Past Engagements

Ophira Eisenberg brings her extensive experience as a stand up comedian, storyteller, NPR interviewer and trivia host to events for groups large and small. Whether you are looking for a speaker or emcee for a corporate retreat, awards ceremony or fundraiser; a trivia host or standup performance to mark a milestone; or a moderator for a panel, Ophira's expertise can help create a memorable event. She is a gifted public speaker who knows how to connect with her audience, bringing energy, passion and charisma to keep your attendees engaged.

  • Recurring Host for WINGS WorldQuest Women of Discovery Awards Gala

  • Story Coach with the Moth’s MothWorks for leaders, companies, and corporate

  • Host and Trivia Host for celebration parties with McKinsey & Company

  • Keynote and Workshop Leader for Unilever’s Sales Team

  • Recurring Host for The Moth Ball: The Moth’s Annual Fundraising Event

  • Comedian for Medtronic Wellness Event

  • Keynote Speaker and Trivia Host for Sarnoff Center’s Jean Therapy event

  • Annual Commentator at American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

  • Speaker at The Feature is Female: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work at Brooklyn Historical Society

  • Host for Breakthrough Gala and Awards 

  • Recurring Host for The Moth Ball: The Moth’s Annual Fundraising Event

  • Keynote Speaker at Mt Sinai, Richman and Yudell Seminar Series on Humanism and Ethics in Medicine: Humor in Medicine

  • Guest Lecturer at SUNY Stony Brook Southampton Audio Podcast Fellow Program 

  • Moderator for truTV Presents Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits and Monsters at New York Television Festival with Bobcat Goldthwait, Dave Foley and David Koechner

  • Moderator for Nantucket Film Festival’s Women Behind the Words with Sera Gamble, Miranda Bailey, Alysia Reiner, Nancy Schwartzman, and Jeanne Tripplehorn 

  • Moderator for Mark My Word Series: Three Funny Ladies at Mark Twain House with Sloane Crosley and Nell Scovell

  • Moderator at 92Y Talk with cast of Schitt’s Creek with Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Annie Murphy and Daniel Levy

  • Host for NYC Parks, Musical Chairs in Bryant Park

  • Host and Speaker for Docs for Tots 15th Anniversary Celebration

  • Host for Technion World Tour Gala: An Evening of Innovation at the Rainbow Room

  • Moderator and Interviewer for Alamo Drafthouse and PS 321 present Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird

  • Moderator for “One of Us” directors Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady at IFC Center

  • Host for Nantucket Film Festival’s Late-Night Letters with Kathleen Rose Perkins 

  • Moderator at Nantucket Film Festival’s In Their Shoes with David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik 

  • Host for It All Comes Back to Barnard: A Special Homecoming Event with The Moth

  • Panelist for StarTalk Live! Let’s Make America Smart Again

  • Moderator at New York Public Library’s Author Talks: For This We Left Egypt? Passover, Reconsidered with Dave Barry, Alan Zweibel, and Adam Mansbach

  • Moderator for An Evening with Neil Gaiman - Norse Mythology book release at Town Hall, NYC

  • Host for Modern Love Live at Town Hall

  • Moderator for Brooklyn Book Festival’s "Sex Is Power" panel with Phoebe Gloeckner and Chester Brown at Brooklyn Historical Society

  • Keynote Speaker for Brooklyn’s Women of Distinction 

  • Moderator for Queens of Comedy Writing Panel at Fusion Film Festival with Azie Mira Dungey, Glenn Boozan, Robin Thede and Julie Rottenberg

  • Moderator for Nantucket Film Festival’s “Women Behind the Words: Stories from Hollywood’s Front Lines” w/ Jacqueline Bisset, Lili Taylor, USC Professor Stacy L. Smith, A&E Network’s President & CEO Nancy Dubuc at the Dreamland Theatre

  • Host for Nantucket Film Festival’s Late Night Storytelling with Dave Foley

  • Moderator at 92Y Talk w/ cast of Portlandia with Fred Armisen & Carrie Brownstein

  • Moderator for Brooklyn on Brooklyn with Laura Walker at Brooklyn Historical Society

  • Speaker at 18th Annual LA Times Festival of Books with Heather McDonald, Adrian Todd Zuniga, Lizz Winstead, Kelly Oxford