Michael Perry

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Michael Perry

(2023 Isthmus pick) A new television special, Michael Perry: On the Road, premieres on PBS Wisconsin on Feb. 27. Before then, though, you can see the man live and in person for an evening of his humorous and heartfelt storytelling (and perhaps some excerpts from the new novella Forty Acres Deep, released in January).

media release: Author, Humorist and Singer/Songwriter, Michael Perry, takes to the stage with a microphone and a passel of stories that range well beyond the pages of his books.  Whether discussing vicious chickens, homeless guinea pigs, long underwear for ladies, or getting your feelings hurt by the New York Times, Perry moves easily from the heartfelt to hilarious in an easygoing performance some have called "country stand-up."

Raised on a small Midwestern dairy farm, Perry put himself through nursing school while working on a ranch in Wyoming, then wound up writing by happy accident. He lives with his wife and two daughters in rural Wisconsin, where he serves on the local volunteer fire and rescue service and is an intermittent pig farmer. He hosts the nationally-syndicated “Tent Show Radio,” performs widely as a humorist, and tours with his band the Long Beds.