I remember having a conversation with a very funny comedian friend of mine after a show. We were talking about comedy and how impressions and jokes about moms are always funny. They are universals because almost everyone has a mom. Almost everyone can relate. I have jokes about my mother being an immigrant, which she is. She’s South American. I can not tell you how man Indian people have come up to me after shows and said, “Oh my god, that stuff about your mom. I can relate, I can relate.” It made me realize that the immigrant thing is a universal. Insert Indian/ Latina/ Chinese immigrant mom and change the accent, put your true spin on it, and you’re going to have funny. …
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