Topics: Telling jokes, Female Storytellers, political science, spectating to performing, the Fisterhood, Christmas ham, open mics, comfort levels, Tucson’s comedy community, receptiveness to newcomers, comedy infrastructure, improv, failing in front of people, overthinking, personas, Romo Tonight, looking for the first laugh, heckling, welcoming atmospheres, rude crowds, the light, bombing stories, a comedy path, an easier point of entry, and the things we do for love.