Press
Here is some of the more notable press I’ve received over the years…
— In March 2021, I created an interactive, user-friendly Google map of vaccination sites around Sullivan County. My efforts were profiled in the Sullivan County Democrat.
— I was named one of Time Out NY’s Women of the Year for 2020.
— The NY Times covered how the pandemic is affecting Comedy Clubs.
— In August 2021, I was recognized by the State Legislature as a COVID Hero for my work and advocacy during the pandemic Leaders-honored-for-charity-work-during-pandemic
— A nice Gothamist interview / profile with me about surviving 2020 (comedy clubs, prison, cancer, etc.).
— Gothamist covered a press conference I organized to for the NY Comedy Coalition
My deaf dad died in prison during COVID even though he had been granted parole. WFAA, NPR and other outlets covered our story as well as other issues relating to prisons, inmates and families during the pandemic.
- WFAA – Deaf Inmate Granted Parole but Died Before He Was Released
- Texas Tribune – Dozens Who Died in Texas Prisons During Pandemic Had Been Granted Parole
- I was a guest at the Texas Tribune Festival on a panel moderated by Keri Blakinger with Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and the ACLU’s Somil Trivedi
- My father & I were sources for this explosive exposé on prison food conditions during the pandemic.
- An NPR podcast about me and my dad https://www.npr.org/podcasts/921692985/k-j-z-z-s-2-lives
My comedy club QED has garnered way too much press to list out (we have over 100 events a month!) but here are some highlights:
- AMNY covered QED’s 5-year anniversary
Q.E.D. Astoria founder Kambri Crews reflects on 5 years at the ‘utopian comedy space’
PRESS FOR “BURN DOWN THE GROUND”
ELLE magazine review of BURN DOWN THE GROUND
KIRKUS REVIEWS (“The World’s Toughest Book Critics”)
January ’13 – Entrepreneur Magazine
November ’12 – Huffington Post
April ’12 — Dallas Morning News
April ’12 — My mom reviews my book for Time Out NY
March ’12 — CBS News Interview
March ’12 — WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY interview with photos
March ’12 — Shelf Awareness Review
March ’12 – Shelf Awareness Profile / Interview
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S review of BURN DOWN THE GROUND on BooklistOnline.com
March ’12 — LIBRARY JOURNAL review of BURN DOWN THE GROUND
March ’12 — PENTHOUSE magazine review of BURN DOWN THE GROUND
March ’12 — My own mom reviews my memoir for TIME OUT NEW YORK
March ’12 — Galveston Daily News review of BURN DOWN THE GROUND
March ’12 — San Antonio Current review of BURN DOWN THE GROUND
February ’12 — Interview on Biographile.com
February ’12 — Review of BURN DOWN THE GROUND in the Dayton Daily News
February ’12 — Celebrity Travel “Go Away with…” in Chicago Tribune
January ’12 — Author Spotlight: Kambri Crews CBS Dallas/Ft. Worth
December ’11 – BURN DOWN THE GROUND reviewed in Publishers Weekly
August ’11 — Interviewed in the NY Post Regarding Women Choosing Not to Have Children
April ’11 — Interviewed on TheGloc.Net
March ’11 — Appeared as a panelist at SXSW Festival in Austin, TX
March ’11 – Featured in Time Out NY for best places to watch the Oscars
Feb ’11 – Featured in Time Out NY‘s Spring Preview issue for Luca Lounge
Feb ’10 – Featured in Time Out NY for best places to watch the Oscars
January ’09 – Featured in Huffington Post for “I’m with Coco” Haiti Benefit
December ’08 – Interviewed on Pop Rock Candy Mountain
November ’08 – Interviewed in the NY Post Regarding Marital Finances
October ’08 – Mentioned in Bust Magazine as Part of the Hysterical Festival
May 2008 – Kambri Crews a Best Bet in Time Out NY
May 2008 – Kambri Crews in Cindy Adams’ Page Six Column
March 2008 – Kambri Crews, Ballyhoo Promotions, & Ochi’s Lounge in the NY Post
March 2008 – Kambri Crews Interview in Comedians Magazine
February 2008 – Kambri Crews & Christian Finnegan Oscar Party in the NY Post
October 2007 – Kambri Crews in INC. Magazine
May 2007 – Kambri Crews on NY1 for Comix
March 2007 – Kambri Crews in the NY Post Pets Column
October 2006 – Kambri Crews Appointed Publicity Director of Comix
September 2006 – Boston Herald
August 2006 – Christian throws out the first pitch for the Brooklyn Cyclones
July 2006 – Kambri Crews & Christian Finnegan profiled in the Love Beat section of The Observer
June 2006 – Kambri Crews interview in The Villager
Tex in the City in Serena Food & Stories
April 2006 – Page Six 2026 spoof in the NY Post
April 2006 Vidocity reports on Giant Tuesday Night
Giant Magazine (April/May issue)
January 2006 – Punchline Magazine
December 2005 – Houston Chronicle
November 2005 Gothamist Interview with Christian Finnegan
November 2005 – My Interview in CourtTV’s Newsletter
July 2005 – Entertainment Weekly
March 2005 – Houston Chronicle
March 2005 – Starr Report – NY Post
February 2005 – Queens Tribune
February 2005 – CollegeHumor.com
January 2005 – Time Out New York – Thoughtless Male Survival Guide for 1-800-Flowers
December 2004 – Time Out New York
November 2004 – NewYorkCool.com – Sob Stories
September 2004 – NewYorkCool.com – Hindsight & The Gray Area
July 2004 – New York Pulse in the NY Post
June 2004 – Page Six in the NY Post
August 2003 – NY Times Sunday Styles
July 2003 – Liz Smith’s Syndicated Column
Summer 2003 – Talent in Motion Magazine
January 2003 – Fort Worth Star Telegram
December 2002 – Fort Worth Star Telegram
November 2002 – Liz Smith’s Syndicated Column
2002 – Akron Beacon Journal