
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.

As an Alaskan Jew, comic Becky Braunstein hilariously tells stories of her life in the Last Frontier; after a life change prompts her to move from Alaska to Portland, Ore., she takes the mainland by storm.

Riddled with depression, Shane Mauss takes a deep, comedic look at taboo subjects like suicide and depression and uses his own personal story as a vehicle for expression.

Seaton Smith performs a set loaded with relationship advice and "white positive" jokes; Yedoye Travis also covers race relations while making the argument that the devil is actually white.

Comic Daniel Webb gives his unique take on being an empowered gay man in the heart of Texas.