A Special Benefit Event for New York Insight
In-Person and Online: The Great Cosmic Joke – A Live Taping of the 10% Happier Podcast
with Pete Holmes and Dan Harris
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET
In-Person Location: Marble Collegiate Church (1 West 29th Street, New York, NY)
Tickets are now free for anyone under 30 years of age. Available now through November 18th!
Join bestselling author and podcast host Dan Harris and comedian Pete Holmes for a special live taping of the renowned 10% Happier Podcast.
Together, they’ll bring humor, honesty, and curiosity to the big questions of how we relate to our minds, our relationships, and what it means to be human. Their conversation will explore how comedy, like meditation, can help us loosen the ego’s grip, break free from self-importance, and reconnect with genuine joy.
The evening includes a lively discussion, guided meditation, and an audience Q&A with Dan and Pete. Bring your curiosity and join the dialogue.
Please Note: Thanks to a generous donor, we’re now offering free tickets for anyone under 30 years of age. This special opportunity is available for new registrations between November 12th and November 18th. Use the registration form below to select the under 30’s ticket level.
All proceeds go to support the New York Insight Meditation Center, a nonprofit 501(c)(3).
Interested in joining us for an intimate pre-event gathering with Dan Harris, Pete Holmes, and meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg, David Nichtern, and Leslie Booker? Click here for more info.
Click below to watch a clip of comedian Pete Holmes on The Stephen Colbert Show
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Teacher(s)
Dan Harris
Dan Harris is an author, podcaster, and entrepreneur. For 21 years, he worked as an anchor and correspondent for ABC News, hosting such shows as Nightline and the weekend editions of Good Morning America. Dan has reported from all over the planet, covering wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and producing investigative reports in Haiti, Cambodia, and the Amazon. After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan discovered meditation and then wrote the best-selling book 10% Happier as a way to encourage fellow skeptics to give the practice a shot. After that first book, Dan started the 10% Happier podcast where he interviews celebrities, entrepreneurs, authors, scientists, and meditation teachers about how to do life better. Dan lives outside New York City with his wife, son, and a rotating cast of rescue cats. You can learn more about Dan at danharris.com.
Pete Holmes
Pete Holmes is the creator and star of HBO’s CRASHING (produced by Judd Apatow) and TBS’ THE PETE HOLMES SHOW (produced by Conan O’Brien). Pete has multiple standup specials on HBO, Netflix and Comedy Central and can most recently be seen in Anna Kendrick’s film WOMAN OF THE HOUR as well as 2024’s THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER and Disney’s HOME SWEET HOME ALONE. He also starred in CBS’ HOW WE ROLL, was the voice of the e*trade baby and was a guest writer/star on multiple episodes of THE SIMPSONS. Pete’s also proud to be the dumbest Batman on YouTube (Badman), the host of the wildly popular YOU MADE IT WEIRD podcast and the author of the book COMEDY SEX GOD. He wrote this bio in third person. He napped shortly thereafter. Photo credit: Steve Agee