Chris Milea is a 22 year-old lover of standup, literature and spoken word. A 2012 graduate of New Paltz’s creative writing program, he recently survived a tour in corporate America. He believes artists have the power to show the people the way and he diligently studies his admired crafts with hope of helping slay the insufferable dragon that is the American mainstream.
What is so evisceratingly funny about Patrice O’Neal’s work, exemplified in the poignant title of his final taped special, "Elephant in the Room," is...