Chris De La Cruz(V)

Chris De La Cruz is an Afro-Latino comedian, storyteller and educator. He's hosted for The Moth, SoulPancake, and Spotify's morning show "The Get Up," but the only thing his students care about is that he once handed a bunny to Kevin Hart on The Tonight Show. In 2021, he won the Yes, And Laughter Lab with his show "Getting Schooled with Chris De La Cruz," the news satire talk show for young people about what's wrong with school and what they can do about it. Outside of his work in comedy, he has taught theater and storytelling in every borough of New York City, was a Keynote Speaker at SXSWEdu, and a high school teacher in the South Bronx. When he isn't telling jokes, dismantling white supremacy, or teaching class (often at the same time), he enjoys recording TikTok dances, but never posting them in order to spare his students.