Comedy

Its mission is to bring comedy and improv techniques to companies looking to enhance the creativity and spontaneity of their employees’ presentations.

Partially a joint showcase, partially a pitch for people to come to auditions, the event gave each group time to demonstrate their own distinct style.

At last, a room of brown bodies gathered together Aug. 13 at Freight & Salvage to celebrate the barriers the Desi community has overcome and embrace one another’s culture through humor.

With humor that was occasionally uncomfortable, but mostly good-natured and lighthearted, the comedians, brought together by producer Lisa Geduldig, held space for the audience and for one another, fostering an atmosphere of warm support that accommodated diverse sexualities as well as multiple styles of comedy.

Langan weaves together the more serious aspects of her struggles growing up with humor and a tone of incredulousness, as if she herself almost doesn’t believe how strange her upbringing could be.

While summer time often brings a slate of well-established music festivals to attend, this year brought the Clusterfest — a comedy festival.

On the second season of her Netflix talk show “Chelsea,” she’s using her voice to call out the daily controversy of the Trump administration.