Yum’s the Word curates true stories with humor and heart. You don’t have to be a comedian, but your story should have funny moments in it.

Instructions
If you would like to tell a story at an upcoming Yum’s the Word show, please follow these instructions.

1. For Upcoming Themes (see list below)
     Please pitch here.

2. For Later Themes (see list below)

  • Send a pitch with a brief description (150 words max.) of your story detailing the beginning, middle and end to yumspitches[AT]gmail[DOT]com. Please do not send essays, bullets, teases or long pitches.
  • If Robin is not familiar with your work, please send a video (link is preferred) of you telling a story in front of an audience (ideally, the story that you’re pitching). Audio (link is preferred) is okay, too.
  • In the subject line of your email, please write “Pitch: Theme” (e.g. “Pitch: Banana Split”). If you want to submit for multiple themes, please send separate emails.
  • We strongly suggest you attend a show to get a “taste” of the event and introduce yourself to Robin after the show if you don’t know her. Check the show schedule. 

Please note - We do not have the dates for the upcoming shows because we only get them a month in advance, and we do not know when we’re booking which themes.

THEMES

Upcoming

  • A La Mode (Stories about Fashion)
  • Brain Freeze (Stories of Panic and Anxiety)
  • Chubby Hubby (Stories from Married Couples)
  • Cirque du Sorbet (Stories of Adventure)
  • Dairy Queens and Kings (Stories from Scoop Shops, Ice Cream Trucks, etc.)
  • I Scream (Stories of Celebrity Sightings and Encounters)
  • Scoops (Stories from Journalists)
  • Tough Cookie (Stories of Bravery or Difficult People)

Later

  • Banana Split (Stories of Being Torn Between Two Worlds)
  • Chocolate and Vanilla (Stories of Opposites)
  • Cold Feet (Stories of Being Scared or Nervous)
  • Cone-oisseur (Stories of Experts and Know-It-All’s)
  • Decadence (Stories of Indulgence)
  • Frozen (Stories of Letting Go)
  • Heavenly Hash (Stories of Religion)
  • It's Sherbert Day (Stories of Birthday Parties, Bad/Good Birthdays)
  • Just Desserts (Stories of Payback)
  • Ice Cream Social (Stories of Social Butterflies)
  • Ice Cream Social (Stories of the Socially Awkward)
  • Ice Cream Social (Stories of Social Media)
  • Icing on the Cake (Stories of One-Upsmanship)
  • Love Bites (Stories of Heartbreak)
  • Melting (Stories of Crushes, Heartbreak and Embarrassment)
  • Mister Softee (Awkward Sex Stories)
  • Moose Tracks (Stories By and Aboot Canadians)
  • No [Cookie] Dough (Stories of Deprivation)
  • Nookies and Cream (Stories of Fooling Around)
  • Phish Food (Stories about Animals)
  • Rocky Road (Stories of Danger)
  • Shamrocky Road (Irish Stories)
  • Single Serving (Dating Stories)
  • Skinny Cow (Stories about Weight Loss or Gain)
  • Spooning (Stories of Fooling Around)
  • Sticky Situations (Stories of Trouble)
  • Sundaes (Vacation Stories)
  • Sweet Revenge (Stories of Payback)
  • Waffling (Stories of Indecision)
  • Yom’s the Word (A Night of Jewish Storytellers)