Gag Reflex: a sketch show
About This Event
Gag Reflex: a sketch show at Union Hall presents a mixed bill of electronic sets and comedy from Chelsea, amita, Matkins &, and Rao). The bill pairs DJs whose work emphasizes texture, pacing, and song‑oriented instincts with comic performers who move between stand‑up and music, drawing on pop and diaspora culture and favoring tight timing and clean premises.
About Gag Reflex: a sketch show
At Union Hall, Gag Reflex: a sketch show hosts a mixed-night format that threads comedy through electronic sets. The bill brings together Chelsea, amita, Matkins &, and Rao), pairing DJs attentive to pacing and texture with performers who move between stand-up, music, and pop-reference sketch work. There’s no documented NYC premiere history attached to this iteration, but it fits a familiar Brooklyn lineage of variety rooms where scenes cross-pollinate in real time. The earned insight is structural: the contrast in rhythms becomes the point, not just the backdrop.
About the Artists
Gag Reflex: a sketch show
Gag Reflex: a sketch show is a New York City–based performance project that stages mixed bills of comedy and electronic DJ sets, including nights at Union Hall. The lineup has included collaborators such as Chelsea, amita, Matkins &, and Rao), moving between stand-up, music-driven sketches, and song-oriented club programming.
amita
amita is a New York City–based electronic artist and DJ, heard in venues including Reforesters Laboratory, Mood Ring, and Honeys. Their work sits between live electronics and club structures, with sets built from texture, negative space, and slow changes in intensity.
Rao),
Rao) is a comedy performer who appears on New York City lineups at Union Hall, including the host‑driven series PRETTY MAJOR with Jay Jurden, where stand‑up shares the bill with short music sets. They’ve worked alongside comics and hybrid performers including Nico Carney, Brian Bahe, Aparna Nancherla, Rachel Tokar, and Aaron Chen.
Chelsea
Chelsea is an electronic artist and DJ who has appeared in New York City lineups at Cargo at Dead Letter No. 9, including Barangay’s mixed-bill night alongside Jasmine Li, Jay Dawala, Gabriel Etrata, LANSUH, and Niyah West.
Matkins &
Matkins & is a comedy performer who appears in New York City rooms including Union Hall, often in mixed-format bills that move between stand-up and music. Their recent credits include PRETTY MAJOR, hosted by Jay Jurden, alongside comics and comedy-song artists such as Aparna Nancherla and Rachel Tokar.