It takes charisma, persistence, energy, and, of course, a sense of humor to be a comedian, and lucky for Heather McMahan, she has all of it in great abundance. Her first Netflix special, “The Son I Never Had,” is streaming now, and it’s hilarious, filled with raunchy truths pulled from her own life. Her podcast, “Absolutely Not,” is equally frank and side-splitting. Heather joins me live and in-person to talk about growing up in a funny family, finding her soulmate, a chance encounter with my mom, the slog of being a touring comic, and her first time doing standup, which took place somewhere many of us still have nightmares about being.

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