# Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes - Hardcover

by **Moshe Kasher** (Author)

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A "hilarious" (Dax Shepard), "surprisingly emotional trip" (The Chainsmokers) through deep American subcultures ranging from Burning Man to Alcoholics Anonymous, by the writer and comedian Moshe Kasher**  
  
**"Part history lesson, part standup set and, often, part love letter . . . Kasher's ability to blend humor with homework works almost too well."--_The New York Times_**

After bottoming out, being institutionalized, and getting sober all by the tender age of fifteen, Moshe Kasher found himself asking: "What's next?" Over the ensuing decades, he discovered the answer: a lot.

There was his time as a boy-king of Alcoholics Anonymous, a kind of pubescent proselytizer for other teens getting and staying sober. He was a rave promoter turned DJ turned sober ecstasy dealer in San Francisco's techno warehouse party scene of the 1990s. For fifteen years he worked as a psychedelic security guard at Burning Man, fishing hippies out of hidden chambers they'd constructed to try to sneak into the event. As a child of deaf parents, Kasher became deeply immersed in deaf culture and sign language interpretation, translating everything from end-of-life care to horny deaf clients' attempts to hire sex workers. He reconnects and tries to make peace with his ultra-Hasidic Jewish upbringing after the death of his father before finally settling into the comedy scene where he now makes his living.

Each of these scenes gets a gonzo historiographical rundown before Kasher enters the narrative and tells the story of the lives he has spent careening from one to the next. A razor-sharp, gut-wrenchingly funny, and surprisingly moving tour of some of the most wildly distinct subcultures a person can experience, _Subculture Vulture_ deftly weaves together memoir and propulsive cultural history. It's a story of finding your people, over and over again, in different settings, and of knowing without a doubt that wherever you are is where you're supposed to be.

### Author Biography

**Moshe Kasher** is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He is the author of _Kasher in the Rye_. He has written for various TV shows and movies, including HBO's _Betty,_ Comedy Central's roasts and _Another Period, Zoolander 2, Wet Hot American Summer,_ and many more. His Netflix specials include _Moshe Kasher: Live in Oakland_ and _The Honeymoon Stand Up Special_. He's appeared in _Curb Your Enthusiasm, Shameless, The Good Place,_ and other fun things. He co-hosts _The Endless Honeymoon_ podcast with his wife, Natasha Leggero. Kasher lives in Los Angeles with Leggero and their daughter.

**Number of Pages:** 320

**Dimensions:** 0.95 x 9.46 x 6.41 IN

**Publication Date:** January 30, 2024

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