Unprotected Sets
Stand-up comics on the verge of breaking out and becoming the next big name offer insights into the motivations behind baring one's soul for a living.
S1, EP11 "Jessa Reed"
Jessa Reed is dealt a difficult hand in life that leads her down the path of drug addiction; she gets sober and spins all of her trauma into comedy gold.
S2, EP10 "Kelsey Cook & Kiry Shabazz"
With a biting wit and brutal honesty, Kelsey Cook covers the gamut, from Brazilian waxing to career advice from her parents; rising comedian Kiry Shabazz theorizes about how a doctor's note is much more valuable than the constitution.
S3, EP8 "Louis Katz"
There's no topic off the table for Louis Katz as he spins his stories as a globe-trotting comedian into even more comedy gold.
S3, EP7 "Emma Willmann"
Dyslexic, ADHD, a missing tooth and a child of divorce, critics call Emma Willmann a master of chaos under control.
S3, EP6 "Chanel Ali"
Philadelphia native Chanel Ali shows her uncanny ability to bring humor and humility to her tumultuous childhood as she survived life "in the system."
S3, EP5 "Tom Thakkar"
Tom Thakkar shares insightful stories of the women in his life, the men not in his life, growing up in a wannabe liberal town, and the shock of his biracial heritage.
