I've not made a secret of the fact that I'm sort of uncomfortable with standup comedy as a medium. It seems really difficult to find standup comedy that isn't misogynist, homophobic, transphobic, or makes jokes of things that I just don't find funny, even if they're not actually terrible jokes. It's often just not my style. But my guest this week has a new special on Hulu called Don't Look at Me, and it's fantastic. Her name is Robin Tran, she's a trans standup comedian. We had a great talk about the ways trans folks can fit into comedy and her own journey with mental health and using comedy as a coping mechanism for that pain.

Her special can be found here.

Robin is @robintran04 on twitter