About This Show
Mother’s Milk is a variety show that asks comedy, dance and music performers to try something they’ve never done before, to do something they’re scared of (and to possibly fail, but fail 100%). Eleanore Pienta hosts with wild performances between acts. This creates a night of energized discovery that the audience is a witness to. It’s a hell of a night with no shortage of fun.
Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough (aka “Zeph”) is an award winning Director, Actress, Writer, and Comedian. Her comedic short films, which she writes, directs, and stars in, have garnered millions of views on platforms including The New Yorker, and been broadcast on French and Australian television. She has directed and written for TV shows including Full Frontal With Samantha Bee and The Daily Show, where she also performed as a featured player.
Sophie Becker is an artist and ventriloquist based in New York, creating performances that blend traditional ventriloquism with everyday objects. Becker’s work has been featured at venues including SculptureCenter, MoMA PS1, NADA Miami, Art Omi, Luxembourg + Co., Rockaway Film Festival, Chez Bushwick’s RECESS Programming, Pageant Space, Blade Study Gallery, and The Kraine Theater, among others. For further information: www.mahoneymanagement.biz
Maya Deshmukh is an actor and comedian in NYC. Hailing from the great state of New Jersey, she is very happy to no longer be bridge and tunnel. Maya won first place in the NBC/UCB diversity showcase doing characters. She can be seen performing as “Brown Rice” with her satirical fake K-pop girl group: AzN POP, as well as co-hosting a monthly “fashion-comedy” show called ‘Fashion Puhleeze’, where comedians break down trends very far from a red carpet. She also appeared in the pilot for Tru-TV’s Paid Off, and performed as an actor on UCB’s Maude night. Maya has been featured on Betches, Nick Mom, Funny or Die, and can be seen on season 2 of HBO’s High Maintenance. When she is not doing comedy, working, or catching up on Real Housewives (of all cities), she is probably getting yelled at. She also works part-time as a general dentist (not a joke).
River L. Ramirez is an NYC based artist originally from Miami, FL. Working in the mediums of Comedy, Film, TV, Writing, Visual Art and Music, it’s easy to forget they are just a little furby with a knife. They wrote, produced and directed the comedy special “Pervert Everything” for Adult Swim produced by PFFR. They appeared in HBO’s “Los Spooky’s”, as well as in Julio Torres’ film, “Problemista”. They most recently starred in Natasha Lyonne’s “Russian Doll”. Their work has been written about in the NYT, Forbes, Art in America, SSENSE, and GQ. They have been commissioned for original musical and dance based performances by Baryshnikov Arts Center, Gibney, Ars Nova Vision Residency program, and Moma PS1. www.riverlramirez.com
Eleanore Pienta is an award-winning screen & stage actor, comedian, dancer and filmmaker. Weaving in & out of the independent film circuit, Pienta has carved out a niche for herself by portraying uncompromising & complex characters. Eleanore is one third of the famed comedy dance trio Cocoon Central Dance Team. Pienta wrote, directed & starred in Ada, a short film about a competitive walker and her newest short, Master of the House is cruising the film festival circuit presently.
