Ophira Eisenberg Sets New VEEPS Stand-Up Special "I Used to Be Nicer" for May 15

Comedian, writer and podcaster Ophira Eisenberg (NPR, CBS, The Moth) has announced new stand-up special I Used to Be Nicer which will premiere on VEEPS on May 15 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET, and be available on-demand on VEEPS after that. Tickets are on sale.

The special was shot at NYC’s Village Underground at the Comedy Cellar and “gives a Canadian middle finger to toxic positivity, parenting, marriage maintenance, aging, therapy, and the goddamn cost of eggs.” It was produced by Lewis Black’s production company Stark Raving Black and was directed by Benjamin Brewer.

“I am not only joyful but proud to have produced Ophira Eisenberg’s special” Lewis Black said. “And I am rarely one who feels joy or even uses that word, but I think when you watch it, you will understand why I am. Also, it’s nice to have been a part of getting her a larger audience—one she deserves as her work continues to evolve. She nails her subjects—from society to relationships to motherhood to marriage—with a barbed humor that is as funny as it is insightful. She opens our eyes with laughter.”

“I’ve been told my whole life that I’m so nice,” Eisenberg said. “Is it the Canadian in me? The accommodating woman in me? Well thanks to parenthood, getting a little older, and being told to ‘just be positive’ one too many times, I can finally say I used to be nicer. Now I’m honest.”

Ophira also has a few live dates later this spring, and will appear at Brooklyn’s The Bell House on June 8 to host The Moth’s StorySlam. Tickets for that go on sale Monday, May 18. All dates are listed below.

Ophira Eisenberg – 2026 Tour Dates Mon, May 4 – The Hague, Netherlands Tue, May 5 – Stadsschouwburge – Nijmegen, Netherlands Sun, May 10 – The Strand Theater (No Bones Fest) – Martha’s Vineyard, NY Mon, Jun 8 – The Bell House (The Moth StorySlam) – Brooklyn, NY

_Originally reported by [Brooklyn Vegan](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ophira-eisenberg-announces-new-stand-up-special-i-used-to-be-nicer/)._