Brett Gelman, The Terrifying Realm of the Possible

MJCCA Book Festival Presents

An Evening with Brett Gelman, author of The Terrifying Realm of the Possible: Nearly True Stories

Author Talk, Q & A & Book Signing with Photo Op

Join us when acclaimed actor and comedian Brett Gelman (Stranger Things, Fleabag) discusses his daring, hilariously neurotic literary debut, The Terrifying Realm of the Possible: Nearly True Stories. Illustrated with original drawings by the author, Gelman's remarkable first book is a bold, unforgettable debut that challenges our assumptions about what it means to be human.

Enter the wonderfully weird, always uncomfortable, side-splittingly funny world of The Terrifying Realm of the Possible, where your worst fears of who you are or might become are always just around the corner. In these masterful short stories from the singular mind of the actor and comedian Brett Gelman, you’ll meet five individuals, each navigating a uniquely strange stage of life: Abraham Amsterdam (the child); Mendel Freudenberger (the teenager); Jackie Cohen (the adult); Iris Below (the senior); and Z (the dead).

These characters face the big issues; the ones we all face. As they traverse the prickly terrain of morality, family, sex, fame, religion, and death they search for answers to life's unanswerable questions. In the futility of that search comes the absurdity, along with the comedy. The composite portrait is an existential (mis)adventure of Rothian proportions. Gelman's remarkable first book is a bold, unforgettable debut that challenges our assumptions about what it means to be human.

Brett Gelman is an acclaimed, actor, writer, and comedian whose signature intensity and fearlessness enables him to navigate both comedy and drama. Brett’s work can be seen on television in Stranger Things, Fleabag, Curb Your Enthusiasm ,Twin Peaks: The Return, and the Adult Swim special trilogy Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman, which he co-wrote, and in films including The Other Guys, Lemon, which he also co-wrote, Without Remorse, and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.

Books will be available for purchase from our partner bookseller, A Cappella Books!

An advenced ticket purchase and a valid government photo ID is required for access to this event. 

Mr. Gelman will be taking photos with guests but will NOT be signing any memorabilia.