Read the full article by Chris Woodard at Sacramento News & Review
Before Karin Babbitt ever gets into the craft of comedy or the shape of a story, she begins with identity.
“I’m a humorist, and I’m a teacher. I’m a second-generation Auschwitz survivor,” she said at the start of our conversation. “So a lot of what I say and do is born of that.”
With decades of stand-up behind her, and a storytelling style shaped by vulnerability, family history and sharp self-awareness, Babbitt returns this month to In a Nutshell at The Sofia in Sacramento with a Thanksgiving-themed tale she promises is both deeply human and funny.