
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.

Nothing is off limits for Marlena Rodriguez; Ali Sultan reflects on his journey from the Middle East to Minnesota.

Dyslexic, ADHD, a missing tooth and a child of divorce, critics call Emma Willmann a master of chaos under control.