What Happens When a Trans Comedian Tours America Alone?

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Roz Hernandez is a comedian who approaches the craft unlike most other comics right now. 

For starters, she is a trans woman, working in a world still largely ruled by bros, her comedy is always tailored for her queer fanbase, and last year Roz embarked on a stand-up tour across the country, but instead of hitting up comedy clubs, she performed at gay bars. 

She tells Sam about the lessons she learned on the road and how the current political climate around trans issues has changed the way she thinks about jokes. Roz shares many of these lessons in her new audiobook: ‘Peeing in an Empty Bottle: And Other Glamorous Shenanigans of an Almost-Famous Transgender Comedienne on the Road.’

Plus, Roz explains how she became a ghost huntress and Sam argues that ghosts are actually very queer.  

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