Jessica Kirson Brings Honest Comedy to Tucson

Jessica Kirson’s stand-up is equal parts confession and provocation, and she brings that unfiltered voice to the Rialto Theatre in Tucson. A regular on the New York comedy circuit—Gotham Comedy Club, Laugh Factory, Caroline's, and the Improv—she mines her Jewish upbringing, her sobriety, and her lesbian identity for material that swings from gallows humor to biting, crass asides.\n\nKirson is also known for a distinctive mid-set move: turning her back to the audience to deliver inner monologues, a spontaneous way of saving a joke or reacting to the room. Her Comedy Central special Talking to Myself, podcast Disgusting Hawk, and appearances on The Tonight Show have all showcased the same sharp, honest style audiences can expect here.