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Mimi Hayes


Mimi Hayes is a New York-based comedian and author of "I'll Be OK, It's Just a Hole in My Head." A former high school teacher and brain injury survivor, Hayes wrote her first memoir while recovering from a traumatic head injury at the age of twenty-two. Her honest take on trauma and love followed her to the stage as a stand-up comedian where she has performed on stages such as Denver Comedy Works, Broadway Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, Dangerfield's, and The Upright Citizen's Brigade. She debuted her one-woman show "I'll Be OK" at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She is writing a TED Talk as well as a TV adaptation of the book. Catch "Mimi and The Brain," her comedic neuroscience podcast available on all streaming devices. You can cyberstalk her at mimihayes.com, follow her on Twitter and Instagram (@mimihayesbrain), or send her a carrier pigeon.

Mimi's latest posts


03Aug

A Poem to my friend

Dearest Friend,  Shall we play a little game? You like words, don’t you? I wrote
13Jun

My 2020 so far…

It’s been a weird year.  We’re almost halfway through this dumpster fire that is 2020,
19May

6 AM Thoughts

Well, here we are. Still.  I won’t even bother trying to figure out what day