Comedy and Conversations 2025

Bring a friend for a fun night – the second ticket is 50% off!

On Thursday, June 26^th, 7:30pm-9:30 pm, Comedy and Conversations returns! This is a program created by Munir Meghjani and David Perdue (not that one) that uses humor to shine a light on serious or under-explored topics. They recruit talented local comedians and subject matter experts to share their knowledge with you—and maybe make you laugh along the way. 

Atlanta History Center is partnering with the program to host a night on the women’s suffrage movement in Georgia. We will hear from some funny comedians, discuss what you were (or weren’t!) taught in school, and the successes and failures of the fight for the right to vote. 

Doors open at 7:00pm and the event starts at 7:30pm.

Robin Morris is Associate Professor and Chair of History at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia where she teaches courses in modern US history, Southern history, and public history. She holds a PhD in History from Yale University, an MA in Southern Studies from University of Mississippi, and a BA from Queens University of Charlotte. She is an Atlanta area native and attended Kindergarten through 12^thgrade in DeKalb County Public Schools.

Morris authored Goldwater Girls to Reagan Women: Gender, Georgia, and the Growth of the New Right with University of Georgia Press in 2022. The book traces women’s political activism from the foundation of the Georgia Federation of Republican Women in the 1950s through the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1980s. 

She worked with a committee from Antioch AME Church and a team from University of West Georgia to create a digital archive of the first African American church in Decatur, GA. The site is at www.antiochamehistory.org and participants co-authored an article about the community history process in Digital Community Engagement: Partnering Communities with the Academy on University of Cincinnati Press in 2020. 

Prior to graduate study, Morris was an educator at the Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte, North Carolina and a middle school social studies teacher in Tunica, Mississippi. 

Jessica VanLanduyt is Senior Director of Experiences and Engagement at Historic Oakland Foundation, where she leads strategic initiatives to deepen community impact and enhance visitor experiences at Atlanta's historic Oakland Cemetery. She holds a Master of Heritage Preservation with a concentration in Public History from Georgia State University and serves as part-time faculty in the History Department at Georgia Gwinnett College. An experienced public historian and curator, VanLanduyt served as Lead Curator of Any Great Change: The Centennial of the 19th Amendment, an exhibition exploring the legacy and continuing impact of the women’s suffrage movement.

Amy Brown’s silly smart standup reflects on motherhood, married-hood, dyslexia, and the perils of shorty shorts. Her debut special “Indoor Wife” is out now on her Youtube (Amy Brown Comedy) where you can also find her weekly podcast, Amy Brown Comedy Podcast. Accolades include touring around the country as a headliner for Moms Unhinged, opening for Real Housewife of New York, Sonja Morgan in Sonja In Your City, Joe Dombroski, Katherine Blanford, April Macie, Emmy Blotnick, Liza Treyger, Ali Macofsky & Adrienne Iapalucci. She is a regular at Atlanta’s Laughing Skull Lounge and was in the top 101 in The World Series of Comedy 2022/2023 in Las Vegas. She was a finalist in the Funniest Person in Rochester 2022 and has performed in The Rochester Fringe Festival, The Boulder Comedy Festival, Oak City Comedy Festival, The North Carolina Comedy Festival, and West End Comedy Fest. She also hosts a weekly podcast and Youtube series called Amy Brown Comedy Podcast. Find her at www.amybrowncomedy.com.

Vanessa Fraction is a talented and hilarious comedian, actress, and writer who has made her mark in various forms of entertainment. She can currently be heard as a co-host on the Nappy Boy Radio Podcast hosted by T-Pain and seen in the movie Praise This on Peacock. Vanessa can also be seen guest hosting on the entertainment news show Dish Nation.

As a stand-up comedian, Vanessa has performed on Def Comedy Jam, Laff Mobs Laff Tracks, and more. Her writing credits include Raven's Home, 106 & Park, and The Mo'Nique Show. Additionally, she has appeared in the film Barber Shop 2 and television shows Last Call, Mann & Wife (BounceTV), Comedy KnockOuts (TruTV) and Tales (BET).

Not only is Vanessa "Action" Fraction a talented entertainer, but she is also a certified self-defense instructor. She teaches her unique class called Kicks & Comedy, combining her love for humor with her passion for empowering others through self-defense.

This event is in partnership with Comedy and Conversations.