I'm Just Like You (And It Sucks)

Edy Modica brings her frantic, high-friction stage persona to her debut hour, a performance that thrives on her desperate, often humiliating pursuits of human connection. Modica does not present herself as a clean-cut, relatable observer; instead, she leans heavily into her past as an angry, low-income kid and a self-described sexually deviant teenager. The show feels like a series of increasingly chaotic confessions, anchored by her theatrical delivery and a total willingness to look ridiculous on stage.

Produced by Irony Point and directed by Ben O’Brien, the special premiered on Veeps in June 2026. It was filmed during the summer of 2025 at The Slipper Room in New York City, a venue whose plush, cabaret-style stage fits her brassy New York energy. Modica, who gained mainstream recognition for her breakout role as Jeannie in the reality-hoax series Jury Duty, uses this hour to establish her voice as a solo live performer.

The material wanders through specific, uncomfortable memories, from her childhood habit of talking to stains on her aunt’s carpet to a deeply awkward 2007 cruise where she made out with a pair of brothers. She tells stories about oversharing with a stranger mourning a dead girlfriend, getting weirdly intense during massages, and a wild middle school saga where her desperate need for connection overrode any sense of dignity.