Room for Milk

Overview

If "The Far Side" had a gay little brother with borderline personality disorder, it might look something like this book. Sometimes absurdly funny, sometimes just absurd, Room for Milk by Cole Escola will take you on an acid trip through children's books that don't exist and other weird illustrated fever dreams.

Reviews

"The funny guy." —New York Times

"Jeffery Self and Cole Escola are the funniest camp duo since Kiki and Herb." —T Magazine (New York Times Magazine)

"Charming, weird and LOL." —Washington Post

"Cole Escola is a master of the dramatic 'ape'; the on-the-nose and seamless conjuring of characters and moments that resonate deeply and always hilariously, summoned with sly virtuosity." —PAPER magazine

"Cole Escola is a bonafide genius." —Lena Dunham

Author Biography

A comedian, actor, and writer, Cole Escola is one of the 2014 OUT 100 and Time Out New York's Top Ten Downtown Cabaret Performers. Escola costars on the hit show Difficult People. He was also cocreator, writer, and star of the lo-fi cult-hit TV show Jeffery & Cole Casserole on Logo. Other TV appearances include Nurse Jackie, Law & Order, Smash, and Watch What Happens. Escola originated the role of Bridget Everett's fetus in "Rock Bottom" for The Public Theater in a performance Variety referred to as "heroic." An alum of the 2015 CBS Diversity Showcase, his monthly solo sketch comedy show, "The First Gay President," has sold out every performance and generated buzz and praise from the likes of PAPER magazine and Lena Dunham.