Sweet & Salty

The premise of this hour relies on the charmingly late-blooming realization of its host. The central narrative follows a Southern tomboy who did not understand her own sexuality until her mid-20s, making her memories of teenage life retroactively funny. In one memorable segment, she describes her 18th birthday party at Hooters, where she was paraded around by eight servers banging drums while she desperately tried to avoid looking at their chests, a memory she likens to a trial. Other stories recount her mother submitting her to a debutante ball and her intense hatred for her college friends’ boyfriends, which she later realized was just a desire to keep the girls all to herself.

Filmed at the McGlohon Theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina, the set took place just thirty minutes from her hometown of Belmont. Released on Netflix in January 2020, the show represents her first full-hour special after fourteen years in the comedy industry. Her mother introduces her on stage, setting an intimate tone for a set that functions more like a theatrical coming-of-age memoir than a series of disconnected club jokes. While some critics noted that the self-deprecating remarks about her body became repetitive, the audience reception was highly positive, highlighting the charm of her storytelling.