HAIRY SITUATION: A COMEDY SHOW BY ALOK at Midtown Ballroom

ALOK

In their new standup show, ALOK keeps finding themself in hairy situations: being mistaken as a mega-famous Brazilian DJ, botching TikTok makeup tutorials, and signing up for an appointment at the European Wax Center. This unmissable evening is flippant and fabulous, wicked sharp, and delightfully silly.

ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed poet, comedian, public speaker, and actor. Their dynamic presence has captivated audiences in over 40 countries, with sold-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Netflix is a Joke Festival. ALOK's first comedy special BIOLOGY! [alokvmenon.com] was executive produced by Christopher Guest. They are the subject of the docu-short “ALOK” executive produced by Jodie Foster and directed by Alex Hedison, which made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2024. On screen, they can also be seen in Complicated Order, The Trans List, and Absolute Dominion. On television, they can be seen on HBO's Sex Lives of College Girls, Sort Of and Random Acts of Flyness, Hulu’s Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne, and Netflix’s Gender Agenda Comedy Special and Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness.

WHATEVER MIKE

Whatever mike crafts lush, genre-defying soundscapes that exist at the intersection of queer spirituality, emotional depth, and vocal mastery. Their music is a meditation on healing, devotion, and self-discovery—an invitation to sit with life’s paradoxes and embrace both light and shadow, movement and stillness.

With soulful vocals and hypnotic production, whatever mike holds space for nuance and complexity, refusing to seek easy answers. Their songwriting is deeply felt, cutting to the core with lyrics like, “I pray for the victims and pray for the shooter,” a reflection of their willingness to hold compassion and contradiction at once.

Sonically, their work lives somewhere between James Blake’s emotional depth, Bon Iver’s layered intimacy, and Frank Ocean’s fluid, genre-defying warmth. whatever mike’s music isn’t just meant to be heard—it’s meant to be felt.