at Northwestern University. Since her first open mic at 16, she has performed in New York City, Chicago, and Tel Aviv. In 2023, she was a semi-finalist at the NYC Queer Comedy Festival. She has been described as “a little freak,” “a breakout star,” and “a Northwestern 8.” All her friends are guys
