The Feed with @SeriouslyChris was a monthly variety show that premiered in New York in January 2019. It lasted for fourteen months, until the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The show was modeled after a quintessential social media platform like Instagram: the stage was the interface, the performers were the posts, and the audience metaphorically scrolled through the feed and viewed whoever happened to pop up.
One of the show’s key features was to give the audience unexpected delights, like how things worked before algorithms took over and started feeding people only what they (think) they like.
This page memorializes its run, including the original songs that Chris Chianesi, host and producer, wrote specifically for the show as well as the special guests who participated.
Friday
January 11, 2019
8:00 PM
PIT Striker Stage
123 E. 24th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
Jenny Gorelick
Philip Markle
Erica Molfetto
Nayomi Reghay
Saturday
February 16, 2019
8:00 PM
PIT Loft
154 W. 29 Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
Dylan Adler
Amelita
Clarissa Marie Ligon
Chris Pappas
Tessa Skara
Friday
March 29, 2019
9:30 PM
PIT Underground
123 E. 24th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
La Dynasty
Chessie Hanna
Jaydan Heather Malsky
Erica Molfetto
Zach Teague
Douglas Widick
April 13, 2019
9:30 PM
PIT Striker
123 E. 24th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
Ellington Berg
Brendan Germain
Erica Molfetto
Kate Owens
Angela Palladino
Liv Rocklin
Saturday
May 25, 2019
8:00 PM
PIT Striker
123 E. 24th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
Michael J. Bevan
Emily Dayton Evans
Jaydan Heather Malsky
Erica Molfetto
Zach Raffio
Wednesday
June 12, 2019
7:00 PM
PIT Loft
154 W. 29th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
Ellington Berg
Malorie Bryant
Eileen Hanley
Ryan Kristopik
Youngmi Mayer
Monday
July 15, 2019
8:00 PM
PIT Loft
154 W. 29th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
Marne Litfin
Keira McGill
Erica Molfetto
Raquel Palmas
Thursday
August 29, 2019
8:00 PM
PIT Loft
154 W. 29th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
Dylan Adler
Eliza Kingsbury
Ryan Kristopik
Erica Molfetto
Danny Murphy
Saturday
September 14, 2019
9:30 PM
PIT Striker
123 E. 24th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
Emily Dayton Evans
James Harvey
Walter Kelly
Jaydan Heather Malsky
Thursday
October 17, 2019
10:00 PM
PIT Underground
123 E. 24th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
Donovan Andrew
Gabbie Fried
Jamie Lowenstein
Walter Kelly
Liv Rocklin
Andrew Underberg
Becky Yamamoto
Angel Yau
Monday
November 25, 2019
9:30 PM
PIT Loft
154 W. 29th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
Tami Soligan
Jake Smith
Esther Chen
Ryan Kristopik
Thursday
December 12, 2019
10:30 PM
PIT Underground
123 E. 24th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
Aarushi Agni
Eileen Hanley
Eliza Kingsbury
Erica Molfetto
Ben Pernick
Peter Valenti
Tim Girrbach
Saturday
January 25, 2020
3:30 PM
Theater 511
551 W. 54th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
world premiere
“Prosecco Through A Straw”
music video
Saturday
February 29, 2020
7:00 PM
PIT Striker
123 E. 24th Street
New York
host
Chris Chianesi
special guests
Esther Chen
Zach Gelfand
Bonnie Q. Harris
Ryan Kristopik
Original songs written, produced, and performed by Chris Chianesi specifically for The Feed with @SeriouslyChris include:
The Feed
theme song
#WeScroll
title song
Mute (Instagram Song)
inspired by the Instagram feature that allows users to limit the content they see from other users who they find a tad annoying
Bathroom Selfie King
inspired by people who take selfies in public restrooms and then post them online
Poopy on the Pad
inspired by small dogs who relieve themselves on designated potty pads inside homes
Human Template
for Bryce Torseau, inspired by influencers who offer themselves up as exemplary models of the human species without necessarily being asked to do so
MCM (Man Crush Monday)
for Bryce Torseau, inspired by the proclivity people have online to celebrate each day of the week with an alliterative phrase
Where’d I Park the Car?
for Chris’s dad, inspired by the moment when you forget where your car is parked in a parking garage
Michael (Endless Cycle
of Love & Hate)
inspired by Michael and Angela from “90 Day Fiance”
Athlesiurewear
for Elizabeth Ceighks, inspired by the then-growing popularity and social acceptance of wearing athletic clothing in nearly all public spaces
Olivia Jade
inspired by Operation Varsity Blues aka the college admissions scandal
Narcissister
inspired by makeup artist James Charles, a well-known YouTube influencer
Schock Anomaly
inspired by former U.S. House of Representatives member Aaron Schock, a Republican who infamously redecorated his Capitol Hill office in the manner of Downton Abbey and was not-so-shockingly thereafter spotted on a gay dance floor
copyright
by chris chianesi 2019—present