Morgan Bassichis is a comedian, writer, and musician who has been called “a tall child, or, well, a big bird” by The Nation and “fiercely hilarious” by The New Yorker. They co-edited with Jay Saper and Rachel Valinsky the young adult anti-zionist guidebook, Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah (Wendy’s Subway, 2023). Morgan’s recent shows include Can I Be Frank? (La MaMa, June 2024) and A Crowded Field (Abrons Arts Center, April 2023), which explored the use and abuse of Jewish holidays by Zionism. Their performances have been presented by Creative Time, the Kitchen, the New Museum, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, the Whitney Museum. Their museum exhibition More Little Ditties was presented by the Carpenter Center for Visual Arts at Harvard University and the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2023. Their book of to do lists, The Odd Years, was published by Wendy’s Subway in 2020. Morgan also edited and wrote the introduction to Nightboat Books’ 2019 reprint of The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions, written by Larry Mitchell and illustrated by Ned Asta. They have released two albums: March is for Marches with Ethan Philbrick (Triple Canopy, 2019) and More Protest Songs! Live From St. Mark’s Church (2018). Morgan is a proud member of Jewish Voice for Peace-NYC.
