Good Fortune

Fortune Feimster is built like a linebacker but has the temperament of an overly enthusiastic Golden Retriever. Her second hour-long outing leans into this mismatch, explaining to the audience that despite her broad shoulders and love of plaid, she is not the tough butch lesbian they might expect. Instead, she relies on a storytelling style that mines humor from her own domestic life and minor social anxieties.

Directed by Manny Rodriguez and filmed at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the show catches Feimster as she transitions from a TV sidekick on The Mindy Project into a reliable headliner. The set piece of the hour is a detailed recount of her marriage proposal to her partner, Jacquelyn, which was supposed to look like an episode of The Bachelor but ended up resembling a crime scene. Other bits involve getting iced with Smirnoff, receiving an invasive butt massage, and a chance encounter with Jason Momoa.

The hour earned a Critics Choice nomination in 2023, around the time she was cast alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the action-comedy series FUBAR.