In the comedy “30 Rock,” Tina Fey’s character, Liz Lemon, hates Valentine’s day and substitutes it with Anna Howard Shaw Day — a fictional holiday celebrating the real Feb. 14 birthday of the women’s civil rights leader. Another unusual spin on Valentine’s Day takes the form of a comedy show in Atlanta at Venkman’s on Feb. 19. “Tinder Live!” with Lane Moore is a totally improvised presentation where Moore swipes through the best of the worst Tinder profiles onstage before she decides who to swipe right on. She joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to explain her improv rollercoaster ride into the weird world of internet dating.
Moore came up with her idea in 2014 when she first began swiping on Tinder and discovered the murky multitudes contained within. “The first time I went on it, I was like, ‘Wow. A lot of these profiles are absolutely bonkers. This would be so good for live comedy.’ They’re just so surreal,” said Moore.
She stressed that the “Tinder Live” experience isn’t mean-spirited; in fact, it invites the audience to join Moore in sparing nice, normal-seeming people and hunting for the real comedy gold. “There was one that I saw that was a totally naked man, standing next to a dead deer. We swiped right on that guy,” said Moore. “It’s really good-natured. It’s just going for the weirdest, like, ‘Wait, what is this?’ And swiping right, and then you can chat with this strange dead deer man.”
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