
Humans need stories
Every month, In a Nutshell invites four experienced storytellers from all walks of life to tell a true story LIVE based on intriguing, off-the-beaten-path theme prompts designed to challenge the storytellers to dig deeper and engage audiences with their heads, hearts, and everything in between.


Tales of unusual partnerships, unlikely friendships, or when opposites attract—or collide.
February's Storytellers:
At In a Nutshell, audiences can count on a riveting evening of storytelling
from experienced storytellers with a diversity of lives-lived.
Kate
Willett
Kate Willett is a comedian, actress and writer who has appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Netflix’s Comedy Lineup. She’s the author of the Audible Original Dirtbag Anthropology and has written jokes for your favorite boys, Beavis and Butthead.​
Johnny
Taylor Jr.
Johnny Taylor Jr is a comedian, actor, and podcaster known for razor-sharp wit, compelling storytelling, and dynamic performances across multiple mediums. He regularly tours with comedy legend Brian Posehn and frequently appears on Doug Benson's Doug Loves Movies podcast.​
Lucie
Moses
Lucie Moses is a storyteller featured on The Moth Podcast and a 2020 StorySLAM winner. More recently, she was the winning storyteller at Conundrum Chronicles. Originally from France, Lucie lives in Berkeley with her husband and a deliberate absence of pets.
JP Frary
JP Frary designs and builds furniture and sculptures, making beautiful things out of recycled materials. His stories can be heard in lumber yards and hardware stores throughout the Bay Area, as well as on KQED. He's a multiple-time Moth Story Slam winner.

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In a Nutshell is hosted and curated by storytelling comedian Keith Lowell Jensen, book editor Amy Bee, and author Aaron Carnes, three friends who want nothing more than to give humans laughter, insight, and the full spectrum of emotion from the absolute best live storytellers in the universe—that’s all.
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