Courtney June O'Connell

I’m from Mineola, New York and have been living in Berlin since 2009.

Since 2015, I’ve been working with the activist group, Schön, dass Ihr da seid! e.V and other initiatives to facilitate participation among people who have recently fled or migrated here, and to create spaces with them in which to interact with Berliners who don’t live in shelters.

Here are some podcasts with young (and young-ish) people, talking about what it’s like to live in Berlin while being from somewhere else: Contact Theory.

In 2017, I started doing stand-up comedy and hosting a show called Laugh Riot! in Neukölln. After a long, lockdown-induced break, we’re back with monthly shows at Rotbart in Rixdorf.