Alison Leiby

[2] She cited Janeane Garofalo, Elaine Benes, and Joan Rivers as early comedic inspirations.

[4] She also wrote for The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, The President Show, and Ilana Glazer's special The Planet Is Burning.

[6] She began to workshop the show in 2020 as a part of her stand-up,[7] and debuted the production at Cherry Lane Theatre in April 2022.

[8] Carrie Battan wrote in a review for the New Yorker, "it’s less structured, and more confessional and diffuse, than traditional comedy.

It’s a format that enables Leiby to infuse her show with bouts of sincerity and self-inquiry, and many of her set’s most serious moments are high points.